Twenty designers will participate in this year's edition of the Seychelles Fashion Week on November 27, surpassing the expectations of the organisers. Initially scheduled to take place from November 24 to 28, the fourth edition of the Seychelles Fashion Week has instead been toned down to a one-day event that will showcase the work of [...]
Sudan's deposed prime minister and the top general who ousted him a month ago signed a breakthrough deal Sunday to reverse the military takeover, but protests continued and a teenager was killed. Thousands of demonstrators in multiple rallies rejected the deal, shouting "No to military power" and demanding the armed forces fully withdraw from government. [...]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday promised new investment in Senegal in a bid to showcase democracy's benefits as he wrapped up his first visit to Africa. The top US diplomat has sought to offer a more nuanced take on the growing US rivalry with China, by showing how the United States can [...]
The Seychelles' national football team returned home victorious on Saturday after winning the Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup 2021 by defeating host Sri Lanka in the final. The Pirates' victory in the friendly four-nation tournament came through a penalty shootout in which Seychellois goalkeeper Alvin Michel saved two spot-kicks to silence the home crowd after regulation finished [...]
A new service offering funeral planning has been set up in Seychelles by Angelique Soomery and her husband, Ralph Soomery, called Last Journey. The couple decided to set up the service to cater to people who find themselves challenged following the loss of a close member of their family. SNA talked to Angelique to learn [...]
The United States and UN on Friday demanded proof of Peng Shuai's whereabouts and well-being amid rising concern for the tennis star, missing since alleging she was sexually exploited by a former vice-premier of China. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden's administration wanted China to "provide independent, verifiable proof" of Peng's [...]
Bringing people together and creating a warm sense of community is the aim of the organisers for this year's edition of the recycled Christmas tree competition which is open for interested participants until the end of November. The competition which was launched last week is open to schools, homes, districts, the private sector and civil [...]
The Seychelles Supreme Court has remanded for 14 days a Seychellois couple arrested on suspicion of money laundering $50 million. Justice Rony Govinden, the presiding judge, dismissed the defence attorney's request for bail on the grounds that the charges are serious. The two suspects were arrested by the judicial police on Thursday. "This is a [...]
Sixteen students from various secondary schools in Seychelles had the opportunity to question President Wavel Ramkalawan in a first-of-its-kind presidential debate at State House on Friday. Organised by the National Council for Children (NCC), the event, which was to commemorate Universal Children's Day, was broadcast live on local television channels. The question and answer session [...]
Austria announced on Friday that it will impose a lockdown for all and make vaccinations mandatory, becoming the first EU country to take such stringent measures as coronavirus cases spiral. Other European countries are also tightening restrictions as Covid-19 cases surge across the continent, but so far none have reimposed full lockdowns and only the [...]
