RC 261012SAfmElvis Presslin
Monday, 12 October 2026
Government's response to the Constitutional Court asylum ruling dominated, with rejected applicants barred from simply reapplying, alongside a pastor's court appearance over a baby's murder.
- 05:44
Justice Minister Mamuloko Kubai says asylum seekers whose claims were finally rejected cannot simply reapply for legal protection, though anyone raising a genuine new risk of persecution must be referred for legal advice before removal.
- 05:42
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration will ask the courts for a supervisory order on the asylum ruling, a move that would give Home Affairs time to strengthen its administrative and processing capacity.
- 05:43
Home Affairs will introduce a phased biometric registration model for asylum applications by the 10th of next month, checking applicants' previous rejections, records and travel documents.
- 05:01
A 36-year-old man believed to be a pastor is due in court over the alleged murder of a four-month-old baby and the alleged rape of a 43-year-old mother, after his arrest in Dipsloot.