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Monday, 12 October 2026
Asylum policy and the Constitutional Court ruling dominated the Monday show, alongside Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize and News24's investigation into March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma.
- 06:02
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says applicants whose asylum claims fail will be deported, and that the Constitutional Court ruling does not strip Home Affairs of its power to adjudicate applications.
- 08:10
Home Affairs has withdrawn its directive on accepting new asylum applications after implementing the Constitutional Court judgment caused serious consequences, and a phased registration and appointment model is now proposed.
- 08:14
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Immigration says it will ask the courts for at least 24 months to correct the legislation, including defining the first safe country a refugee came from.
- 06:53
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, honoured for her long career promoting peace, human rights and international law.
- 07:17
News24's investigation found a 10.5 million rand KwaZulu-Natal government contract was awarded to a company that Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and her husband both direct.