SABCNews AM Headlines @05H30 | 17 July 2026

*President Cyril Ramaphosa will today Co-chair the fourth Session of the South Africa–Namibia Binational Commission with his Namibian counterpart President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.

*Veteran South African actor Seputla Sebogodi has passed away at the age of 63, due to complications related to diabetes.
He leaves behind an indelible legacy in the local entertainment industry.

* The President of SAFA in the Cape Winelands, George Rhoda says the death of Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns player Jayden Adams should raise awareness about the challenges faced by young sports starts in the country.

*New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says solidarity is people choosing one another, sometimes even over themselves as he praised the leadership qualities of South Africa's first democratically elected President. He was addressing a packed auditorium at the inaugural Nelson Mandela Global Leadership Forum in New York as part of the build up to Nelson Mandela International Day on Saturday July 18th.

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