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

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet soon with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in a high-level, in-person engagement in Washington.

Three additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of journalist Aserie Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Mdhuli.

Gender expert Lisa Vetten has been cleared to testify before the judicial conduct tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge.

The deportation case involving televangelist Timothy Omotoso continues to unfold.

And South Africa’s unemployment rate has climbed to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025.

All of this and more

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