🇲🇺 A 21-year-old pregnant woman died at SSRN and the health ministry wants to know why

A 21-year-old pregnant woman died at SSRN and the health ministry wants to know why

A 21-year-old woman who was 23 weeks pregnant died at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National hospital on Saturday morning after a sequence of severe medical complications that followed her admission five days earlier. She came in on 19 May with abdominal pain. Doctors found her cervix dilated to four centimetres, no foetal heartbeat, and vaginal bleeding. She went straight to theatre.

During that procedure she suffered a major haemorrhage. A hysterectomy followed. Her condition then deteriorated when she developed disseminated intravascular coagulation, a clotting disorder that can follow traumatic surgery, forcing a second operation on 21 May. She died Saturday morning from multi-organ failure. The Ministry of Health has now opened a formal investigation to determine whether every required procedure was followed at each stage of her care.

Questions about protocol will take weeks. Her family doesn't have weeks to wait for answers.

MMM takes three cities, Labour two, as mayoral races wrap up

Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill has a new mayor: Louis Toussaint André of the MMM (Mouvement Militant Mauricien), who held the post in 2012, replacing Gabriella Batour after her expulsion from the party. Gina Poonoosamy stays on as deputy.

Across all five cities, MMM leads Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill, Quatre-Bornes and Curepipe; Labour (PTr) takes Port Louis and Vacoas/Phoenix. The reshuffle follows a coalition pact between parties who swept last year's municipal vote with 117 of 120 seats. Four cities vote Monday; seven women are set to hold mayoral posts across all five mairies, a first.

Mauritius and the US sign a formal security partnership

A State Partnership Program agreement was signed Friday between the New Mexico National Guard and the Mauritius Police Force at the Special Mobile Force headquarters in Vacoas. The deal covers training, capacity building and bilateral security cooperation. Washington maintains similar programs with dozens of partner nations globally, and the signing marks a new formal tier in the Mauritius-US defence relationship.

Small island, large exclusive economic zone. This is exactly the kind of arrangement that follows from one.

Mauritius abstained on migration at the UN and unions want answers

The Confederation of Workers of Public and Private Sectors (CTSP) is demanding an explanation after Mauritius abstained on the Progress Declaration at the UN's 2026 International Migration Review Forum in New York. CTSP president Reeaz Chuttoo says the vote contradicts the interests of a country that both exports and imports labour.

Your car, your watch, your quad: FCC is reading lifestyles as evidence

How do you prove someone is living beyond their means? You follow the cars. Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) investigations now track McLarens, Aston Martins, Raptors, watches, jewellery and foreign currency alongside bank records. One question drives every case: does your official earnings explain what you own?

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60km/h gusts expected today – Wind gusts of up to 60km/h and three-metre swells are expected as a cold anticyclone crosses the region today.

Angry crowd at Abercrombie reconstruction – Family and residents demanded justice at Friday's reconstruction of the crash that killed Pradeep Cheekhoory.

Casino union turns on state management – A second casino union has joined calls for accountability at Mauritius's state-run casinos.

Ten years on, Shibchurn walks free – Ten years of proceedings ended Friday when the Intermediate Court acquitted Vishal Shibchurn of 2016 assault charges.

Masked man robs Grand-Gaube shop – A masked intruder took cash, food and cigarettes from a Grand-Gaube store overnight Friday to Saturday.

Rs 15 million+

Compensation claimed by a 47-year-old police officer and his family after he was seriously injured on a construction site in Sorèze while on duty in October 2025.

300

Young swimmers expected to enrol after the Ministry of Youth and Sports relaunched public swimming schools at the Serge Alfred pool in Beau-Bassin this week.

17

Window panels stolen from SAJ hospital in Flacq, along with a refrigerator and two microwaves, after thieves broke into an unoccupied office at the facility.

Senegal's president fires PM Sonko after months of tensions

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye fired Ousmane Sonko as prime minister Friday, ending months of tension between the two former allies. Sonko commands fierce loyalty among young Senegalese who see him as rare political honesty in a system that usually disappoints them.

Dakar streets split sharply over the news. Sonko isn't done.

Millions of pilgrims gather in Mecca ahead of Hajj

Muslim pilgrims from across Africa and the wider world are gathering in Mecca ahead of the Hajj, which begins this week.

Iran war pushes 27 African countries to seek World Bank emergency funds

The Iran war is pushing African economies toward emergency financing. According to an internal World Bank document seen by Reuters, 27 countries have activated crisis financing mechanisms since the conflict began in February, as disrupted energy markets and supply chains squeeze the continent.

Kenya has already requested urgent World Bank support amid rising fuel prices. The bank says its emergency tools can mobilise up to $25 billion for countries in crisis. Fertiliser shipments to developing nations have also been disrupted, with experts warning the economic shock could hit vulnerable African economies particularly hard.

US freezes $14bn Taiwan arms sale to keep Iran munitions stocked

Acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced a pause on a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan, citing the need to ensure enough munitions for ongoing operations in Iran. A source said the two decisions were unrelated. Taiwan noticed. The pause covers weapons already under a sale agreement, and no timeline for resumption was given.

Telling Taiwan its weapons are on hold because of another war is itself a message, whatever the source insists.

Gaza flotilla activists allege rape and abuse by Israeli forces

Global Sumud Flotilla activists allege rape and sexual assault by Israeli forces during detention; Israel denies the allegations, while France banned minister Ben-Gvir in response.

Judge tosses Abrego Garcia charges, calls it DOJ retaliation

A US judge dismissed human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling the Justice Department retaliated against him for fighting his earlier illegal deportation.

Blind since four, top of his class at fourteen

Keyanne Jean lost his sight at four, survived three surgeries before school, and now attends Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed College at 14 with a braille machine, tracking every lesson.

His classmates didn't know he was blind for weeks. His teachers call him exceptional.