RC 261009947Thando Thabethe
Friday, 9 October 2026
Anti-immigration protests dominated the Friday show, with rubber bullets in Johannesburg, cars torched in Durban, and four arrests, while the Navi Pillay Nobel Peace Prize was the main other headline.
- 16:31
Four people were arrested after anti-immigration protests in Johannesburg CBD; police say they are ringleaders facing charges including incitement to violence.
- 15:30
Anti-immigration protests in Durban saw 14 cars torched and several shops looted or damaged the day before, with the violence continuing into the next day.
- 15:51
Government has withdrawn its Home Affairs directive, which sought more time to implement a July Constitutional Court judgment on asylum applications from people who entered the country illegally.
- 16:02
Acting Police Minister Kachalia visited Durban and urged protesters to avoid self-destructive behaviour, which he said is very costly to society, ahead of the November 4 election.
- 16:03
President Ramaphosa congratulated Justice Navi Pillay on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, making the 85-year-old the fifth South African to receive the award.