Coming up on Carte Blanche on M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 11 January 2026 at 19:00
Politics of the Past
Three decades into democracy, a controversial sentiment is emerging in the ruins of the former Bophuthatswana. It was an apartheid homeland designed to segregate, ruled by an oppressive regime. Today, North West province is littered with its crumbling remains. For some, the new South Africa’s failures fuel nostalgia for order, employment, and functioning infrastructure. Others remember only torture, censorship, and apartheid collaboration. Is disillusionment with the present rehabilitating a brutal past? Or was life better in Bophuthatswana?
Producer: Matuba Mahlatjie
Presenter: Lourensa Eckard
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Bribe for a Pillow
A con featuring five-star views, “lucky packets” and luxury sheets. In the Western Cape, a businessman is allegedly swindling property owners out of a small fortune in accommodation for contractors seconded to Koeberg Power Station. And that’s not all: he allegedly bribes contractors to choose his accommodation services over other suppliers. Contractors make a killing to lay their heads on a pillow, while property owners are left in the red. Carte Blanche investigates.
Producer: Harri Vithi
Presenter: Erin Bates
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Transport Angels
On Cape Town’s map, ambulances draw a line dictated by crime and fear. Beyond that boundary, in the most underserved corners of the Cape Flats, children battling life-limiting illnesses struggle to reach essential care. But two men are bringing hope – in a van. They’ve covered over 38 000 kilometres and ferried thousands of young patients to hospital and safely home. But they’re so much more than drivers: they’re friends, counsellors, an anchor for overwhelmed parents and frightened children. This is a story of grief and tragedy transformed into pure, courageous empathy. It’s a journey of dignity and hope forged on our most dangerous roads.
Producer: Sinethemba Nogude
Presenter: Govan Whittles
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