Undetected: Watch Carte Blanche, this Sunday 28 February 2021 at 19:00, only on M-Net 101.
I N V E S T I G A T E & I N T E R R O G A T E
Undetected: An Alleged Perpetrator of Sexual Assault
A decade ago, a prestigious private school let their sports coach walk away from his job after sexual misconduct allegations emerged. No charges were laid, no red flags were planted in the schooling system. Nearly a decade later, fresh allegations of sexual assault, coercion, grooming and rape emerged around him, once again from young girls in his care – this time at a prominent public high school in Johannesburg. Carte Blanche investigates how the schooling system failed to protect the young lives in its care as an alleged sexual predator operated under the radar.
Producer: Tarryn Crossman
Presenter: Derek Watts
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Combustible Conditions at Bongani Mountain Lodge
What led outraged community members, from a wildlife reserve bordering the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, to launch an arson attack on the R60-million luxury Bongani Mountain Lodge on their trust land? It may seem counterintuitive to burn down the biggest source of employment in an area, but criticism is rife that the lodge did not do enough for its neighbours. It was also said the arsonists sought revenge for the death of a suspected poacher who had lived in the community. But as the police investigation reveals, it’s clear that all is not as it seems. Carte Blanche pieces together the puzzle.
Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein
Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
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Masa Kekana: “It almost feels like déjà vu: a senior ANC leader facing serious criminal charges having clear presidential ambitions and support from some party members. Has the ANC learnt from the Zuma years or will it stick to its resolution and ensure Ace Magashule steps aside?”
Ace Magashule Digs In
In November 2020, the Secretary-General of the ANC, Ace Magashule, was slapped with 21 counts of fraud and corruption by the NPA. On 19 February he was back in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court while his supporters and the MK Military Veterans Association marched outside. It was a show of defiance as they called for President Ramaphosa to aside leave him alone, and hailed Magashule as the next president of South Africa. As the titanic battle between them intensifies, it will now be up to the National Executive Committee of the ANC to decide Magashule’s fate. Their step- guidelines are clear, but Magashule says he is not going anywhere.
Producer: Joy Summers
Associate Producer: Siniketiwe Hlanze
Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
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T A L E S O F V A L O U R
Life with a Rare Disease
Can you imagine living with pain so debilitating that you’re confined to a wheelchair? Or that the chirping of birds sends you into spirals of agony so severe that you can’t get out of bed? Carte Blanche meets three remarkable youngsters who have lived with the most unusual diseases for which treatments are largely experimental or unknown. It’s a lonely road that has changed their outlook on life. As the world marks Rare Disease Day on 28 February, we spend a day with otherwise regular 16-year-olds with dreams to impact the world but who have spent their short lives undergoing hundreds of tests and procedures as their families and doctors grapple with the mystifying medical conditions they’re living with.
Producer: Tarryn Crossman
Presenter: Claire Mawisa
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