RC 261006SAfmAshraf Garda
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
The episode focused on asylum access, public healthcare pressures, municipal accountability and the fallout from a shooting involving a relative of Madlanga Commission witness Feroz Khan.
- 17:09
The Madlanga Commission postponed Feroz Khan’s testimony after a relative was killed in a shooting on the R21; police are investigating murder and attempted murder, with no arrests reported.
- 16:13
The Constitutional Court confirmed that people may apply for asylum regardless of how they entered South Africa or whether they obtained a transit visa, though applications still require assessment on merit.
- 15:26
Eastern Cape Health admitted maternity facilities experienced overcrowding and delays during demand spikes, while disputing social-media claims about women sleeping on floors and sharing blood-stained beds.
- 15:50
The IEC said 20 Eastern Cape parties signed the electoral code of conduct, while the provincial voters’ roll rose to about six million after 192,000 young people were added.
- 16:02
A Limpopo High Court ruled for 50 former pupils accused of group copying, ordering their results within five days and national senior certificates within 30 days.