SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 30 July 2026

* The Gauteng High court in Pretoria is hearing the cross examination of the state's key witness in the corruption trial of former Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

* The public hearings into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption continue.

* The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport has confirmed snowfall on the R617 road between Underberg and Swartberg in the southern part of the province.

* At least 20 people were killed in a 7.1-magnitude earthquake, according to Japan's Kumamoto prefecture government, as search and rescue operations continue.

* Family, friends and the sports fraternity are expected to gather at the Qumrha Community Hall in the Eastern Cape today to hold a memorial service for the late former SA Rugby Under 18 player, Luqobo "Bibo" Makwedini.

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