Carte Blanche: The Podcast

As Eskom continues to teeter on the edge, we ask what disaster management plans have been put in place should the unthinkable happen. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

Train harder, play with power and perseverance, show no mercy. They've been called SA's beacon of hope, the pride of the nation. But what will it take for Banyana Banyana to win the upcoming World Cup? Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

Putin won't be attending the BRICS Summit, but SA's Russia headache is far from over. Then, why did it take so long for Paul Mashatile's VIP Protection Unit to get arrested? And we get excited about the Netball World Cup. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

Westbury - an area with a rich history and a violent present. Located on the outskirts of Johannesburg, the region has been plagued by gangsterism for decades. But individuals like gangster-turned-pastor, Peter Faver hope to turn things around and save the community from a bloody future. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

"A web of lies, eager accomplices and the dramatic escape of Thabo Bester. But his freedom was short-lived. Now, a former Mangaung Prison guard pieces together the clues. " Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

Criminals are terrorising the streets of Mthatha. But it’s tourists who’ve become easy targets for card scammers. With no evidence, and no police investigation, the visitors fear coming back to South Africa. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

In a community overcome by drug abuse and teen pregnancy, one woman is using sports to bring change. Now, a battered netball court has become the building blocks for a better future. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

Will Zuma be sent back to prison? First, he needs to come back to South Africa. Then, medical xenophobia comes under the spotlight this week. And why every day should be Mandela Day. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

On the running calendar, the Comrades Marathon is the toughest race on earth. Local and international competitors train for months, sometimes even years, for the opportunity to complete the brutal 89 km run. For the last-place finishers, the medal is priceless: confirmation that they’ve completed the race before the 12-hour cut-off time. But this year, something went horribly wrong and hundreds of...

For days, heavy rains in the Western Cape wreaked havoc on the province. With no electricity and no food supplies coming in, Citrusdal was cut off and farmers suffered devastating losses. We visit a community in turmoil. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

When robbing Peter to pay Paul – and then paying Peter again – becomes the basis for one of the most elaborate Ponzi schemes in automotive history... The next chapter in SA’s great car Ponzi scheme. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

The scandals keep piling up against South Africa’s Deputy President. But all is perhaps not what it seems. A little help from his friends? In the case of Joburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, it seems that’s exactly what’s happening. And a small victory in a monumental fight as Caster Semenya is thrown a lifeline. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

The assassinations of two Bulgarians in a quiet suburb in Cape Town in 2018. A cargo ship carrying tonnes of cocaine seized in Saldanha Bay in 2021. And now, four Bulgarians brutally murdered in a leafy lane in Constantia. A startling coincidence or clear signs of a foreign criminal cartel putting down roots in the Western Cape? Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

As Britain’s most notorious insurance fraudster once said: pretending you’re dead is easy. Coming back to life is, as everyone knows, slightly more difficult. We investigate how one couple’s fake death scam unravelled spectacularly. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

It's what they do and who they are… The Betereinders: working toward a more equal, more integrated, better South Africa! Facing the difficult conversations and deliberately getting to know people of other races in the hopes of transforming SA, one new friendship at a time. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

In this slightly longer episode, we focus on various geopolitical issues impacting South Africa. With the BRICS Summit happening in August, is it worth the political headache? Then, another summit you’ve probably never heard of that could lead to even more fallout. And we end things off on a positive note as we look at how local entrepreneurs are going big with the very small black soldier fly. Ca...

It’s known as a hotspot for young people looking for a fun night out. But with a reputation for underage drinking and violent bouncers, why has one nightclub in Gauteng been allowed to continue operating? Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

They're the backbone of the social care system that Gauteng's most vulnerable people have come to rely on. But what happens when a shift in policy suddenly threatens to reduce the very funding that NGOs need to provide care? Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

The Golden Globe Yacht Race – the most challenging solo competition the sailing world has to offer – won this year by a most extraordinary South African woman. Kirsten Neuschäfer made South Africa proud. But who is the woman behind the win? Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

What the Wagner Group’s Russian rebellion means for Africa. The latest unemployment figures are out and things are not looking good. And not one but two positive stories to get you ready for the week ahead. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

Six years in the making, the premiere of Shaka iLembe is finally here. It promises to wow audiences with a South African story that has everything a blockbuster is made of. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

Imagine driving a brand-new luxury vehicle every six months without ever paying a loan instalment. Sound too good to be true? Well, it probably is! We investigate an intricate Ponzi scheme that’s got some participants in a wheelspin. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

Millions of rands in medical negligence claims, 20 plaintiffs, and the disabled children who were defrauded by a disgraced lawyer. We investigate why the SAPS and the Legal Practice Council, have done nothing. Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

We break down the rands and cents of the controversial Karpowership deal. Then, the shambolic Ukraine-Russia peace mission - but what was actually discussed? And several wins for truth and justice! Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook

For over eight months, we investigated why some commercial farmers have lost all they owned. Why are some farmers saying they have been targeted by a ruthless liquidation mafia, acting in the name of the country’s Land Bank? Carte Blanche Website · Chat on X · Chat on Facebook