[Evening News]: "With a Thousand Rupees, Nothing is Gained"

Summary for Tuesday, August 19, 2025:

• Starting next week, the prices of five essential products, including milk, oil, and diapers, will be reduced. The decrease will range from 10 to 55 rupees. The subsidy may extend to other items. For merchants, this is a boost to purchasing power. However, some unions criticize it as a "cosmetic" measure.

• Lawyer Sanjeev Teeluckdharry is challenging the pension reform in court. He has filed a constitutional complaint. Speaking to the press this afternoon, he questioned whether the president will approve the amendments to Section 39 of the Finance Bill. He urges beneficiaries of the Income Support to remain patient while awaiting the court's decision.

• Although winter is coming to an end, temperatures have plummeted in recent days. As Mauritians were preparing to welcome summer, an anticyclone surprised everyone by dropping temperatures to as low as 13 degrees in some areas. Blankets, sweaters, and beanies are back in use.

• A simple breakdown almost turned tragic for a bus driver yesterday on the Port-Louis/Bambous route. While allowing a car to pass, three individuals abruptly stopped and assaulted him. He was taken to the hospital and is still in shock, lamenting the rise in violence on the roads.

• A young woman reported a disturbing and perplexing phenomenon over the weekend. She claims to have been the victim of mysterious stings at a nightclub. She was taken to Candos Hospital where tests, including for HIV and Hepatitis B, were conducted. Is this a new form of assault? We will discuss this tonight with our guest.