Coming up on Carte Blanche on M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 12 February 2023 at 19:00.
Crime Line Critical
It’s supposed to be a 24-hour call centre handling crime emergencies, a direct line to law enforcement enabling a swift response to citizens in crisis. But it seems 10111 is no longer fit for purpose, with records showing an estimated seven million calls have gone unattended in the last three years alone. Insiders say the 10111 call centre is gravely understaffed. Carte Blanche investigates the problems plaguing this critical service and asks: what, if anything, can be done to turn it around?
Producer: Sophia Phirippides
Presenter: Derek Watts
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State of Stagnation
Has there been a State of the Nation Address delivered amidst more discontent in post-democracy South Africa than Cyril Ramaphosa’s address this week? Having once encouraged voters to “thuma mina” (send me), the President’s seventh SONA comes at a time of unprecedented anger and frustration. This Sunday, Carte Blanche views SONA 2023 through the eyes of the ANC’s traditional constituency in Khayelitsha and follows veteran social activists as they prepare to make their voices heard on one of Parliament’s most important days.
Producer: Liz Fish
Presenter: Masa Kekana
Loving with Convict(ion)
A series of telephone encounters with a kind stranger leads a woman to love. Showered with gifts and compliments, she convinces herself that the voice on the other end belongs to someone worthy of her time and attention. But Cupid’s arrows are sometimes fired from the most unusual places: the man who has captured her heart is a convicted criminal serving a 17-year sentence. This Sunday, Carte Blanche acknowledges Valentine’s Day with a love-story-turned-cautionary-tale: is there a line that romance dares not cross? Or is there something else at play in the willingness of some to forgive all sins in exchange for affection?
Producer: Ntokozo Sindane
Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
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Of Canines, Ukraine, and Cricket
Former cricketer, Kobus Olivier, moved to Ukraine to build a better life. Living with four dogs, he worked as a teacher and a cricket coach. Then, on the 24th of February last year, Russia launched its invasion, signalling the start of a devastating war that shows no sign of ending. Kobus held out for as long as he could, barricading himself and his beloved pets into a cramped Kyiv apartment. But the Russian advance from the east was violent and, in the early stages, seemingly inevitable. At the urging of close friends, many of them former cricketers, Kobus decided to flee. Carte Blanche catches up with this most resilient of South Africans as he contemplates freedom from his new base in Croatia and relives those terrifying weeks running a deadly gauntlet to safety.
Producer: Jana Marx
Presenter: Claire Mawisa
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