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Small Trades: Informal workers juggle daily challenges

In Antananarivo, many workers rely on activities within the informal sector. Small traders, vendors, and artisans depend directly on their daily earnings to cover their needs. Without a fixed salary, every day brings new uncertainty regarding income. “I depend on what I earn at the market to live. I don’t have a monthly salary,” testifies […]

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Occupational Health and Safety: Companies Urged to Invest in Human Capital

The Antananarivo Inter-company Health Space (ESIA) is celebrating 20 years of commitment to occupational health and safety. To mark the occasion, it organized a conference-debate on the theme ‘Investing in Humans’. The ESIA places anticipation and prevention at the heart of occupational health and safety issues. On Friday, a conference was held in Antsahabe in

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5×5 Basketball: COSPN Confirms Its Reign

COSPN remains at the pinnacle of men’s basketball. Facing RBC Boeny, the police club secured a 74-68 victory, clinching their second consecutive title. The men’s final of the Madagascar N1A championship lived up to all expectations. The match between the defending champion COSPN and RBC Boeny was an intense duel marked by several momentum shifts

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ANDRANOMANELATRA – Couple detained for the murder of a bajaj driver

A young married couple, suspected of murdering a bajaj (motorized tricycle) driver in Andranomanelatra, Antsirabe, on the evening of Thursday, September 24, has been in pre-trial detention since last week. The victim, a 37-year-old father, was driving his motorized tricycle on a track in Fiadanana. He was found lifeless near his vehicle in a pool

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DAKAR BIENNALE – Joey Aresoa to present ‘Graines d’Outre-Terres’

Joey Aresoa is among the 54 artists selected for the 16th Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art. She will represent Madagascar from November 19 to December 19, 2026. A new international milestone opens for multidisciplinary artist Joey Aresoa. Selected to participate in the 16th edition of the Dakar Biennale, she will present ‘Graines d’Outre-Terres’ (Seeds

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Albert Picquié: The Governor Hated by the Colonial Press

Among the various colonial governors who succeeded one another in the Great Island, Albert Picquié (January 1910–August 1914) did not leave a very significant mark in the annals of colonization. Jean Fremigacci begins his study on ‘Colonial Development and Forced Labor: The Construction of the Tananarive-Antsirabe (TA) Railway, 1911-1923’ with this observation. Unlike his ‘noisy’

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JUDICIAL REFORM – Magistrates discuss the implementation of the new status

The new status of magistrates, adopted on July 8, 2026, was at the heart of the annual general assembly of the Syndicate of Magistrates of Madagascar (SMM), held on Friday at the Supreme Court in Anosy. Magistrates specifically reviewed the provisions already applicable and those still requiring implementing texts. Some provisions of the new status

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EDUCATION – Common core subjects and specific options for the 2027 Baccalaureate, according to the Ministry of Higher Education

Adapted exam subjects for the 2027 Baccalaureate. Candidates in the same series for the 2027 Baccalaureate will be tested on subjects based on a common core, but with specificities based on the old curriculum depending on their options. This clarification comes from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which reiterates that “the diploma

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GOVERNMENT – Mamitiana Rajaonarison to present his six-month report in a special TVM broadcast this Sunday evening

A special broadcast for the Prime Minister. Six months after the formation of his government, Mamitiana Rajaonarison will review the actions taken by his team on the public television channel. TVM announced that the head of government will be the guest of a special program this Sunday, October 4, at 8:15 PM. In addition to

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Electricity: Jirama announces four-hour power cuts in western Antananarivo and Itaosy

Jirama has announced another power outage affecting numerous neighborhoods in Itaosy this Sunday afternoon. The same applies to the western districts of Antananarivo, spanning from parts of Antaninarenina to Ampasika, including Ampefiloha, Andavamamba, Isotry, Andohatapenaka, and the 67ha area. The interruption is expected to last from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, which Jirama attributes to

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