According to a survey done by L’Express and DCDM Research in October 2014, here the five biggest problems in Mauritius right now:
- Unemployment (58.2% of respondents)
- Poverty (42.7%)
- Lack of purchasing power (27.2%)
- Problem of law & order (19.3%)
- Bad education (15.0%)
It is obvious that these are interlinked. For example:
Bad education (5) can lead to Unemployment (1) which can lead to Poverty (2) which can lead to a Lack of purchasing power (3) which can ultimately lead to Problems of law & order (4).
As an educator, I tend to think that the root of all evil is our education system. It was never very good and now it’s abysmal. Young graduates fresh from university lack essential skills which companies need and, as a result, unemployment is rampant. Ultimately, this can lead to major poverty and law & order issues if the root cause (i.e. bad education) is not remedied.
Of course, there are other ways to look at this picture. For example:
Poverty (2) leads to Lack of purchasing power (3) which can lead to Problem of law & order (4) which obviously leads to Bad education (5) and, at the end, Unemployment (1).
Here the root cause is poverty and, to all casual observers, Mauritius is two countries in one now. The first “country” (Maurice, c’est un plaisir!) contains the high income earners driving their BMW in company of their trophy wife towards their residence in a guarded community. This is, at most, a few percent of the population. The second “country” (Maurice, c’est une galère!), is the country of modern slaves: people who are just numbers and are treated as such. They generally have low income and tend to spend their few rupees very unwisely because they lack general knowledge.
In my opinion, this divide is going to increase during the coming years. We need to find good solutions quickly.
I wonder if the current crop of politicians are equipped to do that? Are they even interested? Or are they too busy driving their BMW in company of their trophy wife towards their residence in a guarded community?
why do cases take so much time in mauritius?
is there no solution for that.?
It would be very useful if you could include the number of respondents that took part in your survey for your views to carry any meaningful weight.
Your blog is very interesting and could be the base of a prospective candidate to stand for Parliament in Mauritius.
I intend to return permanently to my birth place next year in time to stand for election as an INDEPENDENT candidate.
I would like to meet up with you for a chat.
Hi,
I didn’t do the survey. L’Express and DCDM Research did it in October 2014. Unfortunately, I can’t find the survey online.
Avinash
more details about political issues,new developpements,insfractructure all these factors must be included to enlighten the issues in our home
country
Mr A Meetoo,were you a French language/literature
At Eden College in Rose Hill ?
Dear Mr Furreedan, my late father, Mr Jaynarain Meetoo, was once a French teacher at Eden College Rose-Hill. He passed away at the beginning of 2022…
In essence you have the same challenges as the rest of the world. Education is the basis of any thriving economy and I mean a thriving economy for all. There would need to be a sway in the government to weight this as a priority. Unfortunately as poverty and crime increase it will only become worse. Investment into the future long term economy will require a nearly free education system that allows those that have not to become part of a community that can thrive. A solution is available yet will require support of local government and business. If this is still something you are willing to look into let’s chat