RC 261022702Mandy Wiener
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Mandy Wiener's Midday Report was dominated by the mob killing of a foreign national in Durban's CBD, with fuel levy relief and Cosatu's critique of the medium-term budget also in focus.
- 12:01
Police have opened a murder case after a foreign national, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s, was assaulted to death by a group during a Durban CBD march on Thursday morning.
- 12:41
Reporter Tabiso Goba says sporadic, leaderless marches have swept Durban for about two weeks, bringing looting of shops, torched properties and now a fatal assault on the street.
- 12:23
The Finance Minister's fuel levy relief brings November and December reprieves on petrol and diesel, but the taxi industry says it is only better than nothing and fares won't rise yet.
- 12:27
Cosatu's Matthew Parks calls the medium-term budget a missed opportunity, warning that the 3% growth forecast would only bring unemployment down around 2034.
- 12:09
Businessman Suliman Carrim faced additional charges in Musina, including attempted theft and money laundering, over two Absa vehicles allegedly taken out of the country on fraudulent documents.