RC 261008SAfmBridget Masinga
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Brand South Africa's Nation Brand Forum in Johannesburg dominated the afternoon, while asylum-policy warnings and Parliamentary scrutiny of SASSA grant payments drove the headlines.
- 13:02
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni warned those abusing South Africa's asylum system not to clog the Home Affairs system, saying asylum is strictly for people fleeing war and persecution.
- 13:05
The Parliamentary Social Development committee is demanding tighter controls at SASSA after the Auditor General found grants paid to deceased people and government employees who no longer qualify.
- 13:04
Umalusi says it is ready to oversee the 2026 final national senior certificate exams, with about 1.08 million candidates registered to write from next Tuesday until the 26th of next month.
- 13:06
Israel has downgraded the British Consulate in East Jerusalem to a mission after the UK sanctioned Israeli goods from illegal West Bank settlements, though the building remains British government property.
- 13:27
At the Nation Brand Forum, Brand South Africa says it is working with Google and TikTok so disinformation can be taken down quickly without suppressing free speech.