Watts’ dedication to truth-seeking journalism and his indomitable spirit will continue to inspire and guide all those who had the privilege of knowing the man and his work.
His former Carte Blanche co-host Ruda Landman confirmed that Watts died on Tuesday morning after battling lung cancer.
Now it has been made official that the veteran ‘Carte Blanche’ reporter will be stepping back from his work to focus on his health.
What was a suspected stroke turned out to be a severe case of sepsis that left the veteran ‘Carte Blanche’ reporter tubed up in a hospital bed.
Shame, he really doesn’t look like he is doing so well right now.
When you pop into your local practice you expect that the basics are taken care of and your vet applies their knowledge and training.
You don’t need to stand on the corner and hawk your goods when you can connect with thousands of potential customers via your phone.
When I was last in Jozi, I asked the Uber driver who picked me up at the airport about Hillbrow and he just shook his head and said, “no, we don’t go there.”
You may recognise Mel and Peet Viljoen from a ‘Carte Blanche’ story a few years back, or even the current season of ‘Die Real Housewives van Pretoria’.
In and around the Cape peninsula, poachers actively target smaller wild animals through the use of snares.
Today we’re celebrating three South African women who achieved under-the-radar gold medals this year.
South Africa’s Military Police Division is rife with allegations of underhanded dealings, including one case where high-ranking generals could be implicated in a murder cover-up.
Abrie Raaths is serving life behind bars based largely on evidence presented by his daughter, even though she’s recanted her original testimony.
‘Naked and Afraid’ was one of those ‘reality’ shows I always considered to be heavily edited and contrived. Ask a contestant and they’ll tell you that’s not the case.
Juandré Kidson knew that the N4 between Pretoria and Rustenburg was notorious for the criminals that operated on that stretch.
Pierre Carter, the 56-year-old South African who has made it his life’s mission to climb to the summit of the highest mountain on each continent and paraglide off it, recently ticked off Mount Everest.
What if I told you that you could travel around the world without breaking the bank? You might say that sounds too good to be true, and you’d most likely be right.
Large parts of the Cape Flats have seen “all-out war” for months as gangs battle for control of the streets.
How can you label a bridge a truck-eater? You must not have met Bridget, or Biddy to those very familiar with her workings.
South Africa was left shocked and angered when the Pretoria North Magistrates Court sentenced Swart to a R20 000 fine and a three-year prison sentence, suspended for five years.
This video gives us a slightly better understanding of what doctors and paramedics go through each night in Cape Town’s busiest emergency centre.
Reporting coming out of northern Mozambique shows footage of hacked-off arms, torsos, and heads strewn throughout the area’s rural villages.
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is, to put it kindly, a bit of a mess.
Working a boring nine-to-five is not an option for those looking to hit the jackpot up the West Coast.
Making the decision to emigrate is always a toughie and enlisting the help of a logistics company to aid in the process is advisable. Just make sure you’ve done your homework.
In the heart of suburban Gauteng, there are roughly 130 people living among what Carte Blanche has labelled “outlaws, gunrunners, and child traffickers”.
What started out as whispers and social media posts has morphed into a terrifying ordeal for residents of Jozi’s upmarket northern suburbs.
Pet kidnapping for ransom, or petnapping, sounds far-fetched but it can be a profitable venture. The so-called petnappers don’t have the pet and are actually running a scam.
There are some things you cannot control, like a freak storm, but planning can still be put in place to try and mitigate the impact of such weather conditions.
In the North West, sophisticated criminal enterprises are fleecing mines for millions. Derek and the team were granted the opportunity to film a “high-octane, drama-filled bust”.