Thursday, September 12, 2019

The Financial Services Sector Still Under Siege

(Published in MTimes 13 Sept 2019)
Sudhir Sesungkur, the Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance attended the 19th meeting of the Eastern and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) Council of Ministers, which took place from 4 to 6 September in Eswatini, the former kingdom of Swaziland.The minister said he was very pleased with the outcome.

Political Caricatures:Pravind Jugnauth playing fast and loose on the poll date; A Water observatory in Mauritius and Rodrigues; The Police state? .....

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Putting the record straight: Minimum wage, free tertiary education, pension increase and the Workers Rights Bill

(Published in MTimes 30 08 2019)
There has been recently lots of chest-thumping by government on its so-called pro-poor, pro-worker measures. Let us examine how much of the rhetoric is matched by facts.

A Journey Derailed

(Published MTimes 30 08 2019)
The bottom line in 2014 was that people wanted change. The people wanted a new future that would embrace transformation and reorientation to keep pace with their changing sentiments, aspirations, needs, and preferences. The old order had to give way to the new.