SABCNews AM Headlines @05H30 | 29 July 2026

*Former Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption - Advocate Andrea Johnson is expected to return to the Madlanga Commission to conclude her testimony today.
Johnson is expected to answer questions about a complaint filed by Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, who alleges that a team of IDAC investigators visited him in prison.

* The battle over President Cyril Ramaphosa's impeachment process is headed to the Constitutional Court, with the EFF seeking to overturn an interim High Court interdict halting Parliament's Section 89 public hearings.
The party has applied for direct leave to appeal and to join the matter alongside the African Transformation Movement and its leader, Vuyo Zungula.

*KwaZulu-Natal authorities have activated their snow response plan to keep major roads open and prevent motorists from becoming stranded.
This follows a warning from the South African Weather Service that a cut-off low-pressure system is expected to bring severe winter weather to parts of the province in the coming days.

*Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described his meeting with US President Donald Trump as "excellent" and "one of the best conversations" he has had with him.
The Israeli leader was in Washington to attend a memorial service for US Senator Lindsey Graham, a hawkish Republican who was an influential advocate for Israel in Washington.

*FIFA announced a controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, one that UEFA quickly slammed as a "line that football's governing institutions should never cross".

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