RC 261009702Clement Manyathela
Friday, 9 October 2026
Friday's show was dominated by Home Affairs withdrawing its asylum directive after violent protests, with guests and callers debating the Constitutional Court ruling, the asylum backlog and state capacity.
- 09:11
Home Affairs withdrew its directive on asylum applications after violent protests in Durban and Soweto, with Minister Leon Schreiber saying implementation consequences were far more intensive than predicted.
- 10:21
Guests cited a 2019 Auditor-General report putting the appeals backlog at about 147,000 cases, which would take 68 years to clear at the department's existing workforce.
- 09:12
Home Affairs DDG Tulani Mavuso, who signed the directive, told the show on Monday the department had worried about capacity and that it would create an administrative burden.
- 10:06
The National Director of Public Prosecutions says former IDAC head Andrea Johnson is not off the hook, and that her immediate resignation was agreed because her staying would risk public confidence in the unit.