Carte Blanche coming up: Right to the city
The Sunday, 09 August episode of Carte Blanche examines South Africa’s ongoing struggle with urban spatial inequality through the daily commute of Nadia,…
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The Sunday, 09 August episode of Carte Blanche examines South Africa’s ongoing struggle with urban spatial inequality through the daily commute of Nadia, who leaves her home in Hanover Park before dawn to travel to Sea Point in Cape Town’s affluent tourist hub for work.
Her journey reflects the reality faced by millions of working-class South Africans who live on the outskirts of cities but travel long distances to access jobs and economic opportunities in urban centres.
The programme focuses on a prime government-owned site in Sea Point that has become a flashpoint in the fight for urban spatial justice, exploring whether a landmark Constitutional Court judgment could force South Africa to confront the geographical legacy of apartheid-era urban planning and the deep divisions that continue to shape its cities.
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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