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On Carte Blanche: petrol guzzling mayor and electric bike stunt

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Carte Blanche Teasers on 10 Jan 2025
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Coming up on Carte Blanche this Sunday (12 January 2025):

*Please note: This episode was originally scheduled to broadcast on 15 December but an incorrect episode repeated on the night so this is airing this week.

Taken for a Ride
 

In the Free State, a small-town mayor is racking up the kilometres on expensive car rentals and exorbitant fuel costs while taxpayers foot the bill.

In Nketoana Municipality, Mayor Mamiki Mokoena is under investigation for spending thousands of rands on fuel and rental vehicles, despite strong evidence that wherever she was going had nothing to do with her actual responsibilities.

Across the municipality, several multi-million rand infrastructure tenders are almost at a standstill. In just one month this year, she reportedly travelled close to 7000 kilometres in a rented luxury 4X4.

But when last did she inspect any of these critical municipal projects? So, where was the mayor travelling to? 

It's a story of abuse of power told through the odometer, and the numbers simply don’t add up.

Producer: Harri Vithi
Presenter: Govan Whittles
 

Komani in the Dark
 

Komani (formerly Queenstown) in the Eastern Cape was once a thriving community. But for years, the Enoch Mgijima Municipality has been in crisis.

Komani's infrastructure is rapidly deteriorating while the municipality racks up millions in fruitless expenditures.

In 2019, the municipality was placed under administration which should’ve stopped the decline. But today, Komani is a shadow of its former glory as some areas - including the provincial hospital - endure weeks without power.

Since 2020, the municipality's Eskom debt has skyrocketed from R350 million to R1.4 billion, meaning a large portion of its funds are consumed by debt repayment and staff salaries, and very little is left for critical service delivery.

As National Treasury approves a billion-rand bailout for the municipality, can Komani be saved? 

Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein
Presenter: Masa Kekana
 

Chasing the Sun


It was a science experiment born out of necessity. A group of Stellenbosch University students and academics wanted to run tests on a Kenyan-built electric motorbike.

However, the bike first had to be transported from Nairobi to the university campus. Since standard couriers weren't feasible, the team devised a plan to drive the motorbike themselves across six African countries.

With no charging stations on the route, they custom-built a pop-up travelling solar array to keep the batteries going on solar power alone.

It's a stunt they hope will raise awareness about the potential for electric vehicles in Africa, and champion local skills in a fast-growing global industry. But most of all, it was a life-changing adventure. 

Producer: Marion Edmunds
Presenter: Erin Bates
 

Premiere episodes of Carte Blanche air on M-Net on Sundays at 19h00.

 

Shows in this post: Carte Blanche

Channels in this post: M-Net



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