The TV program Carte Blanche is scheduled to broadcast a documentary about the Vanderkloof experimental fishery on Sunday (30 August 2020). In the weeks leading up to this, the producer of the documentary has approached the members of Rhodes University involved with the project with a series of questions as well as allegations of wrong doing. The members of staff from Rhodes have responded to the questions and have also refuted the allegations as baseless and vindictive. At this stage it is uncertain whether their responses will be included in the program. Due to the concern that all the facts may not be aired, and viewers could get the wrong impression, we have been requested to post the responses from Rhodes staff on this site. If you intend watching the program on Sunday, we suggest you read the documents below and then reach your own conclusions once you have all the facts.
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