SABCNews PM Headlines @21H00 | 02 August 2026

*Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosini Hlabisa has set a date for his official proclamation of the date for the Local Government Elections. The announcement will mark a critical milestone in the country’s electoral calendar, as municipalities prepare for the November polls.
*The remains of three children have been discovered in the debris of a shack, gutted by a fire in Pholile Park Informal Settlement near Strand.
This comes less than 24 hours after a similar tragedy in Fisantekraal, where the bodies of two children were discovered.

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