Gabadinho Mhango put underdogs Malawi ahead with a long-range jaw-dropper, but Morocco proved too strong, Achraf Hakimi sealing the deal with a world-class strike of his own
Reffell and North named in squad for Wales’s summer tour of South Africa
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The uncapped Leicester flanker Tommy Reffell has been named in the Wales squad for this summer’s South Africa tour for which George North has been recalled after 14 months out of Test match action because of a serious...
Hunger crisis grips Horn of Africa – but 80% of Britons unaware, poll shows
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The UK government has been urged to give the hunger crisis gripping the Horn of Africa “proper attention”, as new polling showed just two in 10 people in Britain are aware that the worst drought in 40 years is even ta...
What might rising Covid cases in South Africa mean for the UK?
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Covid cases are rising in South Africa. But how serious is this and what might it mean for the UK? The country is seeing a wave of Covid infections linked to two new forms, or “sub-lineages”, of Omicron: BA.4 and BA.5...
South Africa may be entering fifth Covid wave earlier than expected
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South Africa may be entering a fifth Covid wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, health officials and ...
World weatherwatch: floods in South Africa, landslides in India and snowstorms in US
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South Africa has been hit by unprecedented rain, the heaviest in 60 years, with at least 448 people killed in the city of Durban and the surrounding KwaZulu-Natal province. Nearly 4,000 homes and 500 schools have been...
‘A life worth living’: bereaved mother and daughter set off on year-long drive across Africa
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Each journey of bereavement is different, and few young, widowed mothers might pack their life into a Land Rover Defender and set off with a young daughter to drive through Africa for a year. Six years after her husba...
After the relentless rain, South Africa sounds the alarm on the climate crisis
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Survivors of South Africa’s devastating floods have described “sheet upon sheet of relentless rain” that washed away entire houses, bridges and roads, killing about 450 people and making thousands homeless. The storm,...
South Africa flooding death toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing
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South African police, army and volunteer rescuers have widened the search for dozens still missing five days after the deadliest storm to strike the city of Durban in living memory as the death toll rose to nearly 400...