Has anybody been putting their money with MCB? Is it recommended to do so?

Some advice?

I’m looking for a place where I can drop off recyclable waste mainly cardboard, glass and plastic.

I used to take my recyclables to Cascavelle near the Shell petrol station, but I recently noticed that they’ve removed all the recycling bins 🤦‍♂️

Does anyone know of a place not too far from Cascavelle where I can find the three types of bins together (cardboard, glass and plastic)?

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone!

My girlfriend and I are visiting wonderful Mauritius for the first time next month, and we’ve already started building our itinerary. We want to be as well-informed and prepared as possible before landing.

We won't be renting a car, so we will rely entirely on taxis and buses to get around.

Transport questions:

• Currently, we are using the DodoGo app for taxi price estimates/booking and MoMove for bus routes. Are these reliable and accurate in terms of schedules and pricing?
• We also heard about the Yugo app for taxis. Does Yugo offer better availability or lower rates compared to DodoGo?
• Are there any other apps, local tips, or private driver contacts/options you’d recommend for non-drivers?

Our itinerary:

• 4 nights in the North (Mont Choisy / Pointe aux Canonniers area)
• 4 nights in Flic en Flac

We’d love any recommendations for:

• Must-try local eateries, street food, or restaurants in these two areas.
• Cool spots, hidden gems, or essential tips for first-timers staying in these locations.

Thank you so much in advance! We can't wait to visit your beautiful island!

Had a really weird experience today at shell Gas station at Super U Grand Baie.. Need help to figure out the next step. Was i scammed? Was it just some Software bug? And why is it always deducting and nt adding if it's the bank's fault?

No hotline is available.. tried reaching out but everyone's enjoying a cold beer sunday.. i don't care of the money but imagine this happening to others and someone profiting out of it

thinking of doing a semester abroad to come
to mdx in mauritius where im staying the uni isn’t that great nor the peaople so how is it for u guys there? and how do i get to meet the locals and experience the culture cause that’s the whole reason im coming for this semester abroad would love any advice u can give :)

Hi. We’re here on Mauritius for the very first time and it’s our honeymoon. We’ve spend more money then for all other vacations together because we thought that Mauritius is the thing we only do once in our lifetime and that’s gonna be in our honeymoon. Everyone told us (even google and our travel agency) that September is the very best time for Mauritius because it’s always sunny, not windy at all and max 2 showers each for 5min in 3 weeks, something like that. Yesterday was okay/good for the first time since we arrived and Today it’s gonna be hopefully pretty good, but the next two weeks don’t seem nice. We’ve spend many thousands of dollars and I’m afraid that we can’t enjoy it 😢 do you Mauritius think there’s gonna be more sunny days the next 2 weeks? Has it today something with El Niño?

Hi, I wanted to move to Mauritius to study but it seems most universities are closed. Does anyone know, unis with intake for September?

I’m posting this to bring attention to something that honestly feels very shady and unfair
and I want to know if others have dealt with similar situations or what actions can be taken without exposing themselves or anonymously.

I’m a student at Anna Medical School (affiliated with UTM), and recently the management introduced a sudden rule regarding attendance fines.

There was no clear prior communication or written policy shared with students beforehand. Out of nowhere, just before exams, they announced that anyone with attendance below a certain threshold would have to pay a hefty fine.
Naturally, students pushed back because:
This rule wasn’t transparently communicated earlier.

It appeared right before exams, leaving no room to improve attendance.
The fine amount is extremely high and feels more like a money-making tactic than an academic policy. (Ranging from 500-1200$ per subject)

There is also no proper system of receipts, payments are acknowledged with just a handwritten slip mentioning the subject and fine amount, or sometimes an “anonymous” receipt, which raises serious concerns about accountability and record-keeping.

There is a serious lack of transparency around attendance itself students aren’t even allowed to freely check their attendance records without prior “approval,” which makes the whole system feel controlled and unreliable.

What makes this worse is the way management reacts when questioned. Instead of addressing concerns properly, there have been instances of intimidation and attempts to silence discussions around this issue.

We would appreciate help from locals to raise this issue on social media to help us get justice (we have tried contacting university, defi media or the HEC, no response)
there are many more layers of exploitation happening there but let’s just stick to this one for now.

TL;DR: Sudden, poorly communicated attendance fines introduced right before exams at my medical school, combined with restricted access to attendance records and questionable receipt practices. Feels exploitative and possibly unethical. Looking for advice on what can be done anonymously.

As in the title, just want to watch the Bokke.

I’m in Mauritius at the moment and looking for a good spot to watch the Springboks game. Ideally somewhere with a decent crowd, cold beers and a bit of atmosphere 🇿🇦🏉 Any recommendations?

Im a student at ADPSSS, I am at my final year and nearing end-of-year exams. That said, im looking for a Job that I can get in the IT department so that I can gain a bit of work experience, get to know how the environment is and mostly because it can be used as a reference for future career.

