South African Ashley Oosthuizen is currently looking at life behind bars after her death sentence was commuted in August last year.
We love our hounds in this country. Those who train certain breeds to track down crooks are fine-tuning the methods used to get the best results.
An investigation into the January 2020 plane crash into a mountain near George, which killed three crew members, has revealed some alarming findings.
In September last year, 33-year-old Martin Kennedy was admitted to the Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital for bipolar disorder. The story then takes a dark turn.
Organised bark stripping in Newlands Forest, often under the cover of night, is a major problem.
Those who live near the Nulaid chicken farm in Hekpoort, located around 70 kilometres outside of Johannesburg, liken the situation to a “plague”.
With the case of the four Moti brothers having gripped the nation, ending with a possible ransom payment of R50 million, how our law enforcement deals with kidnappings is under the microscope.
The border between South African and Zimbabwe can politely be described as permeable, especially if you know which soldiers are taking cash bribes.
In KwaZulu-Natal, as with much of South Africa, politics, corruption, and crime have become intricately linked.
Over the years, Carte Blanche’s investigations have put many a crook in an uncomfortable position, and we’ve grown accustomed to footage of people fleeing with a reporter in hot pursuit.
As far as Steinhoff goes, its reputation will forever be tainted. There are currently multiple legal battles underway, including one aimed at liquidating the company.
The recent publication of the Draft Firearms Control Amendment Bill has caused uproar in South Africa. If it became law, the bill would prohibit the awarding of firearm licenses for self-defence purposes.
The ANC continues to tear itself apart from within, and the biggest power struggle sees our president pitted against the suspended secretary-general.
At least 400 000 South Africans have been arrested for offences ranging from not wearing masks to allegedly breaking curfew. For many who paid the fine, their troubles are just beginning.
With 15 recorded murders on the province’s farms in the last year alone, farmers have come together to take their safety into their own hands.
In March, footage of a dog named Hector being abused by his pet sitters went viral. Now the wheels of justice are in motion, although Hector remains traumatised.
To understand how these insurgents have grown to be such a force in Cabo Delgado, some background is needed.
The murder of Raymond Papapavlou last October rocked the rural community of Groblersdal in Limpopo. What first seemed like a random attack has turned into “a real murder mystery”.
Mitchells Plain has an estimated 20 gangs in operation, with a spate of recent gang killings spilling onto the streets.
An anonymous donor paid for Siya’s Grey PE education, and years later, the two finally met up.
23-year-old Dharmesh Singh knew how to hide his identity online, and spent months last year using a fake name to make the life of his neighbour, Andy Hingdebi, a living hell.
South Africans have been recounting horror stories of extortion, guns, and life-threatening scenarios, at the hands of crooks posing as law enforcement.
It’s one thing to have a last-gasp flower blunder, or a cancellation that leads to a seating reshuffle, but when a problem arises with the wedding dress, things get very real.
In late January, the exclusive Bongani Mountain Lodge, where rooms can for around R5 000 a night, was burnt to the ground.
When a teacher resigns from a prestigious private school, after being caught having sex with a student on school property, you would expect that future employment would be hard to come by.
South Africa’s appetite for avos is on the up and up, and where there’s demand, there are also those who turn to crime.
The use of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 is clearly a divisive issue, and the ‘Carte Blanche’ segment this past Sunday drew the ire of many viewers.
Having breast implants has had a positive influence on the lives of millions of women around the world. The opposite is true for sufferers of what is called Breast Implant Illness.
What most likely began as a ploy to rob unsuspecting residents of retirement villages soon spiralled into something far more sinister.
The long-running feud between Chris Von Ulmenstein and the SA Butler Academy caught the attention of Carte Blanche, and they sent Derek to investigate.