Thursday, 8 October 2026

Clashes in Orlando, Soweto, and Durban's CBD followed a Constitutional Court ruling that asylum seekers may not be deported until they fully access the system. Several cars were torched; no arrests have been made in Durban.

Umalusi has amended the matric exam timetable to accommodate the 4 November local government elections, with the final paper on 26 November. It urged political and community leaders to minimise disruption to exams.

Director General Zane Dangor told Parliament the second demarche of US Ambassador Leo Bozell was necessary to avoid a diplomatic incident, after visa restrictions threatened to bar Minister Ronald Lamola at a US airport.

Jason Goodall has admitted wrongdoing in a settlement with NTT over the Bryanston campus sale. Four other former Dimension Data executives still deny it, and the Supreme Court of Appeal has reserved judgment.