Mauritius

Flight to to evacuate South Africans in Wuhan finally underway

Article Sipho Kings - 10 Mar 2020

A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine

Coronavirus: South Africa will evacuate citizens from Wuhan

Article Thanduxolo Jika & Chris Gilili - 26 Feb 2020

The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated

Students ‘abandoned’ in Wuhan

Africa Simon Allison - 21 Feb 2020

Africans living in China want to be evacuated

Football on the colonial frontier

Sport Luke Feltham - 17 Jan 2020

Still fighting for their right to return home, exiled Chagossians are using football to unite a diaspora

Fake FDI tops global growth

Article Kevin Davie - 13 Sep 2019

Pope Francis this week exhorted the political leaders of Mauritius, known as a tax haven and enclave for shell companies, to promote...

Africans win UN vote on Britain’s last colony

Africa Carole Landry - 23 May 2019

Britain routed in UN vote on Chagos

UN orders UK to end rule of Chagos Islands

Africa Carole Landry - 23 May 2019

The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the center of a decades-long dispute over Britain's decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965

Britain faces UN defeat over Chagos islands

Africa Carole Landry - 22 May 2019

The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the centre of a decades-long dispute over Britain's decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965

Britain must cede control of its last African colony, court rules

Africa Simon Allison - 25 Feb 2019

International Court of Justice finds that the Chagos Islands was unlawfully annexed

Mo Ibrahim: Africa’s decade of ‘lost opportunity’

Africa Simon Allison - 30 Oct 2018

The 2018 African governance index was released this week. It’s not good news

Letters to the editor: September 14 to 20

Article bogdan TagDiv - 14 Sep 2018

Our readers write in about Chagos, Coca-Cola, and a new reader gives us feedback

US urges top UN court to stay out of Chagos islands row

Africa Jan Hennop - 5 Sep 2018

London split off the remote islands from Mauritius in 1965, three years before Port Louis gained independence

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Mbalula defends changing taxi operating times

Thando Maeko - 3 Apr 2020

Regulations for taxis have been relaxed over the last few days of the lockdown prompting criticism. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula however, has defended the decision

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A week in lockdown: SA Covid-19 cases at 1 505

Lester Kiewit - 3 Apr 2020

The health department says it is awaiting confirmation on whether two deaths in Kwazulu-Natal are related to the coronavirus disease

Coronavirus

Lockdown heroes feed hungry kids

Lester Kiewit - 2 Apr 2020

Feeding schemes inundated with requests to assist during Covid-19 lockdown

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New energy mix on the cards

Derek Davey - 3 Apr 2020

REI4P already has and will continue to yield thousands of employment opportunities

Special Reports

The online value of executive education in a Covid-19 world

Staff Reporter - 27 Mar 2020

Executive education courses further develop the skills of leaders in the workplace

Special Reports

Sisa Ntshona urges everyone to stay home, and consider travelling later

Staff Reporter - 26 Mar 2020

Sisa Ntshona has urged everyone to limit their movements in line with government’s request

Special Reports

SAB Zenzele’s special AGM postponed until further notice

Staff Reporter - 24 Mar 2020

An arrangement has been announced for shareholders and retailers to receive a 77.5% cash payout

Special Reports

20th Edition of the National Teaching Awards

Staff Reporter - 23 Mar 2020

Teachers are seldom recognised but they are indispensable to the country's education system

Special Reports

Awards affirm the vital work that teachers do

Thabo Mohlala - 23 Mar 2020

Government is committed to empowering South Africa’s teachers with skills, knowledge and techniques for a changing world

Special Reports

2020 Humanities Award winners reflect a contribution to diversity and social justice, echoing South Africa’s socioeconomic condition

Anele Ngcoya - 23 Mar 2020

The HSS Awards ensure that the humanities and social sciences thrive

Special Reports

SAB Zenzele special AGM rescheduled to March 25 2020

Staff Reporter - 18 Mar 2020

New voting arrangements are being made to safeguard the health of shareholders