African Mauritius

South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius made history as the first double amputee to run at the Olympics

London 2012 Olympics : Oscar Pistorius stepped on to the track in his carbon fibre artificial limbs shortly after 10.30am for the opening heat. The South African ‘blade runner’ finished second in the first heat of the 400metres, qualifying comfortably for the Olympics semi-final in a season’s best time of 45.44sec. Setting up his blocks [...]The post South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius made history as the first double amputee to run at the Olympics appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.

04 Aug 2012, KotZot

Mauritius ranked third African country of future

According to a report released by the FDI Intelligence, a special division of the Financial Times, Mauritius ranks third after Morocco and South Africa for African countries of the future and holds the second place in terms of FDI strategy after Morocco. This was reported in the August edition of the Board of Investment (BOI) [...]

01 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily

MCA joins hands with Indian univ

Distance teaching has become a reality in Mauritius. The Pan-African e-Network is ensuring effective communication and connectivity between India and 53 African countries, offering courses online. The e-network was launched on Thursday at the Mauritius College of the Air (MCA), Réduit. Mauritians can now benefit from the establishment of three centres including tele-medicine, tele-education and [...]

31 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily