The Midday Report: Gayton Mackenzie defends Olympic trip

On The Midday Report, Wiener looks at Sport's Minister Gayton Mackenzie’s briefing on 100 days of the GNU where he defends his costly trip to the Olympics.

Also in sports news, the SA Rugby Union speaks on the commercial rights deal for the Springboks.

Meanwhile, Wiener looks at the beginning of the end of the Senzo Meyiwa trial and preparations for Tito Mboweni’s funeral.

Since it is a Thursday, Mandy speaks to Bruce Whitfield, author of the book of the week 'The One Thing'.

This and more on The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener.

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