SABCNews AM Headlines @05H30 | 01 October 2026

* Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya's bail application is expected to resume this morning at the Randburg Magistrates Court. He is facing five charges, including rape, human trafficking and the alleged sexual grooming of a sixteen-year-old girl.

* North- West businessman and self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi is expected back in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court today as his case moves closer to trial. Mogotsi is facing charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, discharging a firearm in a built-up area, perjury and defeating the ends of justice.

* The Madlanga Commission will NOT sit today as the testimony of alleged cartel member, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala has been postponed to the 14th of December. This as his subpoena was only served on the 24th of September 2026. The probe will continue with in-camera hearings for two weeks starting from Monday, 5 October.

* The Iraqi prime minister has hailed the end of the U.S Led anti-jihadist mission as the start of a new chapter for Iraq. Iraqis celebrated the departure after more than two decades of war.

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