COVER STORY

Election 2014: Dissecting the Alliance Lepep’s manifesto

The Alliance Lepep (AL), made up of the MSM, PMSD and the Muvman Liberater released their official electoral programme over the weekend. Weekly dissects and highlights the more prominent things that the AL says it wants to do.

INTERVIEW

Jacques D’Unienville, Omnicane: “An average cane cutter earns approximately Rs32,000 a month.”

With the strike in the sugar industry reaching a deadlock, Weekly speaks to Jacques D’Unienville, CEO of Omnicane, about why the employees’ demands aren’t being met and what effect the strike will have both locally and internationally.

EDUCATION

Studying in Europe

Now that exams are over, the next big step ahead remains the choice of university. To help you make a more informed choice while awaiting your results, Weekly gives you an insight of study destinations which could potentially become your next home. This week, we look at France and the United Kingdom

WHAT’S ON

Virtual Healthcare: Your doctor, a touch away?

In Europe, a mobile application that enables patients to reach their doctors in times of emergency has been developed. But how far is Mauritius away from the use of phone technology in health care and to what extent is this technology efficient?

HEALTH

Life after amputation: A lost limb, a lost future?

Every year, some 400 Mauritians are told by their doctors that if they want to survive, an arm or a leg will have to be sacrificed. While amputations were previously perceived as a one-way ticket to a lost future, advanced artificial limbs have changed that. However, the best is yet to come. Do artificial limbs that bearers can control with their minds, while feeling the things that their fake fingertips are touching, sound like science fiction? It’s not.

BUSINESS

National Stereotypes: Define yourself before others define you

Mauritiusaspires to become an international financial hub in the decades to come but the image of the country as just a holiday destination and its inhabitants as Sega dancers risks damaging this promising future. Isn’t it time we thought seriously about how we want the world to see us?