Voici la Une de News on Sunday de ce Vendredi 26 Juillet 2019

Salon de L’Automobile

Gear up for three days of exceptional deals

The most awaited car show will be taking place from 2nd to 4th August at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Center (SVICC) at Pailles. Organised by Events Plus in collaboration with Le Défi Moteurs, Radio Plus, Télé Plus and Défi Media Group, the Salon promises great deals and surprises to car lovers as well as the public.

Dr Viv Padayatchy: “Companies need to invest in modern technologies to keep up with competition”

Founder and Managing Director of Cybernaptics Ltd, an IT Service Provider, Viv Padayatchy has 25 years of experience in the IT sector. In his past professional life, he held key positions in several IT companies and he is serving as a member of the Senate of the University of Mauritius. He shares with News on Sunday his views on Mauritius’ progress when it comes to digital transformation, the importance for companies to innovate and invest in modern technologies and whether we are ready to adopt and integrate FinTech and Blockchain. 

Ingrid Noyaux

Using her crown for women empowerment

A 21-year-old beauty who has just been crowned Miss University Africa, the young lady is all set to conquer the continent Africa in a few months. A student in Hospitality and Tourism, Ingrid Noyaux is a bundle of joy and a hard worker. Without any prior experience in modeling, she surprised everyone with her elegant walks and stature. 

New labour laws

Too good to be true?

The much-awaited new labour legislations are already fuelling debates. Unions have for long denounced the unfair provisions of the current Employment Relations Act and the Employment Rights Act. The purpose of the new laws is to make good the shortcomings of the past, consolidate industrial relations and better protect the rights of workers. But do these two bills meet the expectations of the main stakeholders in the labour market?

Save a Sail

Creating eco-friendly acessories

Protecting the environment and promoting the local economy while working as an entrepreneur. Many dream of doing it but few can. Marine Noel, young mother and woman entrepreneur, has indeed embarked on a fulfilling career. The director of Save a Sail shares with us her pathway and how ecology is vital.

Indian Ocean Island Games

Rising tide of Patriotism

The slogan “Ale Maurice!” (Go Mauritius) is being heard in every corner of the country since the past one and a half week. As Mauritians, we have witnessed, as never before, a coming together of our citizens as one nation. Differences of any type, communal, religious, or cultural fizzled out as the Indian Ocean Island Games are still going in our island. This rising wave of patriotic feeling has increasingly fused in this country. But can this feeling be omnipresent in our daily life? Can this be reflected during upcoming electoral campaigns as well? 

Football – Saturday at 2.30 p.m.

Club M seeks glory against Reunion in rematch of 2003 final

Mauritius aims at winning the football competition of the Indian Ocean Island Games for a third time after the 1985 and 2003 editions. In 2003, the Patel Boys won against Reunion Island and they will try to make sure history repeats itself this Saturday at the George V Stadium, in Curepipe, as they face Club R in what is expected to be a tight encounter.

Akbar Patel, head coach: “We will stick to our game plan”

National football coach Akbar Patel is fully focused on the final against Reunion this Saturday. According to him, the Mauritian players will not let themselves be intimidated by Club R and will stick to the game plan for the final.