Category: Politics

Mauritians appear to be losing their cheer. Most of the time, they are up in protest against one thing or other these days. The feeling of joy that

Last week the editorial in this paper posed a query: ‘Are we losing our way?’ We are afraid that in fact the malady may be worse – in

Some future historian of Mauritius will perhaps wonder how ever a simple building came to dominate almost two decades of Mauritian life. Medpoint Hospital, as it was called,

The past week has been so eventful that it would not be possible to fully do justice to all the items of interest for our readers. We have

“Only the fools learn from their mistakes. The wise learn from the mistakes of others.” — Ancient Proverb

During the electoral campaign last year, statements were being made in public gatherings that some actions by politicians might land them into jail. Coming from SAJ, himself a

“There is so much wrong with many of our towns that the new councillors must get down promptly to task with commitment and vigour, as they have promised

D’une élection à une autre, le comportement de l’électorat et le verdict des urnes nous interpellent. Chaque expérience, que ce soit pour les élections municipales ou pour les

‘I found Rome brick, I left it marble’

Municipal elections

Les Mauriciens seront appelés aux urnes dans le cadre des élections municipales le week-end prochain. 

When the government of l’Alliance Lepep came to power late last year, Kailash Purryag was President of the Republic.

Under the title ‘The Presidency: Respect the Constitution’ on 23 January 2015 this column wrote:

In fact it’s more than a question, it is perhaps the biggest problem that every citizen is faced with. In almost all countries the talk is about trust

Dr Maurice Cure must be turning over in his grave at the latest twist in the saga of the Labour Party. He would never have imagined that the