Coming up on Carte Blanche‎ on M-Net & M-Net HD [101] on Sunday, 31 May 2026 at 19:00

Unco-operative Co-operative
They were promised a rural utopia: instead, they’re marooned on a remote farm. From 2016, idealistic Afrikaners invested their savings in an agricultural co-operative on the West Coast, hoping to settle there forever. They thought they were joining a collaborative, self-governing community… But for some, it’s gone terribly wrong. Members claim a small band of directors have manipulated processes to run the co-operative as their own fiefdom. Several members have been expelled, their shares revoked without compensation. Now, neighbours are turning on each other in a bitter fight for survival.

Producer: Marion Edmunds
Presenter: Lourensa Eckard
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Wrath of the Breede
Mud-caked cellars, uprooted trellises, vast expanses of vineyard reduced to swamp land, and multiple deaths: when the Breede River breached its banks in mid-May, it tore through the historic Robertson Wine Valley with a force locals had never seen before. In a matter of hours, a legacy built by generations of farmers was brought to its knees. But, as the river subsided, destruction was succeeded by defiance. As a community stands united to rebuild, what will emerge from the wreckage?

Producer: Joy Summers
Presenter: Catherine Rice
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Skate A Nation
A skateboard, a stranger, and a journey that went viral. In February, American skateboarder Jason Vanporppal set out from Uganda to skate across Africa to raise awareness for youth skate initiatives. But when he reached South Africa, his journey became a phenomenon. In town after town, kids ran alongside him, communities gathered, and people offered support. As Jason completes his journey in Cape Town, we join the crowds showing up for something good.

Producer: Beth Neale
Presenter: Catherine Rice
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