SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 25 April 2026

* The South Africa government says it will continue to persuade the former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's family and the current government in Lusaka to engage

* President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a global "inequality emergency," calling it a major threat to human progress and democracy. Ramaphosa was delivering a keynote address at the Wits School of Governance in Johannesburg.

* The IEC has urged political parties in KwaZulu-Natal to play a more active role to mobilise the electorate as voter apathy deepens in the province. The IEC's Commissioners concluded a five day visit to the province.

* The White House has confirmed that a U.S. delegation will travel to Pakistan to resume peace talks with an Iranian delegation. This, as the Pakistan mediated ceasefire remains extended by three weeks after talks at the White House.

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