As Seychelles gets ready for a presidential election next year, SNA is seeking the views of the island nation's political leaders. Our third interview in the series is with Patrick Pillay, the leader of the Lalyans Seselwa party. SNA: Ahead of next year’s presidential elections, what is the state of the Lalyans Seselwa party, [...]
US officials have issued a 90-day reprieve on their ban on dealing with Chinese tech giant Huawei, saying breathing space was needed to avoid huge disruption. A Commerce Department filing said the delay does not change the ban imposed by President Donald Trump on national security grounds, an action with major implications for US and [...]
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, is on a state visit to Mozambique which is aimed at reviving cooperation between the two countries. Faure, who arrived in the capital Maputo on Sunday, is the first president of the island nation to make a state visit to the south-east African country. He was greeted on arrival by [...]
Former South African president Jacob Zuma arrived in court on Monday as he fights to have corruption charges against him over 1990s arms deal dropped before the case comes to trial. Zuma, who was forced to resign by the ruling ANC party last year, has been charged with 16 counts of fraud, racketeering and money [...]
Seychellois school children are being given the capacity to participate in climate change resilience initiatives by managing native tree nurseries. The two nurseries – to be constructed at two primary schools in the north of the main island of Mahe – will propagate trees which will be planted in wetlands, beach backs and catchments. “This [...]
Voting ended Sunday in India's most acrimonious election in decades, one that will decide whether Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets a second term in power. As the final polling booths closed, a huge security cordon was thrown around the voting machines and boxes of paper ballots used for the world's biggest election before [...]
In a bid to control a termite infestation, authorities in Seychelles are intensifying measures at wood vendors and increasing surveillance at different ports. The steps are being taken following complaints of infestation brought forth on social media by members of the public after they had bought wood that was infested with termites. Speaking to [...]
A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt's famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding some of them, including South Africans, in the latest blow to the country's tourism industry. The roadside bomb went off as the bus was being driven in Giza, also causing injuries to Egyptians in a nearby car, medical and security [...]
As part of their mission, Achille and Annielle Confiance had to conduct outreach programmes in different communities. The couple, who are from the Pentecostal Assembly of Seychelles, had to also train others who can help the less fortunate. “We had to go into communities especially in those with the most in need. It was like a door [...]
Two Seychellois have returned home after spending two years as missionaries in South Africa and Lesotho with the Operational Mobilisation (OM) team. As part of their mission, Achille and Annielle Confiance had to conduct outreach programmes in different communities. The couple, who are from the Pentecostal Assembly of Seychelles, had to also train others who can help [...]
