SABCNews AM Headlines @09H00 | 21 August 2026

*National Coloured Congress leader and Member of Parliament, Fadiel Adams returns to the Madlanga Commission to face further questioning after the inquiry adjourned to allow Adams to listen to recordings of his interactions with IDAC.

*President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the Fourth Session of the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission in Pretoria.

*Mourners in Nigeria gathered yesterday to bury victims of a boat disaster that killed at least 50 people, most of them children.
The boat accident took place near Gorau in Goronyo.

*Banyana Banyana will face Chinese Taipei, Ecuador and Uzbekistan in the Preliminary Phase for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Play-off Tournament.
The draw was conducted at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland last night, with matches scheduled to take place during the international window starting on 24 November and finishing on 5 December 2026, at a venue yet to be announced.

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