RC 261008SAfmElvis Presslin
Thursday, 8 October 2026
The episode was dominated by confusion over a Constitutional Court asylum ruling, alongside violent crime, a fatal KwaZulu-Natal taxi crash and calls for stronger action against gender-based violence.
- 05:54
Government said the Constitutional Court’s asylum ruling does not automatically grant undocumented migrants papers, employment rights, voting rights or access to social grants; an official briefing was scheduled for 9am.
- 05:01
Ten people died when a minibus taxi allegedly lost control and collided with a truck on the M3385 near Catto Ridge, west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal transport authorities said.
- 05:44
Police arrested a pastor’s wife after a four-month-old baby was found buried in a shallow grave near the Hennops River; the pastor remains wanted over the alleged rape and murder.
- 05:20
The National Dialogue process has held about 53 pilot dialogues, identifying recurring concerns including youth substance abuse, unemployment and people lacking identity documents, ahead of a planned 2027 rollout.
- 05:47
The DA’s Tshwane mayoral candidate said a gender-based violence march would press police over unresolved murders, while proposing working streetlights, community oversight and better municipal enforcement to improve safety.