For SA Expats: Coming up on Carte Blanche This Week
Now that South African expats in many countries abroad can enjoy ‘Carte Blanche’ – just two days after it’s aired in SA – here’s what you can expect this week… available from today to subscribers of Showmax International. City of Joburg Billing Blunders II For years, at least a decade, the City of Johannesburg’s rates, […]
Now that South African expats in many countries abroad can enjoy ‘Carte Blanche’ – just two days after it’s aired in SA – here’s what you can expect this week… available from today to subscribers of Showmax International.
City of Joburg Billing Blunders II
For years, at least a decade, the City of Johannesburg’s rates, water and electricity billing system has been in absolute chaos. Residents were frustrated by exaggerated estimates, incorrect readings and system errors but three months ago, the municipality – under a new local government – promised that it would finally resolve the City’s outstanding billing issues…
Carte Blanche returns to examine whether those promises have been fulfilled.
Producer: Stenette Grosskopf | Presenter: Derek Watts
Aeroswift
3D printing is the new buzzword in manufacturing. Initially just a toy for hobbyists and a tool for prototyping, it’s now increasingly used for final-part production, especially in high-value, low-volume industries like aerospace – and South Africa is at the cutting edge. Carte Blanche meets the team behind Aeroswift, which is 3D printing titanium aeroplane parts – and AHRLAC, the locally designed and developed plane flying them.
Producer: Laura Byrne | Presenter: Claire Mawisa
Report Card: FNB Heists
In February this year, robbers raided several FNB bank vaults making off with assets worth hundreds of millions of rands. Now the bank is offering to settle and in some cases for a fraction of the value of the items stolen. This week, Carte Blanche’s Report Card tackles how the bank is reimbursing some of the victims and whether the Hawks are any closer to shutting down this syndicate.
Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein | Presenter: Derek Watts | Researcher: Sinethemba Nogude
Transport Crook
It’s an easy con – pull in the deals, get subcontractors to do all the work, pocket the big bucks and disappear without paying. That’s how one middleman in the transport industry almost got away with stealing millions from transporters. Carte Blanche tracks down this elusive scamster.
Producer: Nicky Troll | Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
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