Jules Koenig – Mauritius Times

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Whose Independence?

TP Saran | March 11, 2018

At the rate that we are going in Mauritius, perhaps only state intervention can help in the redistribution of wealth, though not ‘à la Mugabe’ as in Zimbabwe,

Has Mauritius Struck Gold?

Dr Balmick Foogooa | September 15, 2017

Day in day out we are witnessing public announcements by the government of projects costing several billions

Interviews

“Independence became “fait accompli” after and only after the 1967 elections”

Mauritius Times | August 11, 2017

Interview: Bashir Khan – Chagos Refugees Group UK representative — ‘Was Chagos “sold” to the British? You cannot sell anything, let alone part of a country, that does

History

Historical Musings around August 1967

Rajiv Servansingh | August 11, 2017

The elections of 7th August 1967 was the decisive moment in the historical/constitutional development of Mauritius as validated by future events

Tops ou flops : Les jeunes, les entre-deux et les vieux

Shakuntala Boolell | February 5, 2017

La transition d’un âge à un autre est au cœur des débats. Toutes les sociétés font l’expérience de division(s) entre différents groupes. Il faut sans cesse négocier. Jusqu’à

Politics

An Elephant In The Room

Rajiv Servansingh | December 5, 2014

“As opposed to the 1967 general elections, which were truly turned into a referendum for or against Independence, the forthcoming one fails to offer such a clear-cut choice.

Language

Mind Your Language

Dr F.S.L IP, OSK | October 10, 2014

With the situation hotting up, a call to ‘Mind Your Language’ would not, I think, be superfluous. Politicians of all hues will tend to use double-entendre words. For

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Mr Rey’s Split Personablity

The Greatest Problem of Mauritius

« Un homme politique, à fortiori un leader de parti, ne quitte jamais son siège. Il doit être poussé vers la sortie »

Public Assistance

Whose Independence?

Independence struggle: ‘Pseudo-romantics fantasize about a violent nationalist struggle won with bayonets… This is only a historical fantasy’

Conversation on Chagos