Team Seychelles has won 22 medals in total after the second day of the 11th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games taking place in Madagascar. After day 2 of the IOIG, Team Seychelles won 10 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. The Seychelles swimming team won most of the medals for the first two days. Seychelles first medal came from [...]
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) has updated its existing aquaculture policies in a bid to attract more investors in the sector especially in fin fish farming, said a top official. The amendments to the Seychelles National Aquaculture Policy were approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday. They are based on seven key principles - good governance, [...]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday called Zimbabwe a "mature democracy" after winning a second term in office despite the opposition rejecting the result of a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards. Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44 percent for his main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to [...]
A new island formed around the Farquhar Atoll, which emerged after tropical cyclone Fantala hit the island in mid-April 2016, is getting bigger according to the Island Conservation Society (ICS). The new island has been named Derrick's Sandbank by the Islands Development Company (IDC), a state-owned company, after the carcass of a cargo crane, referred to as a [...]
At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed Friday in a crowd stampede at a stadium in the Madagascar capital of Antananarivo, according to the Red Cross and a local member of parliament. "So far 13 people have been killed and 107 injured," said opposition MP Hanitra Razafimanantsoa on a local radio station. The [...]
Seychelles only remaining singer on the popular talent show, "The Voice Africa", is looking to boost his profile internationally with performances in shows in Australia and a new album on the horizon. Clive Camille was part of a group of Seychellois who were chosen to compete in "The Voice of Africa" competition hosted in Lagos, [...]
Panafricare Clinic, a private clinic in Seychelles, has received accreditation by an international body - Temos International - for its quality in outpatient and ambulatory care, which shows its commitment to providing high-quality medical and non-medical services to its patients. Panafricare Clinic, founded by Dr Miodrag Todorovic in 2010, offers a range of medical services, including consultations, diagnostics, treatments, and preventive [...]
About 100 Seychellois students received guidance, advice and words of caution from high government officials on Friday before they proceed on their overseas university courses. The sending-off ceremony, which was held at the National Theatre at Mont Fleuri, was led by the education minister, Justin Valentin. "You will be living for at least three years in a [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court has convicted eight male nationals of Iran to 20 years in prison for importation and conspiracy to import illicit drugs, said the police on Thursday. According to the police, the Iranians were given prison sentences of 20 years for conspiracy to import heroin and diamorphine, 20 years for the importation, and [...]
BRICS leaders announced on Thursday the "historic" admission of six new countries, as the bloc seeks to reshape the Western-led global order and expand its influence in an era of strategic competition. BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- agreed at their annual summit to make Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt [...]
