Four days without water push Clairfonds into the street
Four days without water broke Clairfonds's patience. On the night of 5 October, residents of this Phoenix neighbourhood blocked the road, some threatening to burn tyres, until the Central Water Authority rushed in two tankers. Then calm returned.
Energy Minister Assirvaden, abroad at the time, said through his technical adviser that supply should come back. In the same constituency, MP Khushal Lobine is demanding an urgent CWA meeting, while the ministry promises ten boreholes to plug the La Marie shortfall. Promises are easy; a running tap on Tuesday is the test.
Confronted with CCTV, a Sodnac officer backs the detainee's account
The French detainee's account got harder to dismiss. Shown CCTV, the constable at the centre of the Lily Romain affair reportedly told the Major Crime Investigation Team what she alleged: he let her out of her Sodnac cell before dawn on 13 July and returned her around 6am.
Investigators believe the closeness predated that night. The policewoman on cell-watch duty faces scrutiny too, over gaps in the station diary. A seizure of 16 kilos opened this case; a set of cell keys may end careers.
A legal framework takes shape for violence in schools
On World Teachers' Day, the government opened consultations on a legal framework for indiscipline and violence in schools, from disruption to assault. Education Minister Gungapersad cast it as protection for teachers and a structure for troubled children. What matters now is enforcement: who acts, how fast, and with what powers.
Agriterra bets on sweet potatoes to firm up food security
Agriterra has pulled in its first experimental crop of sweet potatoes, ten tonnes of them, and stepped up macadamia production, part of a push to diversify farming and lean less on imported food. Local calories still count. The real test is whether year two scales.
Shorts
Inquiry ordered after clash with coast guard – Junior Minister Savabaddy has ordered a probe into an altercation between a tourist couple and coast guard officers.
Family begs the state to find a missing manager – The sister of Dharmendra Bisht, missing since 27 September, has asked the government to help trace him.
Ananda Devi drops out of the Goncourt race – Mauritian writer Ananda Devi is no longer in contention for the 2026 Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize.
Mauritius sits down with Meta on online safety – The government opened two days of talks with Meta on 6 October over online safety and platform cooperation.
Court keeps a 156kg cannabis charge in place – A magistrate refused to drop the provisional conspiracy charge against Gulshan Govind over 155.7kg of cannabis.
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