School’s Out

School’s Out – Private Education Group on the Ropes: Watch Carte Blanche, this Sunday 28 June 2020 at 19:00, only on M-Net 101.

I N V E S T I G A T I O N S

School’s Out: Private Education Group on the Ropes 

It’s one of only a handful of private school providers that have listed on the JSE’s Alternative Exchange – but one that managed to attract millions in investments with promises of quality, affordable education at a time when the private school industry has been booming. Now Carte Blanche uncovers allegations of corporate governance breaches, boardroom infighting and asks why, only three years after listing, the share price and the company’s prospects have tanked.

Producer: Joy Summers
Presenter: Derek Watts
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E P I C   R E S C U E

Rhino 911

It’s one of the most controversial poaching prevention measures, but dehorning rhinos to reduce their value for poachers, is a method that some conservationists believe simply must be employed. So when the country went into lockdown, two small expert teams in the Pilanesberg National Park in the North West, flew into action, taking on the mammoth task of dehorning hundreds of rhinos in just nine days. An expensive and time-consuming undertaking – but one that could well save one of the most important remaining rhino populations in the SADC region. Carte Blanche joined the teams in their race against time.

Producer: Tarryn Crossman
Presenter: Derek Watts
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C O V I D  –  1 9   I M P A C T S

Healthcare, Interrupted

As doctors, nurses and health administrators strain to meet the still-rising tide of COVID-19 infections countrywide, Carte Blanche investigates the consequences of routine medical services disruption. Patients on chronic medication for conditions ranging from TB to HIV, and diabetes to hypertension – underlying conditions that might elevate their risk of infection – steer clear of crowded hospital and clinic queues. Are hard-won healthcare advances including childhood immunisation, family planning, cancer screening and malaria prevention, being undermined?

Producer: Stenette Grosskopf
Researcher: Laura Byrne
Presenter: Claire Mawisa
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CLAIRE MAWISA: “As our healthcare industry braces itself for the impending COVID-19 peak, we must not lose all the gains we’ve made over the last few years with the testing & treating of chronic diseases like TB, diabetes, hypertension and HIV.

Anecdotal evidence shows some of these chronic patients have defaulted on their regimens, too afraid to potentially expose themselves to the coronavirus when collecting their medications at hospitals or clinics. The dire indirect repercussions of the lockdown are immeasurable.”

The Rise and Rise of eSports  

When COVID-19 forced countries into lockdown, sporting events were cancelled and spectators were banned from the world’s great stadia. But it wasn’t long before die-hard sport-fans, missing the thrill of seeing their football teams, cycling or Formula 1 heroes in action, turned to their consoles and PCs to fill the gap. From first-person shooter games to racing and fighting, Carte Blanche examines the rise of eSports that has thrust new heroes into the limelight. Will the temporary stopgap change the way we view sports, forever?

Producer: Sinethemba Nogude
Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
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