RC 261011SAfm
Sunday, 11 October 2026
A Constitutional Court ruling reopening asylum applications dominated this SAfm Rewind, alongside Cosatu's congress reconvening and a deadly migrant boat capsizing off Djibouti.
- 20:12
The Constitutional Court ruled that asylum seekers who entered without proper documents can approach refugee reception offices and be interviewed on their own claims, without facing the 2020 good-cause requirement.
- 20:01
Cosatu's national congress reconvenes tomorrow in Ekurhuleni after collapsing in September over credentials disputes and a failure to form a quorum, with a new leadership to be elected at the three-day gathering.
- 20:04
Almost 140 migrants are now known dead after a boat carrying about 350 people capsized off Djibouti, with the International Organization for Migration saying 15 children are among the dead; around 80 were rescued.
- 20:02
The Basic Education Department has applied for leave to appeal a High Court ruling that cleared 50 matric learners of group copying, saying crucial information was not considered; their results have been withheld for nearly two years.
- 20:34
The new Basic Education regulation on teacher-learner WhatsApp messages requires communication to be visible to the school, form part of the school record, and stay accessible after a staff member leaves.