Don’t forget to grab your copy as Weekly is out with an investigative edition you don’t want to miss!

Cover Story : The White dot scam may have gripped public attention, raking in Rs700 million and defrauding thousands. But that isn’t the only potential scam happening in the country today. Another, centered on a real estate development scheme in Grand Baie is unfolding as we speak. It’s a story that exposes the darker side of the property bubble.  

Interview : Jean-Claude de l’Estrac, secretary general of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) delves into the causes and consequences of the recent flash floods and the preemptive measures that could avoid the country a repeat of a day now etched in Mauritian history.

Health : Why are we afraid of things that sometimes aren’t even dangerous? Weekly steps into the world of phobias and explains it all.

Business : Weekly sits with Oumesh Mungroo, treasurer at the Barclays Bank of Mauritius. In his words: “we won’t be seeing big growth this year or even in the year after.”

This is Mauritius :  Hundreds of civilians flocked to the disaster scenes in and around Port Louis after the flash rains last weekend to take photos of the havoc and see the destruction with their own eyes. According to rescue workers, the local “disaster tourists” were a nuisance to professionals who tried to do their job.
-How does social media step in in times of crisis in Mauritius?

What’s on :  Emtel unveils premium wireless broadband.- A recent cyber-attack originally targeting a single company might now single-handedly be responsible for what experts describe as the largest cyber attack in internet history.  Weekly reports.

Culture : Vincent Duvergé. Recognise the face or the name? Unless you’re relatively tech-savvy, you might not. He is now slowly creeping into the not-so-populous comedy scene of Mauritius through the same medium that created Justin Bieber and that made Gangnam Style the most-sought-after video of all time - Youtube.

We mark the spot : International Doctors’ Day, celebrated on March 30, was the leitmotif around which an art exhibition was elaborately put together by the British American Insurance (BAI) at the Apollo Bramwell Hospital last week.