SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 21 June 2026

* An ANC ward councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro has been shot dead shortly after voter registration closed.

* A DA ward by-election candidate was also gunned down in Dunoon in Cape Town.

* EFF leader Julius Malema says his party is more determined than ever to take control of municipalities and govern independently.

* U.S. and Iranian negotiators are headed to a Swiss venue for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war.

* South African women's cricket team will face World Cup champions, India, at Old Trafford this afternoon.

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