RC 261009702Stephen Grootes
Friday, 9 October 2026
Asylum-related anti-immigration protests dominated the episode, with Home Affairs retreating from its directive while Sasria and the DTIC weighed the economic fallout.
- 19:03
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the department now has facts showing it cannot fully implement the Constitutional Court ruling on asylum applications, and it is withdrawing the directive after violent clashes in Soweto and Durban.
- 18:21
Sasria CEO Mpumi Tikwe says the insurer must now estimate potential losses from the unrest, but says it is in a far better position than in July 2021 and has the money in the bank to pay claims.
- 18:33
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in human rights and international law, making her the fifth South African to win the award, at age 85.
- 18:20
Trade, Industry and Competition spokesperson Camille Ali says manufacturing growth has lagged, and talks between the trade and energy ministers on cheaper industrial electricity tariffs are progressing quite well.
- 18:46
Nielsen Sports' Kelvin Watt says Test cricket has bounced back from a rough 2024, with broadcast audiences bigger than a rugby Test, and a strong summer of Tests against Australia and England lined up.