COVER STORY

From chemistry to electricity: New parliamentary order

Chemistry and maths led to an umpteenth breaking up of the MMM/MSM alliance and still no compromise on the electoral reform. Will parliament look any different now that the balance of power has shifted?

EDUCATION

Aeronautical engineering: Reaching for the sky?

Aeronautical engineering continues to be a popular choice amongst Mauritian students. What is the scope of the field within Mauritius? What should graduates expect? And what are some of the experiences of those that came back from abroad?

BUSINESS FOCUS

The Chicken republic: The sector’s spreading its wings

The poultry market has been growing steadily, year-on-year, in the island and Mauritius is now more than self-sufficient. But does that suggest that the market is saturated, with the average Mauritian consuming 35kg per year?

HEALTH

Why coffee could be good for you: A cup a day keeps diabetes away?

Once frowned upon as the glossy-eyed workaholics’ favourite bad habit, a decade of science suggests that coffee could actually be good for us. Women who are heavy coffee drinkers are 56% less likely to develop diabetes and coffee drinkers also have better memories. 

CULTURE

Carnival fever in Seychelles

The International Carnival of Victoria, Seychelles, brought artists from nearly 30 countries and no less than 151 international journalists to the tiny island nation. It was a tropical island party to which the whole world was invited.