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The Midday Report - 08 April 2026

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Jane Dutton speaks to EWN Reporter, Lindsay Dentlinger, about ActionSA MP Dereleen James laying a criminal complaint against Social Development Minister, Sisisi Tolashe.

 

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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Jane Dutton speaks to EWN Reporter, Lindsay Dentlinger, about ActionSA MP Dereleen James laying a criminal complaint against Social Development Minister, Sisisi Tolashe.
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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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ActionSA MP lays criminal complaint against Minister Sisisi Tolashe

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Jane Dutton speaks to Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation, Lebogang Maile, about Riverlea Secondary School going up in flames again, and his plans as he takes over the Education portfolio in Gauteng.

 

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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Jane Dutton speaks to Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture &amp; Recreation, Lebogang Maile, about Riverlea Secondary School going up in flames again, and his plans as he takes over the Education portfolio in Gauteng.
&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;
Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters <a href="https://buff.ly/v5mfetc">https://buff.ly/v5mfetc</a>&nbsp;
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Unfortunate start to second school term for Riverlea Secondary

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Jane Dutton speaks with Internation Relations Expert, Brooks Spector, about the latest developments in the US/Iran war, as Donald Trump suspends attacks ahead of his ultimatum deadline, and Tehran agreeing to ceasefire. 

 

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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Jane Dutton speaks with Internation Relations Expert, Brooks Spector, about the latest developments in the US/Iran war, as Donald Trump suspends attacks ahead of his ultimatum deadline, and Tehran agreeing to ceasefire.&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 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;
Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters <a href="https://buff.ly/v5mfetc">https://buff.ly/v5mfetc</a>&nbsp;
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Trump suspends US attacks, Tehran agrees to ceasefire

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