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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

National and international news and current affairs issues updated  at lunchtime.

Analysis: Kremlin drone attack.

Catch Up on the latest leading news stories around the country with  Mandy Wiener on Midday Report from 12:00 to 13:00

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. 

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Catch Up on the latest leading news stories around the country with &nbsp;Mandy Wiener on Midday Report from 12:00 to 13:00
The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk&rsquo;s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day&rsquo;s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to.&nbsp;
Thank you for listening to&nbsp;this podcast of&nbsp;The Midday Report&nbsp; &nbsp; Listen live&nbsp;on weekdays&nbsp;between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to&nbsp;The Midday Report&nbsp;broadcast&nbsp;on 702&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj">https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj</a>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;CapeTalk&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk">https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk</a>&nbsp;
For more from The Midday Report go to&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H">https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;find&nbsp;all the&nbsp;catch-up podcasts&nbsp;here&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI">https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI</a>&nbsp;
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The Midday Report:  Feroz Khan’s testimony postponed at the Madlanga Commission, Impact of fuel increases on the economy and JHB Matters: Corruption in Joburg

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/5dcefa8e-00a9-4595-8ce1-a4ab0080f142/clips/bfc448e8-df08-4216-bd78-b4db00bd3a82/transcript

Mandy Wiener speaks to Acting Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Gustavo De Carvalho about Brazil Elections 2026. 

 

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. 

Thank you for listening to this podcast of The Midday Report 
 
Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from The Midday Report go to https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI 

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Mandy Wiener speaks to Acting Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Gustavo De Carvalho about Brazil Elections 2026.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk&rsquo;s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day&rsquo;s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to.&nbsp;
Thank you for listening to&nbsp;this podcast of&nbsp;The Midday Report&nbsp; &nbsp; Listen live&nbsp;on weekdays&nbsp;between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to&nbsp;The Midday Report&nbsp;broadcast&nbsp;on 702&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj">https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj</a>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;CapeTalk&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk">https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk</a>&nbsp;
For more from The Midday Report go to&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H">https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;find&nbsp;all the&nbsp;catch-up podcasts&nbsp;here&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI">https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI</a>&nbsp;
Subscribe to the 702 and&nbsp;CapeTalk&nbsp;daily and weekly newsletters&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/v5mfetc">https://buff.ly/v5mfetc</a>&nbsp;
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Brazil Elections 2026

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/5dcefa8e-00a9-4595-8ce1-a4ab0080f142/clips/b3df7187-7b30-4179-8512-b4db00b5e862/transcript

Mandy Wiener speaks to Human Sciences Research Council Chief Research Specialist, Dr Steven Gordon about voter participation as historically, roughly 65% of adult South Africans do not cast a ballot in local government elections.

 

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. 

Thank you for listening to this podcast of The Midday Report 
 
Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from The Midday Report go to https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI 

Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc 

Follow us on social media: 
 
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Mandy Wiener speaks to Human Sciences Research Council Chief Research Specialist, Dr&nbsp;Steven Gordon about voter participation as historically, roughly 65% of adult South Africans do not cast a ballot in local government elections.
&nbsp;
The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk&rsquo;s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day&rsquo;s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to.&nbsp;
Thank you for listening to&nbsp;this podcast of&nbsp;The Midday Report&nbsp; &nbsp; Listen live&nbsp;on weekdays&nbsp;between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to&nbsp;The Midday Report&nbsp;broadcast&nbsp;on 702&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj">https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj</a>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;CapeTalk&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk">https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk</a>&nbsp;
For more from The Midday Report go to&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H">https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;find&nbsp;all the&nbsp;catch-up podcasts&nbsp;here&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI">https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI</a>&nbsp;
Subscribe to the 702 and&nbsp;CapeTalk&nbsp;daily and weekly newsletters&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/v5mfetc">https://buff.ly/v5mfetc</a>&nbsp;
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Historically, roughly 65% of adult South Africans do not cast a ballot in local government elections

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/5dcefa8e-00a9-4595-8ce1-a4ab0080f142/clips/51962424-d044-4800-a60f-b4db00b471c9/transcript

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