HEADLINES :

Weekly : Redefining the hunger strike - How Mauritius has perfected the art

Welcome to the land of sun, sand, sea and voluntary starvation. When did hunger striking become as common as sugar cane in our country?

INTERVIEW

James Benoit: “Investing in Zimbabwe is probably no worse than investing in most of Europe actually”

James Benoit of AfrAsia speaks to Weekly on whether Mauritius is actually getting to know Africa better? Is China good for Africa? How can Mauritius better use it assets to boost ties with the mainland? And why Zimbabwe might be the place to be.

ISSUES

The PRB - The necessary evil

On the one side, public sector unionists demand a bigger slice of the cake while on the other, a government tries to haggle. Does the annual Pay Research Bureau exercise make economic sense anymore? What would happen if we were to get rid of it?

WHAT’S ON

Try controlling yourself

Have we forgotten how to practice some self control to a point that we need an app to help us do it?

HEALTH

Fine dining on insects the way forward?

While the world creeps towards 9 billion inhabitants, food resources are on the minds of leaders and think tanks alike. The latest UN food report suggests eating insects may be the way to combat the growing resource demands.

EDUCATION

What it takes to embark on distance learning

Traditional tertiary education is no longer the only way of getting a qualification but requires a lot more discipline. Are Mauritians up for the challenge of distance learning?