SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 29 August 2026

* The Eastern Cape government will honour late boxing legend Zolani "Last Born" Tete with a special provincial official funeral this weekend.

* Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia says police have recorded notable decreases in several of the country's most serious contact crimes.

* The uMkhonto weSizwe Party believes its selected competent and ethical leaders to stand as the party's Mayoral candidates in six metros across the country.

* At least 2,000 people are missing in Nepal following Wednesday's flash floods, which killed at least 579 people.

* The stakes are high for the Springboks today in Cape Town.

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