So, is there any open Job available in the north region, especially in Grand Baie? Im planning to work as of 2nd week of November till February/April.

I received this text message by SMS today. I did order a package from AliExpress and I know it was on its way to Mauritius. Is this message legit or is it a scam?

For someone who lives solely from investment income and travels from country to country, not staying in any one place longer that 90 days, Mauritius seems like an attractive option at first sight because apparently you would only need to stay 90 days per year to maintain tax residency and there is no capital gains tax.

Questions:

1. Is there any nuance to the 90 days per year? I heard you might have to stay 183 days for a year to get a residency card or something?

2. How are foreign dividends taxed?

3. I don't really understand remittances. I assume if you buy something in Mauritius with a foreign bank card, that it a remittance. In practice, do they track that? What else qualifies as a remittance? Online purchases? AirBnB that was prebooked?

4. Money is fungible, so how do they know if you're paying with a foreign dividend you just received, or a capital gain you earned years ago in another country?

5. Is it necessary and/or possible to make separate brokerage accounts to somehow separate the recent dividends from the previously earned income?

6. Anything else I'm not thinking of?

Thank you!

Hi everyone, my partner and I are planning a honeymoon and looking for a nice hotel/resort in Mauritius.

For those who have done a honeymoon/staycation here as locals, which hotels gave you a genuinely good experience? Mainly looking for good service, friendly staff and a good honeymoon package.

Would love to hear about your experience, especially what you liked or disliked.

Thanks!

Hello All,

Traveling to Mauritius for the first time for a holiday with a toddler. Plan to do activities like casela, le vanilla, cataraman cruise etc. also plan to go sightseeing in the city one or two days? Should I avoid any areas or anything to be careful about in general? We don’t travel and lot and finally getting a chance so thought of asking fellow redditors.

Thanks 🙏

I want to order some stuff into the eu from Compuspeed.

Hello,

My fiancé is Hindu Mauritian (although we were both born and raised in London). He does not have much blood family and is no contact with his mum.

He doesn't really know anyone that is Hindu and didn't grow up being taken to temple, but he places a lot of value on Navratri and and Diwali - can anyone provide ideas of things I can do to make this year special for him? I grew up Christian and I'm now atheist so I don't have much knowledge and want to get it right!

Thank you in advance.

3 out of 4 young Mauritians would leave the island if they had the chance. 7 out of 10 who study abroad do not come back.

Govt suggests introducing some incentives - all of them to do with employment. There's probably a lot more reasons beyond employment.

In 2024 I dated a girl my first love, in 2025 we broke up cause i was playing games all day( i realised later) then she dated another guy after me and i was single, i changed myself then to be better then she texted me again, we talked while she was with the other guy, she caught feelings for me again. She was calling me behind his back and i told her to tell him don’t lie to him, she eventually told him and got back with me, i changed i deleted the game we were very happy suddenly she started doing the same thing i understood how i felt, and the recent week she started to get dry no call, leave me on seen and avoid me, she have her ex on snapchat but doesn’t talk to him. I don’t wanna lose her yk like i just wanted to talk to her. Then yesterday she told me she misunderstood her feelings for me she really like me not love, she told me she loves her ex (took her 3 months to tell me that), cause her ex is a great guy, she didn’t see his efforts etc..and never talk back ( i talk back one time) and that he was nice from the beginning, then i told her what abt me? She said im a great guy but it’s too late. She said she was improvement. She told me something, we can call when we want… I don’t know how to answer that. I didn’t block her i just muted her on all apps

Hi,
Did anyone use Onelife Contruction Co Ltd for residential building(s)?
If so, how was the work delivered?
II don't understand anything with regards to constructions so that's why I am looking to hire a contractor and actually any advise is welcome.
Thanks!

Bonjour,

Je compte partir à l’île Maurice fin septembre et je voulais savoir si c’était safe pour une femme seule à Flic-en-Flac ?

Je voulais aussi avoir des conseils sur les activités à faire, quels endroits à visiter pour une touriste, quels restaurants où manger etc. s’il vous plaît.

C’est la première fois que je vais aussi loin toute seule. Je viens de France.

Merci beaucoup 😊

Am i the only one who completely understand french, can read it but just cant communicate at all? I just cannot speak in french and i don’t know how to solve this. It is extremely difficult since in work places, french is widely used and i really want to improve my french. Does anyone have any tips?

I was wondering if anyone has done their UK bar (England & Wales) through the ICCA Bar Course instead of BVS, BTC, BPC, etc., and I'd like some feedback on that.

Hi all, we are moving back to Mauritius permanently and bringing our British Shorthair cat from UK. Has anyone actually been through this process? Would love to know:

**•** How long did it realistically take?  
**•** Any cargo shippers or brokers you’d recommend?  
**•** Any hiccups to watch out for?

Thanks