Mosaic News
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Tuesday, 14 July 2026
South Africa
Ramaphosa urges South Africans not to scapegoat migrants amid unrest25dSouth Africa secures $1 billion from BRICS bank for urban infrastructure25dSouth Africa's DA demotes former leader Steenhuisen in cabinet reshuffle ahead of local elections25dSouth African artists lose bookings across Africa as xenophobia backlash grows26dSouth African rapper Jub Jub arrested on kidnapping charges after alleged confrontation with taxi driver26dSouth African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91 after eight-decade career27dSouth African civil society rallies against xenophobic campaign targeting continental migrants29dMan arrested at Cape Town airport with 150 venomous scorpions hidden in luggage29dMexico beats South Africa 2-0 in colourful World Cup opening at Azteca Stadium[Updated]30dScientists officially confirm El Niño has arrived, warning of potentially record-breaking extreme weather31dSouth Africa's anti-immigrant tensions deepen as Nigeria threatens retaliation[Updated]31dMass shooting kills 12 at Johannesburg informal settlement as police hunt gunmen32dBotswana's diamond slump pushes workers and economy to the brink34dMexican cartels establish meth production labs on South African farms in new continental strategy35dFitch upgrades South Africa's credit rating for first time in over two decades36dNigeria to repatriate over 1,000 citizens from South Africa amid rising xenophobic violence37dSouth Africa introduces twice-yearly HIV prevention injection amid funding concerns37dMalawi begins formal repatriation of citizens fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa39dSouth Africa hosts first ministerial water summit with Mozambique and Eswatini40dXenophobic violence in South Africa kills Mozambican migrants, prompting mass departures40d