EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Adeela Rawat:  “I am apparently suspected without an iota of evidence that I know of”

“We are left with no money to even feed our children!” Adeela Rawat says in this exclusive interview with Weekly, which came very near to not being published at all. The first member of the Rawat family to grant any publication an interview since the BAI saga began nearly backtracked due to her fear of repercussions from the authorities. In the end, the desire to tell the Rawat side of the story became too strong. Here is an exclusive interview fuelled by tough questions from Weekly about the money laundering allegations.

ISSUES

The municipal elections 2015: The do-or-die moment

During his speech on May Day, the prime minister announced that municipal elections would be held on 7 June. Why now? And how have the other parties adapted their tactics?

SOCIETY

The truth about being blind in Mauritius

Life is a challenge for the around 9,000 Mauritians who are blind or visually-impaired, but not for the reasons that one would assume. Weekly spoke to visually-impaired Mauritians who don’t ask for sympathy, pity or social aid. What they want is employment. But although 80% are fit for work according to estimations, companies are reluctant to hire them.

WHAT’S ON

Smartwatches: A blast from the past

With the global release of the Apple Watch on 24 April, the topic of wearable devices has once again been propelled to the forefront of technology news. A huge amount of hype surrounds this device but are smartwatches really going to be the next big must-have technology device?