RC 261009947Zweli Mbhele
Friday, 9 October 2026
Friday's show led with anti-illegal immigration protests spreading through Johannesburg and Durban, a Nobel Peace Prize for a South African human rights lawyer, and a senior Investigating Directorate resignation.
- 13:01
Anti-illegal immigration protests continued in Johannesburg even after Home Affairs withdrew its directive on asylum applications following a Constitutional Court ruling; a car was torched near the court.
- 13:01
In Durban, 14 cars were torched and several shops looted during inner-city protests; police opened a public violence case, but no arrests had been made yet.
- 13:02
Deputy head of the Investigating Directorate, Santos Manilal, has resigned; he was leading the prosecution in the Medicare 24 corruption matter, which is now under review.
- 12:03
A South African human rights lawyer has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting peace and international law, making her the fifth South African laureate.