SABCNews AM Headlines @05H30 | 23 October 2026

*The MK Party has removed its secretary-general Adv Sibonelo Nomvalo less than two weeks before the local government elections, accusing him of making major party decisions behind the leadership's back.

*Self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court today.
He faces charges including the unlawful possession of a firearm, perjury and defeating the ends of justice.

*President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched the Revised White Paper on Local Government in Johannesburg, under the theme "Every Municipality Must Work: From Policy to Collective Action".


*The United Nations Secretary-General is warning that the world's expanding wars are driving up the cost of survival and deepening the inequalities fueling public anger.


*Tonight the big three are in CAF second-leg action of the second round of the competitions. Orlando Pirates host African Stars with the defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns, facing Williete.
Meanwhile, Kaizer Chiefs take on Red Arrows in a must-win clash.

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