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Netball back on court with Cape tourney – SowetanLIVE

The Spar Challenge in Cape Town next month will mark the first major netball event in the country after Netball SA (NSA) announced resumption of its activities yesterday.

NSA had suspended its programme at the height of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic's second wave.

With SA set to host Africa's first International Netball Federation World Cup in Cape Town in 2023, the SA senior netball team needs every opportunity it can get to prepare for the world championships on home soil.

In the Spar Challenge, the Proteas will compete against Uganda, as well as against Proteas Under-21 and SA President invitational squad on March 24-30. The tournament will be played in a bio-bubble. An invitation has also been extended to Namibia and NSA is hoping for a positive response from the neighbouring nation.

Last year NSA hosted three successful bio-bubble events in Free State, North West and Limpopo and NSA president Cecilia Molokwane is confident even the next one will go through smoothly.

"The decision to resume playing was not an easy one. We are still in a pandemic and have to be careful about how we conduct our business. We have put measures in place to protect the lives of everyone involved," Molokwane said yesterday.

She emphasised the need to keep the Proteas busy and sharp as 2023 approaches.

The participating teams in the Challenge will assemble in the Mother City for pre-training on March 19-23.

The City of Cape Town's mayoral committee member, JP Smith, said the city would create a safe environment for the players, coaches and officials.

"As the home of netball for the next three years up to the 2023 World Cup, it is an opportunity to prepare the city for the world championships in a safe environment. No one knows what the future holds," Smith said.

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Brutal assault in Kasganj: Cop mercilessly thrashed to death by liquor mafia, CM Yogi orders slapping of NSA – Times Now

The accused were members of the local liquor mafia (Representative Image).  |  Photo Credit: iStock Images

Kasganj: In an incident that has exposed the lawlessness in the state of Uttar Pradesh, a police officer was allegedly beaten to death by members of the liquor mafia. The accused did not stop here, they also thrashed a sub-inspector.

The incident took place when a police team led by Sub-inspector Ashok went to the Nagla Dhimar village which falls under the Sidhpura police station area of Kasganj.

The team went to the spot to serve a notice for attachment of property when they were allegedly attacked by a group of persons. The accused were members of the local liquor mafia.

A constable, identified as Devendra was allegedly beaten to death by the accused while the SI sustained injuries. After the incident, a team led by ASP Aditya Prakash Verma started conducting raids to nab the accused. Police reinforcements from nearby districts were also called to Kasganj.

After the incident, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath ordered slapping the National Security Act (NSA) against the accused.

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Netball also returns to action – Rekord East

After Netball South Africa (NSA) announced early in January that all planned netball activities had been suspended until further notice, there was good news last week for lovers of this popular sport.

NSA said in a statement that their Executive Committee have been reviewing the situation in the country after constant consultation with the relevant government departments.

Following the announcement by President Ramaphosa that the lockdown level three restrictions have been reviewed and relaxed, the Netball authorities have decided that netball activities should resume effective from Monday 08th February.

The decision to resume netball activities was not an easy one, because we are still amid a pandemic and we needed to be very careful on how we will do things going forward. This was a balancing act, because key to our list of priorities is ensuring that we preserve the lives of all our stakeholders whilst we play the sport we love. As the Executive together with our Events and Compliance teams, we have put measures in place that will enable us to make sure that we protect the lives of everyone, said Cecilia Molokwane, Netball South Africa President.

The first event that will take place is the SPAR Challenge, which was supposed to happen at the beginning of the year. The participating teams will be the SPAR Proteas, the SA Presidents XII, the SPAR Baby Proteas (under 21) and Ugandas national team, while Namibia yet to confirm participation.

The SPAR Challenge will take place under strict health and safety regulations. The tournament will happen in a biologically safe environment in Cape Town from the 24th to 31st of March 2021, after the teams gathered for a pre-training camp between the 19th and 23rd of March 2021.

Cape Town will be the home of Netball for the next three years leading up to the 2023 Netball World Cup.

NSA also encouraged local teams that would like to resume training and host coaching clinics to submit their risk mitigation plan to NSAs offices for approval. This is done to ensure that everyone adheres to the rules and regulations.

The SPAR Proteas team and SA Presidents XII team were announced in December 2020. Dr Elsje Jordaan, head coach of the SPAR Baby Proteas, will announce her final team before the SPAR Challenge. She will use this series to get some game time for her players and get combinations right ahead of the under 21 Netball World Youth Cup in Fiji at the end of the year.

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Biden’s Immigration Reform Plan Shouldn’t Ignore Enforcement – Bloomberg

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Bipartisan pair of senators reintroduces immigration reform bill protecting ‘Dreamers’ – CNBC

Demonstrators hold illuminated signs during a rally supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), or the Dream Act, outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2018.

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Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Thursday introduced the latest iteration of the Dream Act, part of a new immigration reform push.

The proposed legislation, first introduced in 2001, would give some young, undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children the opportunity to pursue a path toward American citizenship.

The reintroduction comes as President Joe Biden begins rolling out his immigration reform agenda and aims to reverse many of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

In 2012, President Barack Obama created the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program after the Dream Act failed to pass in Congress several times.

DACA protects the young undocumented immigrants who would be impacted by the Dream Act from deportation. The policy does not provide a path to citizenship.

Trump sought to end DACA during his presidency, but the Supreme Court blocked his administration's attempt in June. On Jan. 20, Biden signed an executive order preserving DACA.

"It is clear that only legislation passed by Congress can give Dreamers the chance they deserve to earn their way to American citizenship," Durbin said in a statement Thursday.

The Dream Act would grant some young, undocumented immigrants lawful permanent residence and eventually American citizenship if they meet certain criteria, including graduating from high school or earning a GED; pursuing higher education, working or serving in the military; and passing background checks.

The Dream Act of 2021 is identical to versions introduced by Durbin and Graham in the past two sessions of Congress, the senators say.

Graham indicated in a statement Thursday he would like to pass the Dream Act not as a standalone bill, but rather as part of a comprehensive immigration package.

"I believe it will be a starting point for us to find bipartisan breakthroughs providing relief to the Dreamers and also repairing a broken immigration system," Graham said.

In the last 15 years, Congress has not passed a comprehensive immigration bill.

About three-quarters of Americans support granting permanent legal status to undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, according to a June Pew Research Center survey.

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