Friday, 9 October 2026

Anti-immigrant unrest in Durban and Home Affairs' asylum directive U-turn dominated the afternoon, with the Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay also featuring.

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Acting Police Minister Feroz Kachalia says the Constitutional Court may not have fully considered the administrative challenges and resources needed to implement its asylum ruling.
15:03
Home Affairs withdrew its directive to consider all asylum applications after nationwide protests, but an immigration expert says the withdrawal does not nullify the Constitutional Court's July ruling.
15:01
Anti-immigration protests and violence in Durban have left 14 vehicles torched and several buildings set alight, prompting Kachalia to visit KwaZulu-Natal to assess the unrest and police response.
15:05
Judge Navi Pillay, 85, won the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting peace and international law, recognised for holding leaders accountable and for chairing the UN inquiry that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
16:55
MPs are demanding answers after municipalities failed to pay pension contributions for 592,000 workers, a shortfall the Standing Committee on Finance puts at R7.29 billion.

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