Vineyards Blazing
After a December break, farming unrest has returned to Western Cape fruit-growing areas with renewed vigour. While experts say there’s no way fruit farmers can afford to pay their labourers R150 a day and that jobs will be lost, compromise deals are on the cards, amid fears that European markets may soon be affected.
Baby Hope Goes To School
In 2009 we met Baby Hope, the smallest infant ever to survive in South Africa, born at 27 weeks and weighing just 390 grams - less than a can of lentils. Now she’s old enough for pre-school.
Cop Gang II
As more and more reports stream in from Gauteng motorists about bullying and bribery by patrolling policemen, Carte Blanche has obtained video evidence that implicates a gang of rogue officers. Police HQ know about it, so why no action?
Victory at Vetch’s
In 2009, the eThekwini Municipality revealed plans to develop Durban’s much-loved Vetch’s Beach. But bathers and paddle-skiers fought back and finally, after several boardroom brawls, the tide has turned.
The Coldest Journey
It’s one of the last remaining polar challenges and described as insanely dangerous – crossing Antarctica in winter. Will 68-year-old adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, with the aid of high-tech gear, return from this trip, or end up like his compatriot Robert Scott 100 years ago?
This episode of
Carte Blanche will be broadcast on Sunday, 20 January at 19:00 on M-Net, channel 101 on DStv.
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