Coming up on Carte Blanche on M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 13 October 2024 at 19:00
Living on the Dead
At TB Lujiza Cemetery in East London in the Eastern Cape, Mbewukazi Ntungwa searches for her grandmother’s grave. Years of municipal mismanagement have violated the dignity of the dead and their relatives; overgrown vegetation and piles of rubbish make it difficult for families to find the tombstones of their departed loved ones. But even more shocking are the shacks and informal dwellings that have been built inside the cemetery, some of them directly above the remnants of headstones which mark the final resting place of the deceased. People living on the dead… In Buffalo City Municipality, derelict cemeteries are common. A few kilometres away, the lone headstone of political stalwart Alcott Skweyi Gwentshe lies in dense undergrowth, a startling monument to neglect. Carte Blanche investigates.
Producer: Harri Vithi
Presenter: Govan Whittles
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Waterberg Fires
The fire season was dramatic this year. In the Free State, an 80-year-old woman lost her life, while over 300 cattle and 600 sheep burned alive. Areas around Pretoria weren’t spared from the flames that wiped out scores of houses, while North West farmers are asking for aid after massive fires laid waste to parts of the Magaliesburg. In Limpopo, locals say they have never seen fires this fierce. In some places, gusting winds created runaway fires that spread at 30 kilometres an hour for up to eleven days. Last week, a couple stuck inside their blazing house frantically called family to say their last goodbyes… before escaping to safety, living to tell the tale. Carte Blanche headed to Limpopo for an aerial view of the devastating aftermath.
Producer & Presenter: Anina Peens
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On a Wing and a Prayer
South African Jean Jacques Wallis is a brave man. With nothing more than a webbing-sleeved jumpsuit, gravity and the wind for support, Jean Jacques is the second-fastest wingsuit flyer in the world. In wingsuit flying, the pilot freefalls and can reach speeds up to 400 km per hour, getting meters off the ground before soaring up to eject a parachute. It’s a sport that’s regarded as extremely dangerous, only attempted by the most experienced skydivers and thrill seekers. Carte Blanche meets this extraordinary athlete.
Producer: Liz Fish
Presenter: Govan Whittles
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