SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 19 August 2026

* The Madlanga Commission is expected to hear testimony from National Coloured Congress Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams today.
Adams is expected to face questions about his alleged role in the controversial investigation into seven senior Crime Intelligence officials.
* Suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi is expected back in the Pretoria North Regional Court this morning.
Nkosi, who was attached to the police's Organised Crime Unit, was suspended in late March and arrested days later, after a SAPS task team searched his home in Pretoria North.
* The trial of a woman accused of the murder of her son is expected to resume in the High Court in Johannesburg today.
Tiffany Meek allegedly murdered eleven-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek in Fleurhof, west of Johannesburg in May last year.
* A court in California in the US has heard allegations that technology company Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram.
In a trial that could shape the future of social media, nearly 30 US firms are seeking changes to the platforms.
* Patrick Viera has signed as head coach of the Senegal national team.
The Senegal-born France international, an Arsenal legend, will return to the dugout with the Lions of Teranga in what will be his first experience of international management.

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