Category: News
Truth and reconciliation commission begins first public hearings in Seychelles
The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission on Monday began public hearings of human rights violations and other grievances which happened [...]
Seychelles, Cuba to ramp up cooperation on environmental conservation, sustainable fishing
Seychelles and Cuba are expected to develop a cooperation programme on environment conservation, natural resource management and sustainable fishing f [...]
New mobile phone tower in Seychelles is meant to blend in to tropical surroundings
Airtel Seychelles, a local telecommunications company, has unveiled a new tower built to boost connectivity on the eastern side of the main island of [...]
Pope Francis wraps up Africa tour with Mauritius visit
Pope Francis arrives in Mauritius on Monday on the final stop of a three-nation Africa tour where he is expected to celebrate the island nation's tole [...]
Zimbabweans cold-shoulder Mugabe national mourning
Flags flew at half mast in Harare on Saturday, but a day after former president Robert Mugabe's death many Zimbabweans preferred to work as usual than [...]
You’d be lazy too at age 187! Jonathan the tortoise sets a world record for Seychelles
Who is 187 years old and is from Seychelles? The answer, according to Guinness World Records, is Jonathan, the world's oldest animal on land.
Jonathan [...]
Seychelles is filled with plants, but how do you identify them? The website iNaturalist can help
What's the proper way to identify a plant? Is it by the looking at the flowers, leaves or both?
A recent series of training courses in Seychelles is [...]
Poverty, strife-hit Madagascar welcomes Pope Francis
True to his reputation as "pope of the poor", Pope Francis begins a visit Saturday to Madagascar, one of the world's most impoverished nations.
Arrivi [...]
Seychelles’ President sends condolences to Zimbabwe after death of Robert Mugabe
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure has sent his condolences to his counterpart in Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, following the death of Robert Mu [...]
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s ruthless ex-president, dies aged 95
Robert Mugabe, the former guerrilla leader who held onto power in Zimbabwe for 37 years until forced out by the military with the economy mired in cri [...]