Coming up on Carte Blanche on M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 01 January 2023 at 19:00.
Illegal Chrome Mining Takedown
It was a favourite on the lineup this year: an epic aerial assault by a multi-disciplinary task team on a vast illegal mining operation. Carte Blanche revisits the virtually unprecedented show of force in the North West in a corner of the mining industry under siege from an illegal mining mafia. In a story that earned its producer Nicky Troll the Vodacom Features Award this year, the police and army join forces in an intelligence-driven operation to crack down on mine hijackers that are clearly organised and highly connected.
Producer: Nicky Troll
Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
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Frontline Emergency Room Heroes
In a story that offered a rare glimpse of medical professionals at work, Carte Blanche joined month-end night shift at the Mitchells Plain Emergency Unit in Cape Town. It was a year that the world emerged from a global pandemic – frontline health workers having borne the brunt of it. And, for these doctors, the burden was intensified by lacklustre primary care that had the downstream effect of more and more emergencies resulting from untreated lifestyle diseases. Swimming against the stream in an under-resourced government system, we met specialists that rate among the best in the world.
Producer: Liz Fish
Presenter: Claire Mawisa
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Beyond the Glory
A source of pride and personal advancement, school sport victories can set young sport stars up for life – and parents and teachers will invest anything for the glory of a win. But for a growing movement of young people, the desire is taking root for their sporting victories to mean more than their own success and, instead, raise funds for causes that could make a difference. Could schools around the country become a catalyst to social change? Under the Sport for Lives banner, the wave is slowly spreading to cover schools where children are committing to play beyond the glory – winning for a higher goal.
Producer: Tarryn Crossman
Presenter: Masa Kekana
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