SABCNews PM Headlines @17H00 | 21 July 2026

* IDAC Head, Adv Andrea Johnson has invoked her self-incrimination rights as she faces allegations by Hawks investigators and Witness O. She is accused of interference and defeating the ends of justice over her handling of a criminal complaint against Major-General Feroz Khan.

* The first eyewitness in the triple-attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, has appeared in the High Court in Johannesburg. He saw the dramatic shootout at the Centurion Golf Estate in August 2022.

* The Western Cape High Court is expected to hand down judgment on Friday on President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent bid to halt the work of Parliament's Impeachment Committee.

* Heightening fears of a wider regional conflict as hostilities between the U.S and Iran escalate. A wave of fresh military strikes and threats of retaliation are disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

* FIFA says Argentina will face a disciplinary investigation over post-match violence involving players and an assistant coach after losing the World Cup final to Spain.

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