SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 16 August 2026

* Today marks the 14th anniversary of the massacre at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana near Rustenburg in the North West.

* Authorities in Durban have advised motorists to brace themselves for road closures and traffic disruptions.

* The US Senate has voted to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act for another two years, retaining African exporters' preferential access to the American market through the end of 2028.

* Rescue teams in Indonesia have been searching for survivors of yesterday's major earthquake which left at least 47 people dead.

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