By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact LEPELLE-NKUMPI - On 24 October 2026, the men of Lepelle-Nkumpi will do what South Africa has been begging men to do for years: They will stand up, speak up, and march. Not against women. For them. For children. And for themselves. Civic movement Bhodla Ndoda - We Restore Men's Dignity has announced a massive March Against GBVFA - Gender-Based Violence, Femicide

THE MAN WHO WAS AWAKE: Then Minister of Home Affairs Dr Aaron Motsoaledi - pictured briefing the media in Pretoria - warned in 2023 that South Africa must exit the UN Refugee Convention and re-accede with reservations, and confessed the state does not know how many illegal immigrants are in the country. Cabinet approved his White Paper in April 2024. The Ramaphosa administration slept on it. Now Soweto and Durban burn. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearle

SOUTH AFRICA IS BLEEDING: LEFT - Durban CBD in flames on Thursday, 8 October 2026, as firefighters battle two bakkies torched during March and March anti-illegal immigration protests. RIGHT - Orlando West, Soweto, where residents torched vehicles and blocked roads with burning tyres and debris after clashes with foreign-owned spaza shop owners. At least 11 cars were torched nationwide as anger erupted over a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum seekers. By Mpho Dube, Editor-

Deputy President Paul Mashatile joined President Cyril Ramaphosa in extending deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the women who lost their lives, while sending a clear message of solidarity to the women and residents of Kempton Park and surrounding areas. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact Pretoria — Deputy President Paul Mashatile has stepped in with a firm, presidential res

Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane at proceedings this week as IDAC confirms provisional withdrawal of the R191m blue lights case for further review. IDAC says Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara will pursue certain aspects before re-enrolling the matter. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has provisionally withdrawn the R1

TENSIONS FLARE AT HOME AFFAIRS: SAPS holds the line outside Department of Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre in Gauteng. SA Flag in foreground as foreign nationals queue for asylum after ConCourt ruling. Police turned away hundreds in Durban on Thursday. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact PRETORIA - South Africa's immigration system has collapsed, and the Constitutional Court lit the match.