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Mauritius

Frustrated by the government's inaction locals flock to help in every way possible

Local authorities failed to do enough to prevent what is now the worst ecological disaster in Mauritius. They started putting buoys and barriers to protect the shore only after the first signs of oil spill became apparent

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Mauritius

Japanese bulker MV Wakashio runs aground in Mauritius and causes oil to spill in the blue lagoon

The first traces of oil spill became apparent after about a week. Despite the alarm raised by the NGOs, inhabitants and fishermen, the local authorities seemed to have acted slow in precautionary measures. A clear sign of poor leadership

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Conference

Africa Internet Summit (AIS'20) registration opens

The physical meeting for the Africa Internet Summit 2020 which was due in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, had to be re-scheduled into a virtual meeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic

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openSUSE

Stasiek Michalski answers Richard Brown's questions as the openSUSE election campaign progresses

Community members are welcome to ask the candidates questions about their views on the project and to comment on some of the pertinent matters within the community. Richard Brown, former Chairman of openSUSE, put a few questions to Stasiek Michalski about his views on conflict resolution

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openSUSE

Candidates list for the openSUSE Ad-hoc Board Election

The Call for Nominations for the openSUSE Ad-hoc Board Election ended last night. The Election Committee received the nominations of two openSUSE members and both nominees accepted to run as candidate for this election

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Conference

Registration for the Virtual Developers Conference is open

Registration for the Virtual Developers Conference 2020 is open since about a week now. The Developers Conference is made possible thanks to the support of our sponsors, collaborators, speakers, volunteer geeks and of course attendees

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Mauritius

Drive slow, drive safe & don't receive penalties

Lately I noticed a strong presence of police officers, particularly on roads through sugar cane fields, right after a round-about, where visibility of an officer would be poor from several metres away

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Mauritius

Facebook Ad promotes Bitcoin scam in Mauritius

The article says that "Mauritian politician Roshi Bhadain appeared on MBC News and announced a new "wealth loophole" which he says can transform anyone into a millionaire within 3-4 months."

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Mauritius

New legislation to replace the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act in Mauritius

The latest Cabinet decisions, of 24 July 2020, mention the Cabinet's approval for the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation to issue instructions to the Attorney General's office for repealing the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act in order to draft a new a legislation that meets with

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