The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener Primedia Broadcasting

EWN receives an update on the latest developments around Bree Street since the City announced it would begin repairs at the explosion site. City of Johannesburg Found Liable for Usindiso Building Fire Tragedy. AUDIO: MINISTRY OF POLICE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON OPERATION SHANELA SUCCESSES ACHIEVED IN THE PAST YEAR. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says they are strengthening efforts to minimise drug trafficking into South Africa. The eight police officers who are part of Deputy President Paul Mashatile's VIP Protection Services Unit that were caught on video punching and kicking people on the N1 highway in June Last year are expected back in the Randburg Magistrate's Court. The Modack trial continues: Lawyer William Booth to testify about the attempt to have him killed. AUDIO: Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will provide an update on implementing the Energy Action Plan. Did the DA go too far with its advert? SPORTS WRAP.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former state president Kgalema Motlanthe will be on the ANC campaign trail in Diepkloof, Johannesburg. Motlanthe joins Thabo Mbeki as the latest former president to campaign for the ANC in the hotly contested Gauteng province. The African National Congress has set the date for a disciplinary hearing against former President Jacob Zuma. Closing arguments in AKA, Tibz murder case bail application.Deputy Police Minister CC Mathale, together with the management of the South African Police Service, will lead a community in Mbekweni, Paarl, and Izimbizo. The community engagement will focus on crime prevention in the area. SPORTS WRAP. They are spreading good news with Brent Lindeque. 
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Executive Mayor of the City of Joburg, Kabelo Gwamanda, delivered his eagerly anticipated second State of the City Address. The ANC Youth League is holding a media briefing, focusing on how its mother body’s elections offering speaks to South Africa’s youth – this event will be at the ANC’s Luthuli house headquarters. Elections24: For the first time in the country’s 30 years of democracy, at least five independent candidates will be on the list contesting for seats in the National Assembly and six others for space in provincial legislatures. I’ll profile Anele Mda, Sesing Ramotswabodi, and Tshepo Mogano. State witness in Meyiwa trial to be quizzed about cellphone data. AKA and Tibz: The state and defence have both argued their case in this high-profile murder case about bail. The matter returns to court; chances are the court will issue a judgment after closing arguments on whether or not the group must be given bail. Defence attorneys will try to punch holes in the State's case as the trial against alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack continues in the Western Cape High Court today (Thursday). Modack and his fourteen co-accused face 124 charges related to various crimes -- including the murder of top cop Charl Kinnear. Public sector hard hit by strike action- Reporter. MANDY’S BOOK OF THE WEEK: Hunting with the Hawks -  Graham Coetzer.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unions reflect on May Day. The City of Ekurhuleni State of the City Address. SANParks close hiking trails as wildfire rages on Table Mountain. Underground cables are on fire at M1 in Johannesburg. Local, coming-of-age comedy Just Now Jeffrey is set to have South Africans in stitches when it’s released at cinemas countrywide on Friday, 3 May.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joburg City Manager Floyd Brink is heading to the Joburg High Court to try and halt his looming arrest. Cosatu will hold a briefing on May Day rally plans in Cape Town. Cosatu President Zingiswa Losi will lead the event at Cosatu House in Salt River.The Benoni Magistrates Court hears one of the TRC matters. It focuses on the murder of Caiphus Nyoka, an anti-apartheid activist killed 37 years ago. Petrol prices will be hiked on Wednesday, but diesel will get a cut. An update on the fires on Table Mountain in Cape Town. Former world boxing champion Dingaan Thobela has passed away.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest Ipsos poll - what do the numbers say about the upcoming elections?Senzo Meyiwa trial: This week, the state will continue with evidence from the accused's bank statements.The high-profile trial against alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack and 14 co-accused continues in the Western Cape High Court tomorrow.Equal ESSA agents are threatening the head of SABC Newsourt as we return to court to ensure the placement of all out-of-school learners in the Western Cape.Health Department urges the public to get the flu vaccine in anticipation of theupcoming influenza season.SPORTS WRAP!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.