Hakuna Matata

The Carte Blanche team encountered one of the rarest sights the Kruger National Park has to offer - the legendary Izulwini (Heaven in Zulu), one of the last big tuskers roaming in the wild. These elephant bulls flaunt their 3-metre-long tusks, and there is only a handful left. Izulwini was in musth and you could smell the distinct aroma from 100 metres away - he was following a female elephant who was ready to mate. Masa encounters an elephant herd, and witnesses a truly special moment between a mother and her calf.

Desert Rose director Cindy Lee shares the story of how she came on board the show, choosing her team, and casting the actors.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭. On the face of it, it costs just a few hundred rands to illegally move goods across the border of South Africa and Zimbabwe. But with hundreds of smugglers operating on either side of the Beitbridge border, it’s a lucrative source of income. South African National Defence Force soldiers patrol the multi-million rand fence between these two countries. So, how is it possible that the smugglers (also called “carriers”) continue to operate so brazenly? In this exclusive investigation, Carte Blanche takes its cameras inside this criminal network to reveal who’s really running this illicit operation.

We find out why Survivor SA did not meet Qieän’s expectations.