SABCNews AM Headlines @05H30 | 24 April 2026

* President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the Acting National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, to speed up the rebuilding of the South African Police Service. This follows a wave of arrests of senior SAPS officials for fraud and corruption.

* Parliamentarians have expressed mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to appoint Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane as acting police commissioner, while placing general Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension.

* Suspended TMPD Major Lebogang Phiri says he derived the authority to allocate sites to Gubis 85 Solutions from his superiors, adding he had no motive nor did he receive any alleged benefit from the contract.

* US President Donald Trump has said the US Navy has sealed the Strait of Hormuz and it will remain that way until Iran makes a peace deal. He also issued a shoot-to-kill order for any Iranian boats laying mines in the waterway.

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