Today on The Midday Report, host Jane Dutton – standing in for Mandy Wiener – unpacks the major stories making headlines.

EFF leader Julius Malema claims he was denied a visa to the UK, calling it a politically motivated move aimed at silencing his dissent.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has announced the successful conviction of 239 individuals in various criminal cases.

In the Western Cape High Court, judgment has been reserved in the bail appeal of two men accused of murdering controversial Cape Town businessman Mark Lifman. The pair, previously denied bail by the George Magistrates Court, are seeking to overturn that decision.

And in environmental news, more than 100 vultures have been found dead in the Kruger National Park.

All this and more.

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