Market conditions are ripe for a resurgence in African cotton farming – recent global prices are more than double their average for the last 20 years. And prospects for sustained demand appear good as a number of developing country economies, as a by-product of continuing growth, search for greater supplies of cotton and textiles. Experts, [...]

What child has never dreamed of walking through Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory? Even though there is no smell or taste in the cinema, there are movies that stimulate the senses and make viewers lick their lips. And only few who could resist going for a stroll next to rivers of milk and cocoa in the [...]

Fifteen students from the University of Mauritius (UoM) and the University of Technology (UTM) Mauritius, were rewarded at a ceremony held in the presence of Sarat Lallah, chief executive officer (CEO) of Mauritius Telecom, and UTM director Dharmanand Fokeer. The participants were judged on the project ‘Emerginov’ that they had submitted during the Orange expo [...]

Mauritius plays a key role in the South African Development Community (SADC) region. Keeping this in mind, the island, along with other African countries and Vanilla Islands, is organising certain events. This was stated by the director of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA), Dr Karl Mootoosamy, who was speaking at the opening of the [...]