Coming up on Carte Blanche on M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 08 October 2023 at 19:00.
Hot Property
Johannesburg is in hot water again: this time, it involves over 30,000 properties managed by the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC). A powerful group, including politicians, has been exploiting the city’s properties through a patronage network. Whistleblowers have flagged corruption and political interference, claiming that these properties have been turned into a feeding trough for the corrupt. Those who have challenged JPC management and financials – including the entire former board – have been swiftly ousted. Have investigations by the Special Investigating Unit and others yielded any results or brought any accountability? Carte Blanche investigates key figures in this network and the politicians who protect them.
Producer: Joy Summers
Presenter: Govan Whittles
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Zama City
In the barren landscape of Joburg’s artisanal mining underworld, we explore the shafts and sewers where, slowly but surely, zama zamas are encroaching on the city’s critical infrastructure. From makeshift bush kitchens to perilous underground tunnels excavated in search of gold, we unveil the harsh reality of their lives. These illegal miners are eking out a living underneath the City of Gold. But at what cost, as environmental decay and armed violence take their toll on the city?
Producer: Hein Kaiser
Presenter: Lourensa Eckard
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