Coming up on
Carte Blanche this Sunday (3 April 2011):
JapanThere’s no end in sight to Japan’s nuclear crisis, with emergency workers still struggling to prevent highly radioactive iodine seeping into the sea.
Three weeks after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the search is still on for bodies, with the death toll around 27 000.
Rescue SA’s 50-member team returned from the devastated island nation this week, where they assisted in the search. Carte Blanche was with them in freezing, difficult conditions.
Producer: Peter Groenewald
Leopard SkinsApart from farmers who kill leopard to protect livestock, they are also increasingly hunted for their skins.
In Zulu culture, the Royal Family is entitled to wear leopard skin, but this traditional right seems to have spread to many who believe they are also entitled to this privilege, without the necessary permits. Carte Blanche hunts out suppliers.
Producer: Nguni Productions
Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
Killing KebbleOf late, Jo’burg’s underworld has been exposed rather more than it would probably want.
The arrest of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir may be the start of yet another exposé showing how the South African mafia operates, and who it pays off.
Last year, former police commissioner Jackie Selebi was found guilty of having a corrupt relationship with convicted drug dealer Glen Agliotti.
But spare a thought for the late Brett Kebble - his murder gave us a first inkling of what goes on in the world of hit men and hired guns. Carte Blanche delves into a new book called “Killing Kebble”.
Producer: Bernadette Cook
Presenter: Chantal Rutter
More MobileRemember the days of typewriters, Tippex and telexes? Since then we’ve undergone a revolution and can’t conceive of life without computers, mobile phones, tablets and the Internet. Carte Blanche tunes in to the latest in our ever-changing world.
Producer: Carol Albertyn Christie
Presenter: Derek Watts
Carte Blanche is on M-Net Satellite and M-Net Terrestrial on Sundays at 19h00.