SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 19 July 2026
*Nineteen people have been killed in three separate crashes in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal in the past 24 hours.
In Limpopo 14 people were killed and six others injured in two incidents involving collisions between vehicles.
Meanwhile in KwaZulu-Natal five people were killed and one injured on the R612 in the south coast.
Police are investigating the cause of all the crashes.
*The legal counsel for the fifth accused in the attempted murder case against Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and four others insists that the money laundering charges against their client will not stick.
*The Pietermaritzburg High Court is expected to hand down its decision as to whether the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist and human rights lawyer, Griffiths Mxenge should proceed.
*Tensions between the United States and Iran are intensifying after strikes killed two U.S. service members at a base in Jordan, following a seventh consecutive night of American attacks on Iranian military sites.
*It’s bronze for England at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
It was all attack in Miami as England secured an extraordinary 6-4 win to seal third place.
*In a battle of former champions, Dricus Du Plessis secured a unanimous-decision victory over Kamaru Usman in a UFC Fight Night main event in Oklahoma City.
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