Carte Blanche: The Podcast

Unique stories. Unique perspectives. Carte Blanche: The Podcast delves beneath the headlines on South African and global issues, bringing you the stories that matter. Like what you hear? Drop us a rating or review.

Weekly English South Africa News · News Commentary Lezanne Janse van Rensburg Masa Kekana, Erin Bates

367 Episodes

180 – 200

The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (1 May 2023)

Former Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter had some explaining to do before parliament, Masa and Heather question whether coalitions could ever work, and President Cyril Ramaphosa's big ICC blunder.

1 May 2023 16 min

Bloemfontein Brouhaha

It’s a free-for-all at the University of the Free State as student houses pop up all over town, taking over the suburbs and allowing landlords to cash in. But how are residents meant to live with their neighbourhoods tuning into party zones?

27 Apr 2023 11 min

Munching on Masonja

It’s not everyone’s idea of a balanced meal, but the lowly mopane worm is creeping into milkshakes and ice cream. Meet the indigenous foods becoming part of a protein revolution.

25 Apr 2023 9 min

The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (24 April 2023)

It's all eyes on inflation as South Africans find it increasingly more challenging to make ends meet. Markus Jooste skips court and Germany isn't having any of it. And Masa chats to Ferial about football and potholes…

24 Apr 2023 16 min

Stealing from Disabled Kids

He was a well-known and respected lawyer in the Eastern Cape, popular for helping poor families win multi-million rand medical negligence claims. But in some cases, he simply pocketed the money and left his clients – mostly children with disabilities – with nothing.

20 Apr 2023 21 min

Coalition Course

It’s a classic marriage of convenience; political parties with very little in common forced into a coalition government. As the scraps for power and positions intensify, can SA’s biggest metros survive the collapse of good governance?

19 Apr 2023 12 min

Sim Tiger

Some call him Baby Tiger Woods, and with his extraordinary talent on the golf course it’s difficult to disagree. We meet rising golf star Sim Tshabalala.

18 Apr 2023 7 min

The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (17 April 2023)

From his dramatic escape to his rearrest to all-out confrontations in parliament - convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester dominated the headlines this past week. Carte Blanche's Masa Kekana and Daily Maverick's Janet Heard also look at the impact of infrastructure vandalism, and is the South African Post Office on…

17 Apr 2023 15 min

Murray & Son

The murder of independent liquidator Cloete Murray and his son has sent shockwaves through the country. With yet another deadly assassination in broad daylight, we ask: where are our crime-fighting agencies as organised crime takes hold?

13 Apr 2023 20 min

Black Beach Hell

A knock on a hotel door in the middle of the night… Why were two South African engineers targeted for arrest in Equatorial Guinea? After a month in some of the continent’s most notorious prisons, who can get them out?

12 Apr 2023 13 min

Batting for Change

Raised in one of the most violent communities in the country, children in Manenberg have very few opportunities But with bat and ball, one cricket coach is determined to use the sport to make a difference.

11 Apr 2023 12 min

The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (10 April 2023)

Did the National State of Disaster achieve much in finding solutions to our ongoing energy crisis? And what's up with that Eskom exemption that had South Africans concerned? Carte Blanche's Masa Kekana and Business Maverick's Ray Mahlaka try and answer these questions and more.

10 Apr 2023 15 min

A Hard-Knock Life

A wealthy international property owner in Limpopo, vulnerable children, and the millions donated to an orphanage that doesn’t exist. We investigate.

6 Apr 2023 14 min

Arthritis Kids

Painful and debilitating: some children living with arthritis are offered a life-saving treatment. But why are some medical aids reluctant to pay?

5 Apr 2023 12 min

Steytlerville Follies

A quaint little hotel in the Eastern Cape countryside and a couple who created a life filled with everything they love. Join us for the Steytlerville Follies!

4 Apr 2023 10 min

The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (3 April 2023)

It's the prison break on everyone's lips - Thabo Bester has netizens and government buzzing. We also look towards the 2024 election and the DA's elective conference, and Daily Maverick's Queenin and Carte Blanche's Siniketiwe try and make sense of the Luh Twizzy challenge.

3 Apr 2023 15 min