Carte Blanche coming up: Sandton hijacked

Carte Blanche has spotlighted a growing crisis in Sandton, where numerous properties have been hijacked, leaving the upmarket suburb in turmoil.

Feb 14, 2026 - 13:00
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Carte Blanche coming up: Sandton hijacked

The Sunday, 15 February episode of Carte Blanche turns its focus to an escalating crisis in Sandton, where scores of hijacked properties have left the affluent suburb under siege.

What appears at first glance to be a housing emergency is, according to the show’s findings, increasingly linked to rampant criminality, with dozens of buildings taken over and hundreds of illegal residents occupying them.

At the centre of the chaos are well-organised syndicates allegedly orchestrating coordinated takeovers and profiting from unlawful rentals.

The report traces the trail of destruction carved through Johannesburg’s luxury suburbs, exposing how these criminal operations are thriving in some of the city’s most prestigious neighbourhoods.

Credibility among South African viewers

Carte Blanche is a South African investigative journalism television series that airs on M-Net every Sunday at 19:00.

Its first episode aired on 21 August 1988 and over the last 34-plus years has earned credibility among South African viewers for its investigation into corruption, consumer issues, and current events.

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