Tongaat Hulett, once the pride of the sugar belt and a 134-year-old industrial icon, has collapsed under the weight of mismanagement, scandal and shifting global markets
MSC Cruises’ MSC Opera is coming to South Africa for the 2025/2026 local cruise season
A company owned by the ruler of Dubai plans to invest -million in Mauritius’s financial, real estate and tourism sectors ”over the coming years”, officials in the Indian Ocean…
The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has reduced the destruction of its protected forests eight-fold as it tries to preserve its unique wildlife and earn more from tourists,…
Mauritius wants to turn its economy into a regional information and communications technology (ICT) hub in the next few years, according to an official national strategic plan.…
Fifteen years after they first came to Mauritius, ”guest workers” from China, India and Bangladesh still face resistance to their efforts to improve the difficult conditions…
Gay and lesbian people on the conservative Indian Ocean island of Mauritius said on Tuesday they want protection against discrimination built into new human rights legislation.…
Mauritius may be one of the world’s most glamorous destinations, but agriculturally speaking, there’s not that much of it to go around. As a result, the island’s government and…
A Dutch-Mauritian research team has discovered remains of the extinct dodo bird on the Indian ocean island, dating back about 2 000 to 3 000 years. The fossil material was…
With the complete fleet of 12 racing and cruising yachts now all assembled in the Le Caudan Waterfront at Port Louis in Mauritius, crews are busy completing preparations for the…
The new Prime Minister of Mauritius, former opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam, on Tuesday urged islanders not to fear change after his victory in weekend polls, saying bolstering…
Mauritian Prime Minister Paul Berenger on Monday conceded his ruling coalition’s defeat in weekend parliamentary elections, telling the Indian Ocean island that the opposition…
Early parliamentary election results in Mauritius on Monday showed the opposition ahead in areas that were considered strongholds of the ruling alliance, private and state-owned…
Less than a month after the abolition of global textile quotas, the once-booming clothing industry in Mauritius is already feeling the pinch. Textile firms that relocated to…
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrived in Mauritius on Tuesday and met Prime Minister and Southern African Development Community chairperson Paul Berenger,…
Thirteen Southern African leaders have approved a new regional charter on free and fair elections that specifies how they should be conducted to guarantee democracy, officials…
Trade ministers from across Africa and a large delegation led by their counterparts from the United States are meeting in Mauritius this week to discuss a law key to trade and…
