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Weekly : A new gang terrorises Mauritius - How to fight back

A series of robberies, including a daring robbery in two houses in Trianon last weekend and an office in Ebène the weekend before, has all the hallmarks of an organised gang robbery. It’s a state of insecurity that’s feeding a booming, unregulated, private security industry. In such a situation, how can Mauritian households keep themselves safe?

INTERVIEW

Meshesha Belayneh: “The future of small national airlines is bleak.”

Aviation and tourism experts flocked to Mauritius last week to attend a conference organised by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) in an effort to improve air connectivity in our corner of the globe. Weekly talked to Meshesha Belayneh, eastern and southern African regional director of the International Civil Aviation Organisation about this project and the situation in Africa in general.

EDUCATION

Expats who homeschool their children in Mauritius

A crime against the Education Act

Although homeschooling is a popular education model in many western countries, it is a crime in Mauritius. Many expatriate parents, however, continue to homeschool their children when they settle in Mauritius – some without even realising that they are breaking the law.  Has the time come for us to legalise home-based education? If not, why don’t the authorities react when expat parents do it illegally?

HEALTH

When social networks cause mental illness

Facebook, Twitter and other social networks can cause mental problems, psychologists believe. Are professionals overreacting when they make disorders like social network addition part of the medical lingo or do online forums really have a health hazardous side to them? And how do you know if you are in the risk zone?

THIS IS MAURITIUS

The changing taste of tourism

With the recent change in tourists visiting the islands, Weekly investigates whether hotels are adapting to meet all their tastes, down to the food offerings.