Weekly: Headlines of the new edition

15 mars 2015

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Weekly: Headlines of the new edition

COVER STORY

Soornack’s lawyer’s arbitrary arrest: Are the police cutting corners with the law?

For reasons yet unexplained by the police, the government took Nandanee Soornack’s attorney from the airport straight to the Line Barracks. This unprecedented situation comes as just the latest salvo in the souring relations between the government and the legal profession. So just what is at stake here?

INTERVIEW

Dan Maraye: “Part of the CSR could be considered a form of corruption”

This week, Weekly speaks to Dan Maraye, former governor of the Bank of Mauritius. He gives us his candid opinions on the state of the rupee, the system of taxation, whether the Corporate Social Responsibility is working or not and how the government is faring.

THIS IS MAURITIUS

Séga lovers in Ethiopia

Thought that made-in-Mauritius music was unknown to the outside world? In Ethiopia, people can’t get enough of our traditional Mauritian séga music. Not only is it played on the radio but Ethiopian artists also compose songs based on what they call “Mauritius beats”. Weekly spoke to rising Ethiopian star Abinet Agonafir who seeks inspiration from our séga.

HEALTH

A cup of coffee a day (or two, or three…) keeps the doctor away. Weekly tells you why. New research indicates that the health community was dead wrong in the past when it labelled coffee drinking an unhealthy lifestyle choice.

WHAT’S ON

Virtual Reality: Stepping into another world

Tech companies big and small are scrambling to get the first slice of the virtual reality market. But what is virtual reality? What are the main players in virtual reality bringing to the table? And when is it likely to come to Mauritius?