RC 261008Power FMKwena Moabelo
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Asylum-seeker rulings, a fatal Atteridgeville kidnapping and matric exam security dominated, alongside a long call-in debate on whether spouses should stand by accused partners.
- 12:04
The Constitutional Court ruled that asylum seekers cannot be denied refugee status solely over procedural non-compliance, forcing Home Affairs to reopen the asylum application system to those who entered irregularly.
- 14:00
Police are investigating the death of a four-month-old baby in Atteridgeville, allegedly taken after a woman was lured to the Hennops River on a claimed ritual. The pastor's wife has been arrested; the pastor, the main suspect, remains on the run.
- 12:02
Umalusi says it is all systems go for the 2026 matric exams, with more than 9,000 candidates registered at 7,403 centres nationwide and question-paper security tightened ahead of the start.
- 12:05
The Judicial Service Commission recommended advocate Jennifer Marion for a KwaZulu-Natal High Court judgeship. She was the only candidate interviewed and told the panel she would be willing to relocate to Durban.
- 12:03
A clandestine drug lab uncovered on a farm in Krugersdorp is worth an estimated R100 million, police say, with five suspects arrested and the farm owner identified.