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Weekly: Headlines of issue 67

5 novembre 2013, 00:00

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Weekly: Headlines of issue 67

COVER STORY

 

Reactions to past budgets: Following the script?

 

Weekly takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the reactions to four previous budgets presented by three different finance ministers to find out and predict what the reaction to budget 2014 might be. We invite our readers to join us in the business of reading tea leaves to predict how the bigwigs and newsmakers greet budget 2014.

 

INTERVIEW

 

David Snoxell: “Bancoult’s visit to Argentina doesn’t help the Chagossians’ case”

 

David Snoxell, former British High Commissioner to Mauritius and co-ordinator of the All Party Parliament Group on Chagos in the UK, was recently in Mauritius to attend the international conference on Chagos. Weekly caught up with him to discuss the issue of resettlement and sovereignty.

 

ISSUES

 

Birth control pills for men: Are we ready yet?

 

Male contraceptive pills might be closer than we think. Scientists have just finished testing a birth control pill on hundreds of men, reporting promising results. When can we expect to find the pill pour homme in Mauritian pharmacies? And will Mauritian men be willing to try it?

 

EDUCATION

 

The transition from university to work life: How to succeed in your first job

 

Last week, we gave you some insider tips on how to secure your first real job after graduation but the transition from university to work life does not stop at that. How do you adapt to life as a professional? What do you need to do to not only cope with, but also thrive in, your first position?

 

THIS IS MAURITIUS

 

Travel trends among Mauritians

Mauritians are travelling abroad like never before, statistics show. While we might think that we know all there is to know about tourists from other countries, we know very little about the tourist versions of ourselves. What funny little quirks do Mauritian tourists have? What are our favourite holiday destinations?

 

HEALTH

 

The corset diet: more harm than good?

 

Endorsed by celebrities, the corset diet is being cited as the slimming trend of 2013. Followers are asked to wear tightly-laced undergarments like the women of the Victorian era to both look and actually become slimmer around the waist. But doctors are sceptical and warn that it can damage inner organs.