{"id":40164,"date":"2025-10-30T19:08:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40164"},"modified":"2025-10-30T19:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:08:43","slug":"trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/30\/trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration sets lowest-ever cap on refugee admissions to U.S. : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-95829\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 8256;&#10;        --source-height: 5504;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F61%2F1d0efa9c410f802018d3c4e40555%2Fgettyimages-2236362748.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"In this photograph taken on September 2, 2025, Afghan refugee girl Shayma is pictured during an interview with AFP at her residence in Islamabad. Her family had been scheduled to fly to the U.S. in February, before the Trump administration suspended most refugee admissions.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                In this photograph taken on September 2, 2025, Afghan refugee girl Shayma is pictured during an interview with AFP at her residence in Islamabad. Her family had been scheduled to fly to the U.S. in February, before the Trump administration suspended most refugee admissions.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Farooq Naeem\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Farooq Naeem\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Trump administration is drastically cutting the number of refugees it will admit to the U.S., capping it at 7,500 for the current fiscal year. That&#8217;s the lowest since the U.S. refugee program was established in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. wants to primarily admit Afrikaners from South Africa, according to a notification in the Federal Register filed on Thursday, and &#8220;other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The administration has largely paused the U.S. refugee resettlement program so far this year, with the exception of a streamlined process of resettlement for white South Africans. Several hundred from the group have been resettled across the U.S. since March.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-95823-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3754x3754+853+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2Fd5%2Fe0f2942a4ed9af9957160f8cf9c4%2Fddwyer-refugee-community-riverdale-md-14.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851320_628_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3754x3754+853+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2Fd5%2Fe0f2942a4ed9af9957160f8cf9c4%2Fddwyer-refugee-community-riverdale-md-14.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3754x3754+853+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2Fd5%2Fe0f2942a4ed9af9957160f8cf9c4%2Fddwyer-refugee-community-riverdale-md-14.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851320_628_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3754x3754+853+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2Fd5%2Fe0f2942a4ed9af9957160f8cf9c4%2Fddwyer-refugee-community-riverdale-md-14.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851320_628_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3754x3754+853+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2Fd5%2Fe0f2942a4ed9af9957160f8cf9c4%2Fddwyer-refugee-community-riverdale-md-14.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Jefferson, a refugee residing in the Parkview Apartments community in Riverdale, Maryland sits in his bedroom that he shares with his roommate on Feb. 27, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-95823-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>In response, some resettlement groups have been quick to voice concern over the lack of resources and limits on admission of those from other countries. Others have shuttered their services, changing the landscape of the refugee resettlement process.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s notification, which covers the fiscal year that started October 1, does not provide a reason for the lower cap, beyond mentioning previous Trump administration policies on refugees, including pausing admissions overall and barring admissions from countries seen as threats to U.S. security and welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Landau, the deputy secretary of state, previously told reporters that criteria for bringing in refugees included making sure that they did not pose a national security challenge and could be easily assimilated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-95823-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5181x5181+698+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F2b%2F534914f54692a68c89bbc0b3bb14%2Fgettyimages-2214742382.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851321_184_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5181x5181+698+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F2b%2F534914f54692a68c89bbc0b3bb14%2Fgettyimages-2214742382.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5181x5181+698+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F2b%2F534914f54692a68c89bbc0b3bb14%2Fgettyimages-2214742382.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851321_184_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5181x5181+698+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F2b%2F534914f54692a68c89bbc0b3bb14%2Fgettyimages-2214742382.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851321_184_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5181x5181+698+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F2b%2F534914f54692a68c89bbc0b3bb14%2Fgettyimages-2214742382.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Newly arrived South Africans listen to representatives from Homeland Security and the State Department deliver welcome statements in a hangar at Atlantic Aviation Dulles near Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2025 in Dulles, Va.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-95823-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This decision doesn&#8217;t just lower the refugee admissions ceiling. It lowers our moral standing,&#8221; Krish O&#8217;Mara Vignarajah, president of Global Refuge, said in a statement. &#8220;At a time of crisis in countries ranging from Afghanistan to Venezuela to Sudan and beyond, concentrating the vast majority of admissions on one group undermines the program&#8217;s purpose as well as its credibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration had set the refugee cap at 125,000 for fiscal year 2025.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Push for higher caps<\/h3>\n<p>Refugee advocates have spent the year pushing for a broader range of admissions beyond Afrikaners, including admitting people from other countries who had already been vetted to arrive in the U.S.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;It is egregious to exclude refugees who completed years of rigorous security checks and are currently stuck in dangerous and precarious situations,&#8221; said Sharif Aly, president of the International Refugee Assistance Project. He said that the number of those with confirmed travel plans to the U.S. is greater than the new refugee cap.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-95823-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3580x3580+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F18%2Fb1bd8ad2491b97cabbd01bddbee1%2Fap22357656421635.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851321_398_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3580x3580+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F18%2Fb1bd8ad2491b97cabbd01bddbee1%2Fap22357656421635.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3580x3580+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F18%2Fb1bd8ad2491b97cabbd01bddbee1%2Fap22357656421635.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851321_398_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3580x3580+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F18%2Fb1bd8ad2491b97cabbd01bddbee1%2Fap22357656421635.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761851321_398_Trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions-to-US.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3580x3580+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F18%2Fb1bd8ad2491b97cabbd01bddbee1%2Fap22357656421635.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Children play with stones at an Afghan refugees camp on Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, N.J., in 2021.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-95823-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The admission of Afrikaners to the U.S. has drawn scrutiny from resettlement agencies in the U.S., who have faced sharp budget, resource, and personnel cuts since President Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p>Among his first executive actions, Trump paused the refugee resettlement program. Various agencies including the State Department have also paused disbursing funding for critical services for other refugees, such as the home, job and school assistance the Afrikaners are poised to receive.<\/p>\n<p>The pause also sent the refugee resettlement agencies into turmoil as refugees already cleared to arrive in the U.S. received notice their flights had been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-95823-103\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Among those left in limbo were Afghans who worked with the U.S. military, a move that some Republicans have criticized. A lower-court judge had ordered the government to at least resume the refugee program for those who had already been approved to travel, but an appeals court ruled in favor of the administration.<\/p>\n<p>The notice in the Federal Register makes no mention of Afghans, despite past promises to help those who supported the U.S. in America&#8217;s longest war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Trump #administration #sets #lowestever #cap #refugee #admissions #U.S #NPR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this photograph taken on September 2, 2025, Afghan refugee girl Shayma is pictured during an interview with AFP at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40166,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40164\/revisions\/40166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}