| Carte Blanche said on Sunday that presenter Derek Watts would be stepping back from his work to focus on his health.
Last year Watts was diagnosed with skin cancer that had spread to his lungs. With the support of his family and specialists, he could continue presenting Carte Blanche.
"While this news is undoubtedly disheartening, we remain hopeful and optimistic about Derek's journey toward recovery. We have complete confidence in the expertise and dedication of his medical team, who will provide the best possible care and support throughout this process", reads the statement.
Watts was diagnosed with severe sepsis after he collapsed in Hoedspruit during a family trip and said that he had to learn to walk again with the help of a physiotherapist.
In a taped recording made on Saturday from a hospital bed, Watts shared an update on his health and noted that he planned to return to the show when he's better. The Hillbrow-born TV presenter, who grew up in Bulawayo, joined the South African public broadcaster's SABC News division in 1985 and later co-anchored its Top Sport sports magazine show.
He jumped to M-Net when the pay-TV channel decided to start Carte Blanche in 1988 as a new South African current affairs magazine TV show two years after M-Net had launched.
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