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

In global headlines, Cardinals gather at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis.

Meanwhile, tensions escalate in South Asia as India launches strikes on Pakistan following the deadly Kashmir massacre.

Back home, Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero gears up to deliver his State of the City Address.

All this and more.

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