South African court to decide on renewing work permits for Zimbabweans

Nearly 2 million people could face deportation before June if their permits are allowed to expire. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following South African court to decide on renewing work permits for Zimbabweans [Foreign migrants wait on a bus after police removed them from the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town, Sourth Africa, April 2, 2020.] Credit: AP file photo South Africa-Zimbabwe A South African court is deciding on Tuesday if it will renew the [work permits of thousands of Zimbabweans]( in the country. The home government announced last year that there would be no extension granted. There are around 160,000 permit holders, and along with their dependents, an estimated nearly 2 million Zimbabweans could [face deportation]( before June. Many people from Zimbabwe migrated to South Africa around 2008 in search of better opportunities as their own country faced an economic crisis. India The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist leader, has [issued an apology]( after a video emerged of him asking a young boy to kiss him on the lips and “suck [his] tongue.” The video triggered severe backlash and criticism, including from the US-based SNAP advocacy group for victims of clergy abuse. Sticking out one's tongue was often used as a [greeting in ancient Tibetan culture](, but is not commonly seen anymore and doesn’t include the specific request made by the leader. The Dalai Lama has been living in Dharamsala, India, since fleeing from Tibet. United States President Joe Biden signed a bill that officially ended the [COVID-19 national emergency]( in the United States on Monday. Another public health emergency is also scheduled to end on May 11. Both were [implemented by the Trump administration]( in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. The deadlines could mean that Americans will have to start paying for COVID-19 testing, treatment and vaccines on their own. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World ['It's really hard here': Migrants heading north from Latin America face barriers at the US-Mexico border]( [Migrants are walking north to the United States, hoping for a better life. But before they make it to that border, they must make it across Mexico's southern border, which is getting more and more difficult.]( Credit: Michael Fox/The World Migrants from as far south as Chile are walking north to the United States, hoping for a better life. But before they make it to that border, they must make it across Mexico's southern border. The Mexican city of Tapachula is the [primary hub for migrants]( arriving from Central America. [4 years later, the legacy of ISIS prevents these Iraqi children from going to school]( [Iraqi civilians flee their homes during fighting between Iraqi security forces and ISIS militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, March 13, 2017.]( Credit: Felipe Dana/AP ​​​​​​​Thousands of Iraqi children who lived under the brutal rule of ISIS in northern Iraq still face obstacles. Iraqi families who were issued official identification documents by ISIS continue to have a hard time getting their kids into school, because the government [doesn't recognize their paperwork](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot Anne Keast-Butler became the [first female intelligence director]( of Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) on Tuesday. GCHQ is Britain’s intelligence and cybersecurity agency focused on tracking and disrupting cyber communication that poses threats to national security. The last female appointed to a national security leadership role came in 2002 when Eliza Manningham-Buller became Director General of the British national Security Agency. 🕵️‍♀️ [Screenshot of GCHQ tweet]( Credit: Twitter In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.