Carte Blanche: EMPD rogue unit – WATCH

Carte Blanche probes the strange case of a rogue police unit, examining the consequences of its long-running covert operations...

Dec 13, 2025 - 04:00
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Carte Blanche: EMPD rogue unit – WATCH

The 14 December episode of Carte Blanche investigates the bizarre story of a rogue police unit and the fallout from years of underground operations.

Police reservists were offered what appeared to be permanent employment but instead spent years blurring the lines of lawful crime enforcement.
With minimal training and no formal contracts, authorities issued the “volunteers” with firearms and uniforms and deployed them alongside a metro police department, where they carried out arrests, worked with crime intelligence, and provided VIP security.

Officials later quietly disbanded the unit, but testimony before the Madlanga Commission now reveals that it operated illegally, raising serious questions about the validity of criminal convictions linked to its actions.

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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