Latest articles on Mauritius

Hair to the rescue as oil spills blight coastlines

Environment Clara Marchaud - 27 Sep 2020

Synthetic materials are effective in mopping up oil but human hair is cheaper and is biodegradable

Crazy-rich Africans fear instability

Business Thando Maeko - 16 Aug 2020

The Standard Bank’s Wealth Report for Africa for 2020 shows that the continent’s wealthiest individuals worry about what impact volatile political environments will have on their wealth

Mauritius weeps as the island is surrounded by oil

Africa Deeya Jahajeeah & Jess Auerbach - 12 Aug 2020

The Wakashio freighter spilled 4 000 tonnes of oil into the sea off the Mauritian coast. Now the island’s residents are working together to recover from the disaster.

A fishy business: How an Icelandic multinational moved profits out of Namibia

Africa Margot Gibbs - 22 Jul 2020

Global food companies avoid paying taxes by shifting profits around the world. Finance Uncovered reports on the case of Icelandic fishing giant Samherji’s operations in Namibia

Empire and environmentalism: The legacy of a brilliant maverick, Richard Grove

Opinion Simon Pooley - 7 Jul 2020

The prolific interdisciplinary scholar who worked on the periphery and challenged Eurocentrism also drew attention to the El Niño phenomenon and global warming concerns in Victorian times

How Mauritius beat the pandemic

Africa Simon Allison & Abdul Brima - 21 May 2020

Despite containing Covid-19, it will be some time before normal life resumes — and some measures will be written into the law

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

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Sabelo Skiti - 22 Oct 2020

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Transport Month

[email protected] - 23 Oct 2020

An infrastructure-led recovery will help to stimulate demand in the South African economy, which is vital post the Covid-19 pandemic

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Limpopo’s Economic Recovery Plan to fight Covid-19 impact

special reports - 23 Oct 2020

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Disrupt the corrupt

special reports - 22 Oct 2020

Whistle-blowers should be seen as real heroes in the fight against corruption and we need a change in culture for this to happen

Special Reports

Corporates: A force for good for a sustainable future

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

In order to see people and nature thrive what is required is a strong focus on partnerships – we cannot act alone anymore

Special Reports

Combatting wildlife crime in Southern Africa activity annual programme statement (APS) No. 04

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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special reports - 19 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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