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Friday, 9 October 2026
Anti-immigrant unrest that torched cars and looted shops in Soweto and Durban dominated this Friday breakfast show, alongside matric exam preparations and a Johannesburg hospital's long repairs.
- 05:00
Police vowed to keep a strong presence in Soweto and Durban after anti-illegal immigration protests torched dozens of cars and looted foreign-owned spaza shops in both cities.
- 04:02
Umalusi says the 2026 matric exams are ready to start, with over one million candidates sitting at more than 9,000 centres until the final paper on 26 November.
- 04:03
The Hawks are probing whether 11 drug labs found across the country are linked, with at least 30 arrests made so far and equipment at one Mandrax bust valued above R100 million.
- 04:05
The Public Protector made an unannounced visit to a Johannesburg academic hospital where repairs from a 2021 fire are still ongoing five years later, after over R40 million in medical supplies was lost.