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The Midday Report - 12 May 2026

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Mandy Wiener speaks to Stats SA Statistician General, Risenga Maluleke about the unemployment rate increasing by 1'3 %. 

 

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&nbsp;Stats SA&nbsp;Statistician General,&nbsp;Risenga Maluleke about the unemployment rate increasing by 1'3 %.&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&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 CapeTalk&nbsp;<a href="https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk">https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk</a>&nbsp;
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Unemployment increased by 1,3 %

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Mandy Wiener speaks to Daily Maverick senior journalist, Rebecca Davis about her article looking into the Department of Basic Education  textbook story that South Africa isn’t being told.

 

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 
 
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Mandy Wiener speaks to&nbsp;Daily Maverick&nbsp;senior journalist, Rebecca&nbsp;Davis about her article looking into the Department of Basic Education&nbsp; textbook story that South Africa isn&rsquo;t being told.
&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 CapeTalk&nbsp;<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>&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 DBE textbook story that South Africa isn’t being told

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Mandy Wiener speaks to Mpumalanga Police Spokesperson, Colonel Mavela Masondo about the taxi boss,  Joe Sibanyoni, being arrested in connection with extortion.

 

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 

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Mandy Wiener speaks to Mpumalanga Police Spokesperson, Colonel Mavela Masondo about the taxi boss,&nbsp; Joe Sibanyoni, being arrested in connection with extortion.
&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 CapeTalk&nbsp;<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>&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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Joe Sibanyoni arrested in connection with extortion

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