Southern Africa Correspondent at The Guardian. Brit abroad.
Rachel Savage
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The family of the Belfast stabbing victim have released a statement saying - like the family of Henry Nowak last week - that the attack should not be used to "divide people or fuel hostility"
They condemned disorder and praised the "valuable contribution" by migrants
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Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry to the US and will miss officiating the World Cup.
FIFA is abdicating responsibility. It's also unclear why he can't be shifted to refereeing matches in Canada or Mexico (I assume the officials are all locked in, but still).
South Africa’s electricity generation mix in the first quarter of 2026:
Coal 74.1% (down from 79% a year before)
Solar 10.7% (up from 8.4%)
Nuclear 7.7% (up from 4.7%)
Wind 5.3% (up from 4.5%)
Hydro 1.6% (up from 0.4%)
Diesel 0.5% (down from 3%)
CSP 0.2% (up from 0.1%)
- Ember
African migrants in South Africa are living in "extreme fear", after marches calling for illegal immigrants to leave reignited xenophobia.
March & March, the most prominent protest group, have given illegal immigrants until June 30 to leave - but haven't said what will happen to those that don't
"Her superpower, it turns out, was kindness and warmth."
Half of the white South African 'refugees' who ended up in Ohio have left because they can't immediately get driving licenses.
Many are also finding that the financial support from the US government is not what they'd hoped for.
