The Sunday, 18 January episode of Carte Blanche investigates the turbulent rise, fall and resurgence of a controversial Limpopo official, tracing his story again to a weird incident a decade in the past when a BMW collided with an elephant on a provincial freeway.
On the time, the car belonged to a municipal official who had simply left workplace below a cloud of allegations, but years later he has re-emerged in a strong place throughout the provincial legislature, as soon as once more going through recent accusations.
As scrutiny mounts, a pricey vainness journey by a provincial delegation to North Africa seems to have sidelined earlier scandals, elevating questions on accountability and the way repeated controversies proceed to observe the official’s profession.
Credibility amongst South African viewers
Carte Blanche is a South African investigative journalism tv collection that airs on M-Internet each Sunday at 19:00.
Its first episode aired on 21 August 1988 and during the last 34-plus years has earned credibility amongst South African viewers for its investigation into corruption, shopper points, and present occasions.
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