A Reuters report dated 9 October 2026 says Home Affairs withdrew a directive related to asylum applications after violent protests and disruption. The underlying Constitutional Court ruling concerns access to an application process, not automatic residence status. Reporting on migration must avoid conflating legal status, nationality and criminal conduct. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africa-withdraws-asylum-directive-after-anti-migrant-violence-2026-10-09/ Source checked for this ZAMP sample: 11 October 2026. Original digest; confirm updates before publishing.