Home Affairs withdraws asylum directive after violent protests
PRETORIA, Friday 9 October 2026 — The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn its 28 September directive governing the intake
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Durban asylum centre disrupted as government responds to ruling
DURBAN, Thursday 8 October 2026 — South Africa’s government has convened an urgent inter-ministerial meeting following disruptions at refugee reception
Home Affairs refers asylum directive disinformation campaign to IEC
PRETORIA, Wednesday 7 October 2026 — The Department of Home Affairs will refer an online campaign containing allegedly false claims
Mbeki and Zuma to testify before TRC cases inquiry in October
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday 6 October 2026 — Former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma are scheduled to testify later this month
JSC recommends Bloem, Phatshoane and Steyn for Supreme Court of Appeal
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday 6 October 2026 — The Judicial Service Commission has recommended Judges Gerald Bloem, Mmathebe Violet Phatshoane and Esther
Court orders ANC to submit Eastern Cape branch data
KUGOMPO, Thursday 1 October 2026 — The High Court has ordered the African National Congress and secretary-general Fikile Mbalula to
IEC opposes DA Electoral Court challenge over single-name PR lists
JOHANNESBURG, Thursday 1 October 2026 — The Electoral Commission has opposed a Democratic Alliance Electoral Court application challenging single-name proportional-representation
Julius Malema apologises in Parliament over 2021 JSC questioning
CAPE TOWN, Tuesday 29 September 2026 — EFF leader Julius Malema has formally apologised in the National Assembly over his
High Court reinstates two MK Party MPs after setting aside expulsions
CAPE TOWN, Friday 25 September 2026 — The Western Cape High Court has ordered the MK Party to reinstate MPs
Electoral Court dismisses MK Party challenge to 2024 election results
BLOEMFONTEIN, Friday 25 September 2026 — The Electoral Court has dismissed the MK Party’s attempt to overturn South Africa’s 2024