COVER STORY

The dark side of the APEIM: From cause to business

The Association des parents d’Enfants Inadaptés de Maurice (APEIM) will be holding what’s expected to be a watershed press meet today announcing the final fate of nine of its schools for disabled children that it’s threatening to close down. This follows a war of words between the APEIM and the government, culminating in the NGO demonstrating in the street on July 10. Weekly takes you behind the curtains of this NGO.

TIE BOXING:

Ahmed Parkar vs Tim Taylor

Tim Taylor, chairman of Scott and Ahmed Parkar, director of Star Knitwear and president of the Joint Economic Council take to the ring to box over the strength of the rupee, its effects on the private sector and whether competence rather than ethnicity or family ties should be the overriding factors for public sector and private company positions.

WHAT’S ON:

Tech savvy fasting: Ramadan Apps

Weekly checks out some of the apps available to help you while you fast

HEALTH:

How obesity affects intelligence: A little-known horror story

Obese? Bad news. You have a lower intelligence level than you should, decreased cognitive ability, less cerebral tissue and a brain that looks 16 years older than it ought to, scientists say. Exactly how do our extra kilos make us weaker intellectually?

EDUCATION:

The IT profession: Surfing the trends

Weekly takes an in-depth look at the multi-faceted world of IT

THIS IS MAURITIUS:

The religious conversion plunge: Trading your ‘Amen’ for ‘Ameen’

Religion, among few other things in life, is a very personal matter. Though many are born into a religion, the degree to which someone embraces it comes down to the individual. Some, however, take the decision to convert to another religion.

ISSUES:

Audit report howlers

Revisiting the Amicale case