“It’s tough being a cop in South Africa. Between April 2020 and early September last year, 33 SAPS members were killed while on duty,” says John Webb, Executive Producer of Carte Blanche. “Enforcing the law in a country as violent as ours has other impacts, too, and I shudder to think of the levels of […]

“Sex education was a hot topic in our various editorial meetings this week,” says Carte Blanche, Executive Producer John Webb. “Should the government dictate how and when our kids learn about the birds and the bees, or are parents best placed to decide what’s appropriate? Controversial enough, but as is so often the case in […]

Cape fur seals are washing up dead on the Cape Coast in South Africa, with instances of up to 80 seal carcasses found along the coast (although witnesses say they’ve personally counted more than 200 in one go). This week current affairs programme Carte Blanche investigates what could be the cause of the mass seal […]

Eastern Cape tourism relies on the influx of sun worshipers and water sports enthusiasts to East London’s white beaches and the Nahoon Estuary Nature Reserve. So, why are ageing pipes and broken pump stations leaking sewage (which stinks!) into this tourist treasure? Carte Blanche investigates… “It’s unbelievable to imagine that we are in one of […]

South Africa’s new eye-opening documentary series – Sex in Afrikaans –  has set a new record for the most first-day views of any Afrikaans title on Showmax ever, ahead of even Devilsdorp. Viewing peaked at 8pm on Valentine’s Day (14 Feb 2022), once everyone had put their kids to bed. Sex in Afrikaans follows clinical […]

Operation Dudula – a Soweto-born movement consisting of SA citizens reportedly targeting foreign traders and alleged criminals – is spreading the call to #PutSouthAfricansFirst. Meanwhile, politicians also point to foreigners as the cause of the country’s hardships. Tonight Carte Blanche investigates with “mind blowing” insights. You can watch the show on Sunday 20 February in […]

Love is love, and as South Africans we express our love in multiple languages and a variety of ways. For Valentine’s Day, Showmax has curated seven of the best shows and movies to stream about love and sex, Mzansi-style, to keep you in the mood for the whole month of love. Many of these are […]

As Carte Blanche presenter Derek Watts says: “It’s the South African paradox – we are against seismic testing for oil around our coastline, but also not keen on buying electric vehicles. The decade ahead is going to prove how green we are prepared to be.” Marine Biologist, Dr Simon Elwen insists more research is needed […]

Season 2 of Raised by Wolves, the biggest series ever filmed in Cape Town, is now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes every Friday. The show includes South African star Kim Engelbrecht, whose role has catapulted her into the IMDb Top 2500, as well as some spectacular SA plant life! The biggest series ever filmed […]

You can watch the show on Sunday 06 February in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 08 February if you’re abroad. INVESTIGATIONS Surviving Prison Working in some of South Africa’s most notorious male prisons is tough – and for some women, it’s a calling where they hope to […]

You can watch this episode of Carte Blanche on Sunday 30 January in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from Tuesday 01 February if you’re abroad. INVESTIGATIONS Doomed Flight? It was meant to be a routine calibration flight from George airport but, within hours, one of the Civil Aviation […]

Season 2 of the Showmax Original The Real Housewives of Durban launches today, Friday, 28 January 2022, with new episodes following every Friday. Watch here. Jojo Robinson is one of three new wives featured this season, alongside Londie London and Thobile MaKhumalo Mseleku. The wife of Durban businessman and former South African kickboxing champion Calven Robinson, Jojo […]

Okay, so these are some of the things you’ll hear on the new Showmax Original: “Afrikaans people and the adult industry, they go hand in hand”, “The koeksister tannies order the big vibrators”, and “In South Africa, there are over 40 000 registered swingers.” Come again? These are just three of the revelations in the first-look […]

You can watch Carte Blanche on Sunday 23 January in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 25 January if you’re abroad. Here’s a breakdown of this week’s offerings from the current affairs show: Valkenberg Murder Mystery What happened in the final days and hours of Martin Kennedy’s life? […]

You can watch Carte Blanche on Sunday 16 January in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 18 January if you’re abroad. Here’s what’s coming up this week on Carte Blanche: MEDICAL A Genetic Mystery   When a geneticist from Cape Town headed to Namaqualand to figure out why so many people were […]

Season 2 of the Showmax Original The Real Housewives of Durban launches on 28 January 2022, with new episodes following every Friday. Showmax has just released a first look at the three new wives featured this season, who will be bringing all the class, glamour, sass, and drama we’ve come to expect from the incredibly […]

You can watch Carte Blanche on Sunday 9 January in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 11 January if you’re abroad. Here’s what’s coming up this week: REPORTAGE  Parliamentary Pyre Who would set fire to South Africa’s historic Houses of Parliament – and why? With the chamber of […]

New seasons of Euphoria, Bulletproof and Why Women Kill, plus more diamonds and drama from The Real Housewives of Durban. Brand-new series like Brit crime drama Smother and Dr Death with Joshua Jackson, plus action movies like Wonder Woman 1984. It’s all coming to showmax in January 2022.  Until 9 January 2022, get two months […]

You can watch Carte Blanche on Sunday 2 January in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 4 January if you’re abroad. REPORTAGE Horse Therapy From a trusted companion during times of war, to championship racers and beloved family pets, horses are some of the most versatile domestic animals. […]

MultiChoice and M-Net are celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu with a special Carte Blanche pop-up channel on DStv. Called A Carte Blanche: Tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the special tribute will be available on channel 199 on all DStv packages across Sub-Saharan Africa from 5pm Sunday 26th December until the Archbishop’s burial. “MultiChoice is […]

Don’t miss this Sunday’s Carte Blanche. You can watch the show on Sunday 26 December in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 28 December if you’re abroad. CELEBRATION Honouring Healthcare Heroes When the waves of the pandemic surge, we stay at home. But healthcare workers keep going to […]

Let the Christmas countdown begin with these 6 local South African festive season movies. Showmax is counting down to Christmas with a merry line-up of local holiday movies. From laugh-a-minute comedies to feel-good tear-jerkers, these homegrown films will give you all the festive season feels for a very Mzansi Christmas.  Add these new holiday favourites […]

There’s something for everyone on Carte Blanche this week – from a barber to the stars, to saving the Bearded Vultures, repatriating Africa’s stolen artefacts and Elon Musk’s venture to Mars. Carte Blanche has a packed 90-minute blockbuster adventure just for you. You can watch the show on Sunday 19 December in South Africa on […]

Troukoors (Wedding Fever), the first Showmax Original romcom, is streaming from today and critics are falling in love with it. It’s a rather raunchy romcom and if you live abroad – you’ll love not only the story and the chance to hear familiar accents from home, but also the breathtaking South African scenery from Table […]

Here are this week’s topics coming up on Carte Blanche – you can watch the show on Sunday 12 December in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it on Showmax International in most countries from Tuesday 14 December if you’re abroad. INVESTIGATIONS Chemical Alert It’s banned in several countries and at the heart of […]