Africa

Is Mauritius' economic miracle fading? Four key risks threaten the island's prosperity

By Ronak Gopaldas

Op-eds

No easy courses for Chagos consensus on sovereignty and security

By Timothy Walker

World

‘Drug kingpins don’t care if you’re caught’, warns mom of Gauteng ‘mule’ detained in Mauritius

By Caryn Dolley

Africa

After the Bell: Elections in Africa can teach the rest of the world about democracy

By Ray Mahlaka

South Africa

The melancholy legacy of empire as the sun goes down on Britain’s last pink bits on the map

By Bryan Rostron

Op-eds

Big step, small win as UK and Mauritius reach agreement on Chagos Islands

By Ottilia Anna Maunganidze

World

IslandPlas initiative aims to tackle plastic pollution as African islands drown in a sea of waste

By Kristin Engel

Maverick News

Moeletsi Mbeki urges SA’s post-election government to cut its costs in half

By Chris Makhaye

Politics

Coalition government may yet prove to be South Africa’s road to political salvation

By William Gumede

Africa

‘It took an hour to laugh and cry about it’ — litigant reflects on Mauritius ruling decriminalising same-sex relations

By Melody Emmett

Africa

Mauritius decriminalises same-sex relations in a divided Africa

By Frans Viljoen

Maverick Life

Mauritius by bike – a humbling race through a land of contrasts and contradictions

By Mark Heywood