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Hope: Zimbabweans standing in line to cast their vote, hoping for change. Photo: ZEC

Freedom in South Africa is incomplete until all SADC nations achieve genuine democracy

If we are to honour our freedom, we must also stand in sympathy with our neighbours, whose struggles remind us that democracy is never guaranteed. Their pain must be felt as our…

President Cyril Ramaphosa with twenty new Heads of Mission-designate. Photo: Marion Smith

A moment of diplomacy and global connection

The presentation of credentials is a cornerstone of diplomatic protocol, symbolising mutual recognition and the formal commencement of an ambassador’s duties

The commemoration, Kwibuka (which means “to remember” in Kinyarwanda), begins on April 7. The country remains in mourning for the rest of the month. Photo: Supplied

Kwibuka32: Never and never again

But as they mourn, remember and reflect on their past, Rwandans are building their country into one of the continent’s shining examples of what can be done when the people unite…

Aerial view: A city view of Port Louis with harbour, old town and financial district. Photo: Arne Müseler / www.arne-mueseler.com

African ratings agency a feasible option?

But international investors are unlikely to accept ratings they perceive as lenient

The Chagossian people remain forcibly and criminally displaced from their homeland. Photo: Andrew Winning/Reuters

Chagos Archipelago residents deserve reparations, not regrets

The deal between the UK and Mauritius does not do right by the Chagossian people or compensate them for the damage of colonialism

Mauritius Offshore Solutions Now Within Reach For Africa’s Family-Owned Businesses

Family-owned businesses are increasingly seeking offshore banking solutions that offer wealth preservation, currency risk management, and access to global markets. By…

As Namibians head to the polls, the stakes are higher than ever.

Namibia elections: Can Swapo weather the storm?

There is a shift in the region away from the traditional dominance of liberation parties such as the ANC in South Africa and Frelimo in Mozambique

What the rest of Africa can learn from Mauritius, the continent’s top ranked economy

StraFin Corporate has robust network of global partners, and Mauritius is strategically located at the crossroads of Africa, Asia and Europe

Binge travel: Reinventing the bucket list for 2024

Fans are travelling to locations where their favourite shows are shot, and where their top artists perform

Artwork: Modeste Alexis

Chagos Islanders confront their postcolonial future

It seems they will be allowed to return home, but not everyone believes this will happen

A collage of seaweeds grass and twigs rooted in the sand in the South of Mauritius. Photo : Jacques Achille

Healing the waters: Watching the grass grow in marine ecosystems

Conservationists and a Mauritian fishers roll out a five-year project to replant seagrass — the ‘lungs’ of the ocean

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe

OPINION | Gwede Mantashe, like Nongqawuse, is the false prophet of oil and gas prosperity

Exploration has brought income inequality and poverty to people in Mauritius, Mozambique and Nigeria.

The first female Muslim president of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Fakim poses for a photo during an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, in Istanbul on February 18, 2020. (Idris Sulun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

‘Break vicious cycle that deters girls in science’

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, who served as the first female president of Mauritius from 2015- to 2018, has also had success in higher education, winning top awards in science

The entire sugar eco-system and stakeholders require certainty and a sustainable solution before the insolvency court sits to hear the BRP’s application for provisional liquidation of THL . (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mauritius-based company set to own majority stake in Tongaat Hulett

South African competition watchdog has approved Tongaat takeover – with conditions

People scoop leaked oil from the vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground and caused oil leakage near Blue bay Marine Park in southeast Mauritius on August 9, 2020. – (Photo by Daren Mauree/L’Express Maurice/AFP via Getty Images)

Cargo ship captain convicted over Mauritius oil spill

The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned but Panamanian-flagged vessel, ran aground in July 2020, spilling more than 1,000 tonnes of toxic fuel into the pristine waters of Mauritius,…