SABCNews AM Headlines @05H30 | 02 September 2026

* President Cyril Ramaphosa's application to set aside the Section 89 independent panel report on the Phala Phala saga will be heard in the Western Cape High Court today.

* The Section 89 Impeachment Committee has rescinded the nomination of advocate Thandazani Madonsela, as its chief evidence leader.

* Former Hawks national head Dr Godfrey Lebeya is expected to return to the Madlanga Commission this morning to continue his evidence on alleged criminal infiltration and corruption within the police service.

* The UN says Nepal's response to last week's devastating flash floods is entering a new phase as authorities intensify relief and recovery operations. More than 1-thousand bodies have been recovered, 3-thousand-900 people remain missing and nearly 12-thousand have been rescued.

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