Carte Blanche coming up: Flight to Banjul

The Sunday, 18 January episode of Carte Blanche investigates the turbulent rise, fall and resurgence of a controversial Limpopo official, tracing his story back to a bizarre incident a decade ago when a BMW collided with an elephant on a provincial highway.

At the time, the vehicle belonged to a municipal official who had just left office under a cloud of allegations, yet years later he has re-emerged in a powerful position within the provincial legislature, once again facing fresh accusations.

As scrutiny mounts, a costly vanity trip by a provincial delegation to North Africa appears to have sidelined earlier scandals, raising questions about accountability and how repeated controversies continue to follow the official’s career.

Credibility among South African viewers

Carte Blanche is a South African investigative journalism television series that airs on M-Net every Sunday at 19:00.

Its first episode aired on 21 August 1988 and over the last 34-plus years has earned credibility among South African viewers for its investigation into corruption, consumer issues, and current events.

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