Rape Kit Shortage
Imagine reporting a case of rape to your
nearest police station – you will be directed not to wash your body
until evidence such as blood, sweat, hairs and semen can be collected
with a rape kit. The quality of evidence can be the difference
between justice and a rapist getting away with it. Despite staggering
annual statistics on rape and sexual assault, it has become increasingly
difficult for the dedicated officers of the Family Violence, Child
Protection and Sexual Offences Investigations
Unit to access evidence collection kits. Carte Blanche investigates why
80% of police stations in the country have no rape kits available.
Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein
Presenter: Claire Mawisa
A Serial Killers’ Playground
From the infamous Moses Sithole to the
‘Quarry murderer’ Richard Jabulani Nyauza – South Africa has a long
history of serial killers. In fact, with 117 recorded killers, SA ranks
third on the list of countries with the most serial killers
in the world. Now, weeks after five homeless men were found dead around
Pretoria, could a new serial killer still be on the loose?
Producer: Julian Sun
Presenter: Masa Kekana
Cyberbullying
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| Derek Watts |
It may have been designed with social
connection in mind, but these days social media is less about friends,
followers and sharing experiences. It has become a platform for
cyberbullying, online harassment and trolling – and South Africans
are some of the worst culprits. From celebrities to children – no one
is immune because on the internet, perpetrators can remain anonymous,
operating under the guise of pseudonyms while abusing innocent people
from anywhere around the world – often with devastating
real-life consequences. Carte Blanche peers into the dark side of
social media.
Producer: Nicky Troll
Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
Home Sales Conundrum
Fuelled
by a poorly performing economy, political uncertainty and the need to
downscale, investors in the luxury end of the South African private
property market find their properties are sitting
with for sale boards out for far too long and generally fetch lower
prices than
they bargained
for – in some cases as much as 30% less. Carte Blanche examines why
wealthy investors seem unable to realise the profit they had imagined
when buying
at the high end some years ago, while in the lower income segment of
the market, opportunities abound for significant and growing returns on
investment.
Producer: Joy Summers
Presenter: Derek Watts
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