COVER STORY

The Dayal bomb: What is at stake for the government?

The minister of environment is accused of bribery and steps down – just a few days before parliament resumes. The Dayal bomb dropped just after the allegations of malpractices against the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the shuffling around of ministers. Will parliament deliver in the middle of all this, and what happens if it doesn’t?

INTERVIEW

Ameer Meea: “The prime minister is not the driver that we need now.”

This week, Weekly speaks to opposition MP Aadil Ameer Meea of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien. He doesn’t mince his words when he gives his take on the possible reason behind the mini reshuffle, the real motivation behind Heritage City and the state of the economy.

EDUCATION

Grades and the art of being outdated   

As far as revolutions go, few have come as underwhelming as the Nine-Year-Schooling (NYS) system. This new pet project by the Ministry of Education will show its first signs of life in 2017 in a bid to reverse the trend befalling on our once successful education system. However, as the main critics argue against the NYS for the simple reason that it does not address the important issues at stake, a little experiment in France might shine some light on the possibilities of an alternative solution. 

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