RC 261009702John Perlman
Friday, 9 October 2026
Friday's show was dominated by Justice Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize and the fallout from anti-immigration protests in Johannesburg and Durban after Home Affairs withdrew its asylum directive.
- 15:08
Justice Navi Pillay has been named the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner, South Africa's fifth laureate, for her work promoting peace and international law, including prosecuting war crimes and genocide.
- 15:19
Home Affairs withdrew its directive to accept all asylum applicants following the Constitutional Court ruling. Minister Leon Schreiber said the department's systems had been overwhelmed and the directive had become impractical to run.
- 15:30
Four people were arrested after police fired rubber bullets to disperse anti-illegal immigration protesters in Johannesburg's CBD. Police say the four are ringleaders facing charges including incitement to violence.
- 15:04
The Gauteng High Court ruled that ANC secretary general Mbalula had no power to remove Andile Lungisa from the Nelson Mandela Bay candidate list. The court ordered Mbalula and the ANC to pay Lungisa's legal costs.
- 15:02
Durban's anti-immigration protests turned violent the night before, with about 14 cars torched and several shops looted. The Acting Police Minister urged protesters to avoid self-destructive behaviour.