Minister threatens to pull ENSafrica's licence over the hijab
Labour Minister Reza Uteem told Parliament he may recommend revoking the operating licence of ENSafrica Mauritius, a major law firm, if it does not settle with two former staff. Both women say they were disciplined then sacked after they started wearing the hijab at work.
The Equal Opportunities Commission, the body that polices workplace discrimination, found enough evidence in a 8 May report to presume religious bias. The firm had argued it runs a secular, neutral office. The Commission was not convinced there was ever a written rule banning the veil.
An emailed bomb threat scrambled Plaisance airport
A bomb threat dropped into the airport's email inbox on 25 May, claiming a device sat in a car park inside the precinct. The alert triggered a full security response at Plaisance.
The Bomb Squad's Explosive Handling Unit swept the area with sniffer dogs and found nothing. Police IT specialists are now hunting the author of the message.
Nobody has been charged. A hoax still burns real hours: explosive technicians, dog units and a full perimeter check, all for an email that turned out to be empty.
The house of Mauritian authors is falling apart
The headquarters of the Mauritius Society of Authors, the body that collects royalties for local creators, sits in a shameful state on rue des Artistes in Port Louis. Even its director, Gerard Louise, calls the building a visual disgrace that does no honour to the artists it serves.
Hospital overtime gets paid, and the July walkout is off
Public health staff who had threatened to stop all overtime from July can breathe easier. A circular letter has unblocked the backlog of unpaid additional hours that had built up for months and pushed workers toward action.
Shorts
Camp-Thorel arsonists still not traced – Sixteen days on, no suspect has been named over two torched cars.
Taxi driver, 76, robbed of his car in Pailles – A 28-year-old was arrested after beating and carjacking a marron taxi driver.
Tour guide beaten with a lug wrench – A driving dispute at Cap-Malheureux left a 51-year-old guide assaulted with a cross wrench.
Balaclava beach may go public again – After a citizen push, the Lands Minister is weighing reproclaiming the beach as public.
Same study, same pay gap verdict – Fresh figures again confirm Mauritian women earn less than men for the same work.
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