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Friday, 9 October 2026
Home Affairs' withdrawn asylum directive and the Soweto unrest that followed dominated the news, while the talk segments covered parental burnout, friendship grief and a perfume entrepreneur's comeback.
- 10:02
Home Affairs withdrew its directive on asylum seeker applications issued on 28 September, admitting it overwhelmed refugee reception officers and raised public safety concerns. It says it will review its approach.
- 09:03
Police have opened 13 criminal cases after violent protests in Soweto, where residents torched 10 vehicles and looted shops. Nine cases relate to malicious damage to property.
- 10:01
A dismissed Ekurhuleni deputy police chief appeared in court over blue lights and sirens fitted to luxury cars linked to an alleged crime figure. He was granted R10,000 bail.
- 09:05
Gauteng's Judicial Service Commission began interviewing 44 candidates for 22 judicial vacancies, with a focus on Gauteng High Court positions, over a two-week sitting.