Carte Blanche's Sasha Maria Schwendenwein wins SADC Media Award

Carte Blanche producer Sasha Maria Schwendenwein has won second prize in the TV category at the 2019 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards. Schwendenwein's story, titled "Follow the Guns", was a co-production which looked at the scourge of rhino poaching.

The SADC Media Awards are aimed at promoting excellence in the fields of print, radio, television and photojournalism. They also serve as a link for coordination and synchronisation between formal structures of SADC member states and the media.