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

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been named the 267th pope and will take the papal name Leo XIV.

In local news, police in KwaZulu-Natal say they are working to identify individuals who have issued threats of public violence ahead of Saturday’s Nedbank Cup match in Durban.

Meanwhile, South Africa has begun the phased withdrawal of SANDF troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

All this and more.

Listen live - The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is broadcast weekdays from noon to 1pm on 702 and CapeTalk.

Today on The Midday Report, host Jane Dutton &ndash; standing in for Mandy Wiener &ndash; unpacks the major stories making headlines.
Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been named the 267th pope and will take the papal name Leo XIV.
In local news, police in KwaZulu-Natal say they are working to identify individuals who have issued threats of public violence ahead of Saturday&rsquo;s Nedbank Cup match in Durban.
Meanwhile, South Africa has begun the phased withdrawal of SANDF troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
All this and more.
Listen live - The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is broadcast weekdays from noon to 1pm on 702 and CapeTalk.

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The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener

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Catch Up on the latest leading news stories around the country with Jane Dutton standing in for Mandy Wiener on Midday Report every weekday from 12h00 - 13h00

The Midday Report 09 May 2025

SAPS’ elite Special Task Force unit

Madlanga Commission

TRC inquiry face off with Zuma and Mbeki

TRC victims’ families unhappy with Zuma, Mbeki

National Treasury plans

global fuel shocks

Sports Wrap

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. 
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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;
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The Midday Report: Matipandile Sotheni, a former member of SAPS’ elite Special Task Force unit appears before Brakpan Magistrate Court for the murder of Marius van der Merwe, Witness F returns to Madlanga Commission and TRC victims’ families unhappy with Zuma, Mbeki

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Mandy Wiener speaks to EWN Sports Anchor,  Mawande Matheza about the sport games from the weekend and the results of these games.

 

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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Mandy Wiener speaks to EWN Sports Anchor,&nbsp; Mawande Matheza about the sport games from the weekend and the results of these games.
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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;
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Mandy Wiener speaks to Road Freight Association, CEO, Gavin Kelly about how SA can become less vulnerable to global fuel shocks.

 

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 

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Mandy Wiener speaks to Road Freight Association, CEO, Gavin Kelly about how SA can become less vulnerable to global fuel shocks.
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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;
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How can SA become less vulnerable to global fuel shocks?

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