A boy's bullying complaint forces schools to face a mental health crisis
A boy of 14 has filed a complaint of bullying and an indecent act by another pupil at a Catholic college in Curepipe, an incident that was partly filmed during break. The Brigade for the Protection of the Family opened an inquiry, and the college suspended accused student.
It follows the recent suicide of a student at Polytechnics Mauritius, and the two cases together have psychosociologist Mélanie Vigier de Latour-Bérenger warning of a deeper crisis. She wants trained, properly funded mental health support inside schools, not fresh statements after each tragedy.
A leptospirosis death sends health teams chasing the source
A woman of 77 in Rose Hill has died of leptospirosis, a bacterial infection spread through water tainted by animal urine, and health officials have launched an urgent investigation to trace how she was exposed. Her death was recorded on Saturday.
The disease spreads fastest after heavy rain, when runoff carries the bacteria into drains, puddles and flooded yards. One death is the kind of signal that decides whether this stays isolated or grows into a wider alert.
Ministers learned the budget's contents only hours before it was read
Most of the cabinet only discovered what the budget held at Friday's sitting, hours before PM Ramgoolam's finance team delivered it. The PM, his advisers and the junior finance minister had kept the detail tightly held. For a document that rewrites pensions and taxes, that is a great deal of trust placed in a very small room.
A tribute to Malini puts HIV stigma back in the open
"Every week I bury young people dying of overdoses," said Achagar S. Maistry at a tribute to Malini, held for all Mauritian women who have faced discrimination over HIV. Nicolas Ritter, still angry after decades of awareness work, said stigma and ignorance persist. Naming her was the whole point, because the silence is what keeps the virus winning.
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Plate fee revolt heads for court – Salim Muthy plans to challenge in court the new yearly fee on personalised and retained number plates.
Taxman gets crypto tracking powers – The budget gives the tax authority, the MRA, new powers to collect data from crypto asset providers.
Sergeant attacked after a road crash – A police sergeant came under attack at Calebasses after a road accident involving his own cousin.
Inmate sets his Piton cell alight – A detainee of 33 started a fire in his cell at Piton, saying he no longer wanted to be held.
Pointe-aux-Sables water clears, slowly – Ten days after a sewage spill, seawater at Pointe-aux-Sables is back to safe levels, officials say.
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