Ministry orders an inquiry into how the Mascareignes university is run
The Ministry of Higher Education has set up a committee to investigate management at the University of Mascareignes, the public university at the heart of a staff revolt.
The spark was interim director Yashwantrao Ramma's decision to keep evening classes running in person at the Camp-Levieux campus on the riot-hit night of 12 October, hours after Elodie Thomas was shot by police nearby. The academic staff union demanded his removal for breaching his duty of care toward young staff sent into an area in turmoil. The inquiry is the ministry's answer, it is not the dismissal the union wanted.
Financial crimes unit probes a Rs 500,000 truck that never arrived
A Triolet entrepreneur paid Rs 500,000 for a Nissan Atlas 3 truck that never reached him, and now the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) is on the case. The buyer, 35, sent the money in three installments in 2022 to a Port-Louis showroom owner he knew personally, who said the vehicle was waiting on customs clearance.
It never came. The dealer is already facing money-laundering inquiries, and investigators are preparing a file for possible asset recovery.
Dorsamy is out at the ports as Maersk prepares to move in
Gassen Dorsamy's run as head of the Cargo Handling Corporation (CHCL) ends on 11 December, and the Prime Minister's Office will not renew it. Shipping giant Maersk, with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), is set to take a 40% stake in the state cargo handler and name its next chief as foreign operators move into Port-Louis.
A foreign operator taking 40% of the state cargo handler is the real story; the manager leaving is the sideshow.
Two workers fall three metres as a Phoenix scaffold gives way
Two foreign labourers, an Indian and a Bangladeshi man both 37, were hurt on Friday when a wooden scaffold collapsed at the new Phoenix police station site, a drop of about three metres. Both were taken to Victoria Hospital, days after three workers died in a separate site accident. It is the latest to put worker safety back in doubt.
Shorts
Nigerian man held over Flic-en-Flac rape report – A 19-year-old Zambian woman reported the assault, and police made the arrest.
Emtel offers its dividend in shares – The telecom group is letting shareholders take their payout as new stock.
Mauritius heads to COP31 with pledges to keep – Minister Rajesh Bhagwan leads delegation to the UN climate summit, running to 20 November.
Detainee bites a guard at Line Barracks – The officer was left with an arm injury after a scuffle in custody.
Mauritian rum takes the bar stage – Local bartenders showed off the island's rum at the Mango Bay competition.
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