Tag: Sada Reddi

The new elite relies solely on the state for its survival, for jobs, resources, security, honour and status. However both the new and the old elites one are

One cannot continue to lament about the decline of our social fabric, the loss of moral values, the lack of respect for parents and elders, increasing violence and

Problems and pressures affecting the Mauritian family vary from family to family or within the same family, but what is crucially lacking is the general lack of preparedness

Mauritian society today nurtures its own segregation practices whether in the form of gated communities built on colour, religion, ethnicity and class

The measures which brought about the welfare state – the moral economy of the people – formed the basis of our development

and we must contribute to shape it the way we want and not abdicate our duty and responsibility to those who want to take us back to feudal

The active participation of the people can and will only further the causes of democracy, liberty and social justice. We can only expect that some sanity will be

By Sada Reddi

Once a government and its institutions lose legitimacy, it opens the way for chaos and this is not what we need during these trying times

Editorial

In any society, freedom, democracy and development are all closely linked. Neither democracy nor development can be achieved without civic right and freedom

The new normal is a time to determine the causes of our economic problems and find creative ways to adapt and to develop further resilience as we did

Is it fair and normal that a politician or a bureaucrat should sit in an office and decide that trade unions should not have the right to strike

Thousands of young people have made it their duty and responsibility to protect and defend our democracy and we must all join in

If it takes 50 years for an idea to gain acceptance, there comes a time for implementation, and that time is now