I grew up in a small, tight-knit community of mixed race people on the edge of the British empire. The population of what was then called Swaziland (now Eswatini) was divided into white Europeans, black “native” Swazis and those who fell into the awkward space between.

I was born and raised in that awkward space. Even as a child, I knew my brown skin and green eyes set me apart. In a country where interracial marriage was banned, we were proof that someone, somewhere, had been very naughty indeed. We were the living, breathing result of a sin; sex across the colour line.

Children belong to their father under Swazi tradition. Many mixed-race people’s fathers were white soldiers and government hands who rotated through the country and then returned toKidnapped businessman discovered dead with gunshot to head

The worst fears of the Singh’s family were confirmed today when the body of the kidnapped businessman Rajendra Singh was discovered in the Le Repentir Cemetery.

The man’s body was found under a tree with what appears to be a gunshot wound to the head and his hands tied behind his back. The businessman’s death comes amidst demands for a 25 million dollar ransom and the hand over of Surveillance video footage for his safe return.

The gruesome discovery was made just around 9:30 this morning by city council worker Jarnarine Parbu. Parbu said he was about to lay foundation for a new burial space when he saw the lifeless body under a tree. His supervisor was also alerted and he spoke with