Six officers watched a driver get beaten on the Roche-Bois highway
Why were six police officers on the Roche-Bois highway when a motorist was beaten in front of them? Police headquarters now has to answer that, after launching an internal inquiry into the early-hours confrontation on Sunday 7 June.
Safe City cameras caught it, and the footage spread fast. The victim says a Honda Fit driver flashed him in Batterie-Cassée, then blocked his car over a row about headlight brightness. Officers out that weekend to chase illegal racing did not step in fast enough.
The victim filed a complaint on Monday. The accused driver has since been charged and remanded.
NHDC tenants to get a fund of their own for upkeep
Anyone who has lived in an NHDC block knows the gripes: broken lights, leaking roofs, nobody in charge. Lands and Housing Minister Shakeel Mohamed says that changes with a National Syndicate Fund Account, a pooled pot to manage and repair the agency's estates.
The NHDC, Mauritius's main public housing developer, has long struggled with who pays for common-area upkeep once flats are sold. A dedicated fund should end the buck-passing. Whether the money reaches the roofs is the part residents watch.
34 Malagasy nationals held in a Plaine-Verte boarding house
A dawn operation on Rue Dauphine in Plaine-Verte ended with 34 Malagasy nationals arrested for being in the country without papers. Police say the group, 17 men and 17 women, had been living at the boarding house for roughly two years before document checks caught up with them.
En Avant Moris warns the rate hikes are boomeranging on households
With the budget speech days away, En Avant Moris leader Patrick Belcourt has put two proposals on record and a warning to match. He argues the central bank's tighter monetary policy is squeezing already-stretched families rather than cooling prices, an effect he calls a boomerang.
Shorts
Phone at the wheel now costs up to 10 points – From today, using a hand-held phone while driving jumps to 5-10 penalty points, up from 3-6.
Drastic water restrictions are coming – After an unusually dry summer drained reservoirs, authorities are preparing drastic curbs on supply.
State owes Bheenick Rs 1 million – The Supreme Court has ordered the state to pay Rs 1 million to ex-central bank chief Rundheersing Bheenick.
Soornack's son told to pay Rs 11 million – Over a Floréal luxury flat, the Supreme Court ordered Akshawv Oogarah to pay Rs 11.1 million in damages.
Tourism receipts climb sharply – Tourism earnings rose strongly over the first quarter of 2026, keeping the sector a pillar of the economy.
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