RC 261008SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Asylum policy after a Constitutional Court ruling dominated the midday show, with Durban Home Affairs protests and government weighing legal options, alongside Eskom's R30.3 billion profit and social grant leakage concerns.
- 12:11
Government says the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration is strengthening refugee processing, biometric screening and asylum adjudication speed after a Constitutional Court judgment, while it weighs legal options.
- 12:12
The SIU has approached the Justice Department, which will recommend the president extend the SIU proclamation to all refugee centres to tackle fraudulent asylum status, a request the government says will be looked at positively.
- 12:14
The Employment Services Amendment Bill would stop employers hiring foreign nationals where the required skill is available locally, the labour minister told the briefing.
- 12:27
Eskom reported a R30.3 billion profit for 2025-26 and says its recovery is becoming structural, though billions of rand owed by municipalities remain a major challenge.
- 12:07
Parliament's social development committee wants tighter SASSA controls after the Auditor-General found deceased people and government employees still receiving social grants.