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State Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy has told the Madlanga Commission that she was instructed to gather information about former IPID official Cedric Nkabinde, even though no formal investigation had been opened. She says the information included claims that Nkabinde received money and car from a service provider being investigated by IPID. She further told the commission that suspended MP Fadiel Adams showed investigators messages claiming suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu could be arrested if the Political Killings Task Team was disbanded.

Parliament's impeachment committee has received legal advice confirming that President Cyril Ramaphosa can be called to testify in its inquiry into the Phala Phala matter. SABC Parliamentary reporter Zalene Merrington says the advice indicates that, like any other witness, the President can be subpoenaed if he declines an invitation to appear. The Impeachment committee is in the process of finalising its administrative work after a Western Cape High court ruling temporarily halted its hearings. The judgment is the result of Ramaphosa's bid to halt the committee until his application to review the Section 89 Independent Panel report is heard in September. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Parliamentary Reporter, Zalene Merrington......

South Africa's national women's football team will live to fight another day in the CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. And their dream of qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil, is still alive. Captain Thembi Kgatlana scored the only goal of the match in Banyana Banyana's must-win final group match against Burkina Faso in Casablanca... That result, coupled with Ivory Coast's win over Tanzania in the other Group B match, propelled Banyana into the quarter-finals of the biennial tournament. SAfm sports anchor Jon Gericke has more

"ELECTION WEDNESDAYS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE IEC". With just three days remaining before the proclamation of the election date, the Electoral Commission calls on all eligible voters to use this time to register to vote or update their voter registration details ahead of the upcoming Local Government Elections. On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, will proclaim the election date. At midnight on the day of the proclamation, the voters' roll will close, marking the beginning of the next phase of the electoral programme. The election timetable, which outlines key electoral processes such as the certification of the voters' roll, opening of candidate nominations, the launch of the code of conduct and other statutory activities, will then come into effect. South Africans who have not yet registered to vote, or who need to update their registration details, are encouraged to do so through the online Voter Registration Portal at registertovote.elections.org.za. We spoke to IEC Manager: Electoral Matters, Kgosietsile Tshoke

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says South Africa supports an Africa-wide approach to migration, arguing the issue cannot be solved by individual countries alone. He says migration is closely linked to peace, economic development and regional integration, while warning that rising anti-migrant sentiment and irregular migration require a coordinated continental response to prevent xenophobia and intolerance. Lamola was earlier briefing the media on current developments relating to South Africa's foreign policy priorities and programmes.