SABCNews AM Headlines @17H00 | 03 May 2026

*Investigations are under way after missing spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka's arrival at the Vosloorus Police station last night.
Kubheka disappeared on April the 2nd sparking widespread concern for his safety.

*DNA tests are to be conducted to establish the identity of the partial human remains found inside a crocodile in the Komati River, in Mpumalanga.
Police suspect the remains could be those of the 59-year-old Gauteng businessman who went missing while attempting to cross a low-laying bridge over the River on Monday

*Suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Daphney Manamela is set to face a board of inquiry from the 4th to the 8th of May 2026, as allegations of corruption, misuse of state resources and abuse of staff come under formal scrutiny.


*World Press Freedom day is being marked across the globe amid warnings that journalism is under growing threat.
The United Nations says attacks on media workers are rising with conflict zones becoming increasingly deadly for reporters.

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