Guest: Steven Gruzd, Head: African Governance and Diplomacy Programme and the Russia-Africa Project.

Guest: Steven Gruzd, Head: African Governance and Diplomacy Programme and the Russia-Africa Project.

National and international news and current affairs updated at midday each weekday.

The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

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

Analysis: Kremlin drone attack.

Suspects in Limpopo for insurance fraud scam 

Mpho Mafole’s death

South Africa’s oil prices and petrol prices

Madlanga Commission

Ad hoc committee on Mkhwanazi allegations

South Africa releases GDP for Q4 2025

Cape Town Heatwave

Catch Up on the latest leading news stories around the country with Mandy Wiener on Midday Report every weekday from 12h00 - 13h00.


 

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 Mandy Wiener on Midday Report every weekday from 12h00 - 13h00. 
&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 this podcast of The Midday Report&nbsp; &nbsp; Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 <a href="https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj">https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj</a> and on CapeTalk <a href="https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk">https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk</a>&nbsp;
For more from The Midday Report go to <a href="https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H">https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H</a> and find all the catch-up podcasts here <a href="https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI">https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI</a>&nbsp;
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The Midday Report: Four relatives in Limpopo arrest for insurance fraud, Ekurhuleni mayor takes News24 journalist to court over probing Mpho Mafole’s death and Cape Town Heatwave

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Mandy Wiener speak to Stats SA Statistician General, Risenga Maluleke about the GDP  increasing by 1.1% in 2025 and 0,4 % in the fourth quarter.  

 

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 speak to&nbsp;Stats SA&nbsp;Statistician General,&nbsp;Risenga Maluleke about the GDP &nbsp;increasing by 1.1% in 2025 and 0,4 % in the fourth quarter.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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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 this podcast of The Midday Report&nbsp; &nbsp; Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 <a href="https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj">https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj</a> and on CapeTalk <a href="https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk">https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk</a>&nbsp;
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Statistics South Africa releases GDP for Q4 2025

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Mandy Wiener speak to SAWS Senior Forecaster, Tokelo Chiloane about the heatwave in Cape Town.

 

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 speak to SAWS Senior Forecaster, Tokelo Chiloane about the heatwave in Cape Town.
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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 this podcast of The Midday Report&nbsp; &nbsp; Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 <a href="https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj">https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj</a> and on CapeTalk <a href="https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk">https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk</a>&nbsp;
For more from The Midday Report go to <a href="https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H">https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H</a> and find all the catch-up podcasts here <a href="https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI">https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI</a>&nbsp;
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