On
Carte Banche this Sunday (23 August 2009):
Dead Meds
Frail care homes are a last resort for many, and ensure that elderly family members receive the best possible care. But, with increasing financial demands on such institutions because of delays to the Older Person’s Act passed in 2006, some appear to be taking short-cuts to remain profitable.
Carte Blanche investigates one such home in KwaZulu-Natal.
Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
Producer: Nguni Productions
Zuma’s first office reportWarning bells sounded when President Jacob Zuma assumed office in May this year and comedians and cartoonists thought they had fodder for the next five years. But although the DA’s Helen Zille thinks he’s “all style and no substance”, he certainly appears to have fewer critics and a new era in openness seems to have dawned.
Carte Blanche evaluates the JZ Presidency.
Presenter: Annika Larsen
Producer: Kate Barry
Journalist: Xoli Matomela
Swine FluIs it just another virus or a global threat? Recently, doctors and clinics have buckled under the strain of dealing with suspected swine flu cases and panic has set in in many communities.
Carte Blanche asks the experts how worried we should be.
Presenter: Derek Watts
Producer: Nguni Productions
Journalist: Susan Comrie
Constantia Land restitution has long been accepted as a process to address injustices of the past. But try telling that to those who once lived in the mink and manure belt of Constantia in Cape Town, the most sought-after real estate in the country.
Carte Blanche finds out if those forced out to make room for the wine estates, grand houses and stables of today have any hope of ever returning.
Presenter: Bongani Bingwa
Producer: Michael Duffett