Briefs

Published ten years after the 1929 financial crash, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath is a realistic novel depicting a far-from-glamorous America. Reduced to unemployment, driven from their homes, and fleeing drought, entire families took to the roads in a new ‘Westward expansion,’ heading toward a California that was likely too idealized. Certain details distinguish […]

Three suspected snatch thieves, who had previously been incarcerated, were arrested on October 1st in Behoririka, Soarano, and Tsaralalàna. Three days later, two members of a six-person criminal gang were also apprehended, while four others managed to escape. Plainclothes officers from the UIR (Rapid Intervention Unit) of Tsaralalàna caught the three men in the act

Both students from the Marovasa Public Primary School (EPP) who sat for the Primary School Certificate (CEPE) exam passed this year. This result was achieved in a school with twenty-two students and two teachers, located in Anjajavy, in the Sofia region. The institution has been receiving support from ViMa NGO for the past two years,

Colonel Michaël Randrianirina witnessed firsthand that, one year after taking office, this scourge continues to disrupt the daily lives of Malagasy people. Will apologies be enough to rectify this serious professional misconduct? Observers are now waiting to see the aftermath of the incident that occurred in Ambohijatovo last Saturday during the President’s visit. Captured &

The Magistrates’ Union of Madagascar (SMM) is maintaining pressure for the renewal of the members of the Superior Council of the Magistracy (CSM). The union is calling for elections to be organized within the year 2026, despite the indefinite postponement of the vote initially scheduled for October 23. Meeting in a general assembly on Friday,

Everyone knows that the goal of political action is to conquer and exercise power, but above all, to maintain it. This latter action should be considered the most important. In the contemporary political history of Madagascar since 1960, successive regimes have shown that: one could say they are the holders of longevity in the conduct

A compromise has finally been reached: the new L, S, and OSE series for the baccalaureate, effective from the 2027 session, will be maintained, while the former series will be relegated to optional status. This move has helped to calm tensions, though it does not fully resolve the ongoing debate surrounding the baccalaureate reform. The

The curtain fell on the Madagascar N1A championship this Sunday at the Palais des Sports in Mahamasina. After an intense competition, COSPN in the men’s category and GNBC in the women’s category confirmed their supremacy by clinching the national title. During the men’s final, the players from COSPN (Analamanga) demonstrated their strength. Captured & Published

Manitriniaina, known as Bob Hidan, was laid to rest last weekend. The 25-year-old, a passionate fan of heavy metal music, was fatally wounded after being attacked with a knife by criminals. The incident occurred in Anosizato Andrefana on the night of October 1, 2026. Bob Hidan died on the side of the road. Captured &

The open-heart surgery mission at the Soavinandriana Hospital Center (Cenhosoa) has reached its eighth edition. Since its launch in 2024, approximately forty children have undergone surgery. The mission, conducted at Cenhosoa, is currently at its midpoint. Launched in May 2024 for a five-year duration, the program has completed eight missions to date, with forty-two patients