Sun, May 28, 2017
Cosplay is taking South Africa by storm. It's performance art in which participants wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent specific characters from comic books, cartoons and video games. From Spiderman to Harley Quinn, avid cosplayers are dressing up and bringing their favorite heroes to life. Carte Blanche explores this growing trend.
Sun, Jun 25, 2017
Uranium in the Karoo The future of the Karoo hangs in the balance as plans to mine rich uranium deposits through open cast mining inch forward. Residents and organizations have been fighting it tooth and nail, saying it would pollute what little water this arid area has for farming and domestic use. But a possible new plant species has also been discovered in the proposed mining area and may just halt the entire process. Carte Blanche heads back to Beaufort West for an update on the progress of the mining application.
Sun, Jul 2, 2017
Report Card: Deneysville Drowns in Sewage In a brand new regular segment called Report Card, Carte Blanche returns to previous stories to find out what improvements or changes have been made and to hold those officials in charge personally accountable. This week following three exposés over two years, we head back to Deneysville along the Vaal Dam to investigate whether sewage spills are a thing of the past or worse than ever. Deneysville's sewage treatment plant was operating way beyond its capacity flooding the Vaal Dam with raw sewage. For months residents kept sending us a steady supply of photographs and videos. Who will score an F on their report card and fail dismally or perhaps get the thumbs up?