Weekly: Headlines of the new edition

1 janvier 2015

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Weekly: Headlines of the new edition

COVER STORY

Road safety strategy: The uncomfortable truth

With the suspension of the penalty point system and the temporary switching off of the speed cameras, the new government is carrying out a key campaign pledge. During the election, both systems were slammed across the political divide, but how fair is this criticism?

INTERVIEW

Rajiv Servansingh: “The hunt for state land could be a political vendetta but it will hopefully blunt the appetite of political cronies”

This week, Weekly sits down with Rajiv Servansingh, political observer and chairman of Mind Africa, to seek his opinion on the latest events on the political scene. We have his views on the political parties on both sides, the recent nominations, the people’s expectations and whether these are likely to be met.

ISSUES

Shakeup in the parastatals: Who’s out and who’s in?

In the fag end of the old government, the former prime minister announced that he would conduct a ‘tsunami’ in the parastatals to weed out those not performing well. With the election of the new government, another ‘tsunami’ is now underway, weeding out loyalists of the old regime and replacing them with new ones, some of whom are loyalists to the new regime.

HEALTH

Achieve your 2015 health goals

Thought that 2014 was a great year but that the protagonist in your life story was slightly… heavier than necessary? Then, you are not alone. Losing weight is the single most common New Year’s resolution, research shows. (Un)surprisingly, the majority of them fail. Here is how to avoid losing the bet and start losing weight instead.