Here's the preliminary line-up for this Sunday's Carte Blanche on M-Net for Sunday 17 April:
Is SA Going Hungry?
The cost of
food could rise by a whopping 30% in the next year. Due to severe drought and
an unstable exchange rate, the price of all essential products has been
steadily escalating. So far, these increases have largely been absorbed by
retailers, but consumers are advised to brace themselves for tough times at the
tills. How will ordinary South Africans cope when a trip to the supermarket
becomes unaffordable?
Producer:
Sophia Phirippides
Presenter:
Claire Mawisa
Researcher:
Chwayitisa Futshane
Philippi
Under Threat
The Philippi
farming community gives the Cape 200 000 tonnes of vegetables and flowers every
year. Only 20 kilometres from the centre of town, Philippi has been Cape Town’s
bread basket for nearly 2000 years. Carte Blanche asks: why are the city’s own
town planners threatening its survival during one of the most devastating
droughts this country has ever seen?
Producer:
Liz Fish
Presenter:
John Webb
Who are
the Guptas?
From
multi-billion rand business interests, to a wedding party landing at a national
key point and a President seemingly under their influence. Who are the
Guptas really? Carte Blanche takes an in-depth look into the lives of SA’s most
controversial family.
Producer:
Este de Klerk
Presenter:
Devi Sankaree Govender
Researcher:
Chwayitisa Futshane
Love in
the Time of Zika
As the Zika
virus continues to spread beyond Brazil, this moving report follows three
mothers caring for babies with Microcephaly. Spread by rampant mosquitoes
attracted to stagnant water, the disease has resulted in a sudden spike in
newborn babies with underdeveloped brains, deafness and blindness. In the lead
up to the 2016 Olympics, Brazil's soldiers have had to step in to help combat
the virus.
Producer:
Journeyman
Jasmine
Thompson
When
15-year-old Jasmine Thompson released her acoustic cover version of Chaka
Khan’s “Aint Nobody” at the tender age of thirteen, the song climbed the
UK charts and peaked in other countries. Videos she’s posted online have since
received millions of views and launched her international career on stage.
Carte Blanche catches up with the tech-savvy singer on tour in South Africa.
Producer:
Diana Lucas
Presenter:
Derek Watts
