Mauritius Sports & Fitness: Mauritius Basketball Federation (MBBF) and FIBA Africa ran the first-ever FIBA Level 1 Referee Course (4–7 June) in Phoenix, training 16 future referees to support a busy national season. Regional Athletics: Zimbabwe’s U18 and U20 stars dominated SACA championships in Mauritius, stacking medals across sprints, jumps and relays. Rugby Spotlight: Kenya Morans will chase a podium return at the Africa Men’s Sevens Championship (June 20–21) in Cascavelle, with the side built to develop fringe players for Shujaa. Karate in the Spotlight: Alberton and Bassonia JKA clubs won 81 medals at South Africa’s JKA Nationals and qualified athletes for the JKA Indo Pacific Cup in Mauritius this September. Travel & Connectivity: Ethiopian Airlines will launch a direct Addis Ababa–Port Louis service from 12 July (3x weekly), cutting travel time and boosting tourism and trade links. Public Health: Mauritius temporarily banned entry for foreigners coming from, transiting through, or recently present in DRC, Uganda and South Sudan due to Ebola, while allowing residents with mandatory 21-day quarantine. Arts & Culture (Literary): A feature revisits how French writer Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s novel “Paul et Virginie” was shaped by his Mauritius stay and the island’s famous shipwreck lore.