Voici la Une de News on Sunday de ce Vendredi 30 Août 2019

In the advent of General Election

Coalition negotiations’ deadlock

Will the coming General Election be an exception to the bipolarisation electoral trend? In fact, up to now, there are no concrete negotiations between the four main political parties. Are we heading toward a three-cornered fight or a four-cornered fight? 

Andrew Sullivan: “We make sure that connectivity continues to expand in Africa”

The 10th Annual Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) was recently held in Mauritius with the aim to serve as a platform to expand and develop the African Internet.  The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Society, Andrew Sullivan and the African Regional Bureau Director of the Internet Society, Dawit Bekele, shed light on the evolution of internet in the African continent. 

Cashless Mauritius

The wave of the Future

Payment has known different forms over the years but recently, it has taken another dimension. The most noteworthy changes have been credit cards, debit cards, online payments and now mobile payments. Mauritius being a cashless society might not look too convincing, but it seems that we are already on our way with services like MauCAS, my.tmoney, JuicebyMCB, Emtel Cash and Filao card system. Are we moving towards a cashless society? 

Fear of a global economic slowdown

Are we resilient?

For some time now, the world media have been talking of a lurking global economic slowdown. The World Economic Forum warns of an inevitable recession. In Asia, Moody’s downgrades the Indian growth rate for 2019, while Singapore’s exports plunge against the backdrop of China-US trade conflict. Will Mauritius show resilience in the event of a global economic downturn?

FIRST Global Challenge 2019

Five youths to participate in Robotics Olympic Games

Five young science and technology enthusiasts will be representing Mauritius in the international competition, the FIRST Global Challenge 2019. Selected by the NGO Youth United in Voluntary Action (YUVA), the students will fly to Dubai in October to compete in the Robotics Olympic Games.

Dr Nadeem Oozeer 

Opening minds of young people to science

Data scientist at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, Dr Nadeem Oozeer has a profound passion for astronomy. Being the only Mauritian working for the organisation for almost a decade, he obtained several international awards. Naeem Oozeer was appointed the IAU National Outreach Coordinator (IAU-NOC) for Mauritius since 2018. He shares with us his rich career and his projects.