RC 261006SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
The episode focused on Feroz Khan’s postponed Madlanga Commission testimony, a landmark asylum ruling, soaring fuel costs, alleged insurance murders and KwaZulu-Natal’s election campaign.
- 12:02
Feroz Khan’s in-camera testimony before the Madlanga Commission was postponed after a family member was killed in a shooting on Gauteng’s R21; no new date was set.
- 12:22
The Constitutional Court ruled that unlawful entry or missing immigration documents cannot alone block access to South Africa’s asylum system, although applications must still be assessed on merit.
- 12:29
Life insurers recorded 38 alleged “murder for money” cases in 2024, up from 14 in 2023; claims involving implicated beneficiaries may wait for criminal proceedings.
- 12:52
From midnight, petrol prices were set to rise by between R3.12 and R3.33 per litre, diesel by up to R3.24, and illuminating paraffin by R4.77.
- 12:50
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal urged voters to deliver victories in all 54 municipalities on 4 November, while acknowledging the need to address corruption and crime.