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Friday, 9 October 2026
Anti-immigration protests dominated this Friday bulletin, with arrests in Johannesburg and violence in Durban, alongside a court win for Andile Lungisa and a fatal N12 shootout.
- 15:01
Four people were arrested in Johannesburg's CBD as anti-illegal immigration protesters delivered a memorandum of demands to the Constitutional Court; police say they are suspected of inciting violence.
- 17:31
Three suspected cash-in-transit robbers were shot dead in a shootout with police on the N12 in Gauteng, with rifles recovered at the scene.
- 15:03
The Johannesburg High Court ruled that ANC NEC member Andile Lungisa's removal from the Nelson Mandela Bay proportional representation list was unlawful and unconstitutional, ordering his reinstatement before the November 4 local elections.
- 17:32
Banyana Banyana beat Madagascar 4-0 in the first leg of their 2028 Los Angeles Olympic qualifier, with the second leg on Tuesday at the same venue.