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Ruling marks legal setback for administration’s efforts to roll back protections for various groups of immigrants.Published On 9 Apr 20269 Apr 2026A federal judge has blocked the administration of President Donald Trump from revoking legal protections for about 5,000 Ethiopians that permit them to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation.District Judge Brian Murphy issued the ruling on Thursday, marking the latest setback for the administration’s efforts to roll back legal immigration status for people from largely non-Western countries.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listMurphy also cited Congress’s role in setting standards for how Temporary…

THE BROTHER of the late Senzo Meyiwa, Mr. Sfiso Meyiwa, has accused Longwe Twala of running a lice, following the revelation of the letter he allegedly wrote to the deceased’s mother.In this letter – Longwe, who distanced himself from the case – urges Meyiwa’s mother, Mrs Ntombifuthi Meyiwa, to request to listen to the recorded speech, in which the second defendant, Bongani Ntanzi, allegedly confessed to killing the deceased. In it, Longwe urges Mrs. Meyiwa not to allow her to listen to the speech alone but to call trusted people likeLieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Judge Mretur Madlanga.Meyiwa talking toOf this…

Prof. Willem Landman, founder and chairman of DignitySA. (Photo: Dignity South Africa/ Facebook) DignitySA, an organization that campaigns for the change of legislation to give mentally competent adults the option of a “dignified death” should they so choose, has approached the High Court in Pretoria to decriminalize and legalize assisted dying. The organization argues that the ban is contrary to rights enshrined in the Constitution, including those that protect human dignity and bodily autonomy. DignitySA also requested the court to ask parliament to introduce the appropriate legislation legalizing assisted dying within two years. Prof. Willem Landman, founder and chairman of…

IT IS HARD to accept the situation in the family of a woman from Sakhamkhanya, Doringkop, KwaDukuza, who is said to have been stabbed to death by her boyfriend after returning from Easter on Sunday.In this incident, Ms. Happy Mthethwa (35), who is said to have been killed by the suspect, who said he was going to collect his belongings from the house where he lived, was brutally killed, to show him that he is not kidding when he says that the thread is no longer connected.According to the deceased’s sister, Ms. Kholeka Mthethwa, the incident happened when they had…

The scene on Thursday afternoon in Katherine Street. (Photo: Provided) High drama unfolded in Sandton on Thursday when the Johannesburg authorities chased a Toyota Corolla after the car’s occupants allegedly tried to rob a guest from a hotel in the area near the hotel. A chase and large-scale traffic disruption ensued. By late Thursday afternoon, Katherine Street under the Grayston Drive overpass was still closed to all traffic while police combed the scene. Brig. Brenda Muridili, spokesperson for the police, says that members of the Gauteng Highway Patrol received information on Thursday afternoon about a white Toyota Corolla that was…

The family of a man who used to be a police officer of Thekwini Municipality broke down in tears yesterday, the District Court in Durban sentenced him to 45 years for murder and two counts of attempted murder.A man, Mandlenkosi Gumbi (50), was sentenced for shooting and killing Mr. Sanele Thembani (24) in an incident that took place on the M4 road near Pick n Pay Hyper, Durban North in August 2023. Gumbi’s family cried until they were taken out of court.According to the police testimony, Gumbi was part of the police who had a roadblock in this area, but…

DOING things without the carelessness of the IFP leadership, is one of the things that attracted the one who abandoned MKP, Dr. Bongani Mncwango, to this group.Mncwango, who was officially announced as a member of the IFP yesterday, revealed that there were many groups that were interested in him. He said this while talking to the media. Mncwango, who was the general secretary of the MKP, revealed that he ended up choosing the IFP from the four groups that wanted him for work.”I chose to give the IFP a chance to these young men who courted me because of its…

THE race to lead the DA in KwaZulu-Natal has begun, as a member of the House of Provinces Council in Parliament, Mr. Mzamo Billy, has announced that he will enter the race to lead the party in the province.The DA will hold a conference to elect the provincial leadership next month and members have already started putting forward the names of the people they want to run for office. Yesterday, Billy announced that he accepted the nomination of his name to enter the race to lead the province. He said this in a text posted on social media.”It is a…

File photo of DA delegates during the party’s 2023 federal election. (Photo: MICHELE SPATARI / AFP)When Democratic Alliance delegates gathered for the party’s triennial federal congress at the Gallagher Convention Center in Midrand in April 2023, the party was not part of the national government.It was just a dream at that stage.John Steenhuisen was re-elected federal leader of the party in 2023 at this congress.When delegates reconvene at Gallagher this coming weekend for the party’s triennial federal congress, they will elect a new federal leader with a view to securing an absolute majority in the upcoming municipal elections and finally…

Conflict upends flow of critical raw materials for manufacturing, aviation and technology.The United States and Iran may have agreed to a ceasefire for now, but the world’s supply chains will continue to feel the effects.Beyond oil and gas, Iran’s near closure of the Strait of Hormuz has blocked shipments of critical raw materials from the Gulf.Petrochemicals, helium and aluminium are just some of the products that have not been able to reach manufacturing hubs around the world.Many everyday items are affected, from plastic packaging to the advanced semiconductors in our smartphones.How will our supply chains recover, and can they become…