Innocent photography or fodder for paedophiles? This week, Carte Blanche investigates how one self-professed photographer is profiting from taking so-called wrestling photographs of children that have now appeared on adult fetish websites.

That’s Carte Blanche‎ this Sunday only on M-Net & M-Net HD [101], 1 March 2020 at 19:00 & again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00

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Claire Mawisa: “It’s common knowledge that our public hospitals are taking strain. But it all hits home when the nurses themselves admit that even when they try their best, they can’t give patients the quality of care they need.”

Gauteng’s Maternity Ward Crisis: Baby Overcrowding

For two months late last year, the deadly antibiotic resistant CRE (Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae), ravaged the maternity ward of Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng, killing ten babies. But this wasn’t the first time that a number of infants have died in the same period inside a public health facility. Notorious for being overcrowded and understaffed, Carte Blanche investigates whether congestion in state hospitals could be putting the lives of new-born babies at risk.

Producer: Tarryn Crossman
Research: Nhlanhla Hlongwane
Presenter: Claire Mawisa

Children’s Wrestling Pics: Sports Photography or Child Porn?

On the face of it the photos seem to capture children having fun. For at least 20 years, a Mpumalanga-based photographer has paid children to demonstrate what he describes as wrestling grips – a part of his anti-bullying campaign. He’s filmed these fighting scenes, produced over 2000 DVDs and sold the images online. Now, Carte Blanche investigates how these images have popped up on adult fetish websites.

Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein
Presenter: Derek Watts

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Robotic Surgery

How would you feel having a robot on your surgical team in the operating theatre? Steadily on the rise in Europe and America, robot-assisted surgery is now available in South Africa. We track the benefits and risks involved when patients go under the knife with robot assistants performing delicate and complex procedures.

Producer: Mart-Marie Faure
Presenter: Claire Mawisa

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Unleash the Hounds

They’ve fought them from the air, with specialised camouflage reconnaissance teams and tactical boots on the ground, but the latest weapon in the fight against rhino poaching might not be as high-tech as you would expect. Fast, four-legged and furious – free-tracking hounds could prove to be the game changer in the fight against poachers as they continue to achieve major successes in this deadly war.

Producer: Graham Coetzer
Research: Sasha Schwendenwein
Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli

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