SABCNews AM Headlines @05H30 | 21 July 2026

* The Investigative Directorate Against Corruption head Advocate Andrea Johnson is expected to take the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry this Tuesday morning.

* The trial of alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, together with his four co-accused, is expected to resume at the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

* Judgment in the bail applications of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and his former girlfriend Witness K is likely to be delivered on Tuesday.

* At least 146 people have died of malaria in the western Democratic Republic of Congo since the beginning of this year.

* Spain's World Cup-winning football team has returned home, and an estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid.

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