COVER STORY

The 2014 hopefuls: What kind of candidates are we getting?

Weekly analyses the professional profiles of the candidates presented by the two main alliances, the Alliancede l’Unité et de la Modernité and the Alliance Lepep.

INTERVIEW

Eric Ng, TEC chairman: “The MMM/LP alliance has a better economic team.”

Weekly speaks to economist Eric Ng, chairman of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) about what changes have been brought to the TEC under his chairmanship. We also take the opportunity to seek his views on the economic health of the country and the political situation in general.

ISSUES

Inside the textile “sweatshops”

British journalists referred to a Mauritian textile factory that hires migrant workers as a “sweatshop”. How accurate was the term? Weekly contacted local textile companies to request permission to visit their factories, as well as the dormitories where migrant workers live.

WHAT’S ON

The weather forecast imposture: When the sky is the limit

An American agency revealed several attacks on its weather forecasting system last week. Believed to be the most reliable system, several regions of the world rely on its forecasts, including Mauritius. How disastrous would it be if we were fed erroneous information regarding a cyclone, torrential rains or a tsunami? Weekly looks at the implications of falling victim to weather terrorists.

EDUCATION

Malaysia: Will the boom times last?

Malaysiais going through boom times, at least with respect to Mauritian students going there to study. Recent years have seen growing numbers of Mauritians going to the south-east Asian country. So where and what do they go there to study, and will the boom last?