SABCNews AM Headlines @17H00 | 01 October 2026

*A new firearms charge has been added to the case against suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Gen Shadrack Sibiya.
He faces charges of rape, human trafficking and sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl.


*Zimbabwean tentrepreneur, Lawrence Mudzinganyama, has been granted R15-thousand bail.
He faces ten charges, including intimidation, assault, crimen injuria, and fraud. The matter has been postponed to 15 October for transfer to the regional court.

*Alcohol-related harm is under the spotlight at the National Alcohol Summit in Johannesburg.
Participants are calling for urgent policy reforms to tackle its impact on society, including road crashes and GBV.

*Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has paid tribute to businessman, Wicknell Chivhayo, who died in a helicopter crash yesterday evening.
Mnangagwa says he is deeply shocked by Chivhayo's death.

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