Africa: All of Africa Today – October 9, 2026

Home Affairs Withdraws Asylum Directive After Soweto, Durban Unrest

The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn a directive on the intake of asylum applications following violent anti-immigration protests in Soweto and Durban, where at least 24 vehicles were torched and foreign-owned businesses were looted. The directive was introduced after a July Constitutional Court ruling that allowed asylum seekers to apply for protection regardless of how they entered South Africa or whether they…