Nando’s in Mauritius – There is NO bloody conspiracy
There is a Mauritian web site, Island Crisis [ http://www.islandcrisis.net ] , which claims to feature news. In fact, it is a blog for most its content have an ideological component. It recently claimed that Nando’s upcoming presence in Mauritius is due to political backing. [ http://www.islandcrisis.net/2009/10/kfc-nando-conspiracy/ ]
(When it comes to news, Island Crisis is as erroneous as Glenn Beck of Fox News. It should bear the domain glennbeckmru.mu. LOL.)
I decided to ask the representatives of Nando’s about this “issue.” It turns out that:
- Nando’s had been authorised to operate in Mauritius since 6 months ago.
- Nando’s is NOT affiliated to any political party or politician. It does not endorse anyone either.
- The quality of service to be offered in Mauritius will be the same as at other of its restaurants worldwide.
- Nando’s meals are healthier than most restaurants’ in Mauritius..
Quote (Selwyn Bron, Nando’s Representative):
Our food is all flame-grilled, and therefore a much healthier option. It is also marinated prior to cooking and basted with a flavour of your choice (lemon and herb, mild, hot or extran hot peri peri) on ordering. We do not have food ready prepared waiting for customers to walk in. Each order is freshly prepared.
There is NO bloody conspiracy!
Nando’s For The Win! (FTW!)
I, for one, am very happy that Nando will be in Mauritius! Like Selwyn said – the food is healthy and the quality of service rocks!
Jocelyn – ki to p kozer ta?! STOP!
February 1, 2010 - 3:12 am
Tags: education, idiocy, Jocelyn Grégoire, kreol, Languages, mauritius
Posted in General Chats | 1 comment
This is my response (written in Kreol Morisyen) to Jocelyn Grégoire. Refer to [ http://www.defimedia.info/articles/6299/1/Jocelyn-Gregoire--Le-systeme-educatif-fabrique-des-illettres/Page1.html ] Ta nasyion! Kreol deza servi couma langaze support. Professeres coz kreol dans class ar zeleves kan expliker. Depi touletan ti coumesa! Ki to ler encore?! Si to ler fer kreol vine langaze optional, li bon. Mai a ki nivo? CPE [...]
Bubye Marguerite Labatte
December 31, 2009 - 8:38 pm
Tags: bye, labat, legend, Marguerite Labatte, mauritius, mauritius broadcasting corporation, mimi, mimie, radio, tv, video, youtube
Posted in General Chats, Videos | No comments
Video: She shall be missed. Share and Enjoy:
Infotech 2009 – Mauritius
November 19, 2009 - 3:55 pm
Tags: 2009, boring, cash and carry, compuspeed, computer, courts, dcl, ebay, fair, goldfish, hardware, information, infotech, mauritians, mauritius, national computer board, ncb, pascal, picturess, prices, products, technology
Posted in General Chats | 4 comments
I dropped by the Infotech 2009 fair [ http://www.infotech.mu/ ] this evening, and found it to be frakin’ boring. I do not have much to write about the bloody thing for I am not interested at all in the products being sold at the stands. Pictures: There were no nude people from DCL this year. [...]
Capturing Awesome Moments – Uncle & Aunt departing for the Hajj
November 14, 2009 - 5:43 am
Tags: 2009, Bilkis Hisaindee, Departure, fifth, Flickr, Hajj, Hisaindee, Islam, mauritius, Mecca, muslims, Mustapha, Mustapha Hisaindee Mustapha Hisaindee, Pilgrimage, pillar, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, SSR, youtube
Posted in Personal | 1 comment
On Friday, the 13th of November 2009, my uncle; Mustapha Samshid Hisaindee, his wife; Bilkis, and his mother in law, left Mauritius for Mecca, Saudi Arabia. They shall accomplish the fifth pillar of Islam, the Hajj. Pictures: May Allah bless all Hajjis to be. Share and Enjoy:
Dear Caroline – When in Rome, do as Romans do!
November 10, 2009 - 8:52 am
Tags: blog, caroline, do as Romans do, education, english, french, Kreol Morisien, language, mauritius, reply, schools, When in Rome
Posted in General Chats | 3 comments
Dear Caroline – When in Rome, do as Romans do! This blog entry is a response to Caroline’s entry – Langue de Snobe v/s Langue de Sauvage [ http://cagslemonde.blogspot.com/2009/11/langue-de-snobe-vs-langue-de-sauvage.html ] Caro’s article in English – [ http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=y&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcagslemonde.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Flangue-de-snobe-vs-langue-de-sauvage.html&sl=fr&tl=en&history_state0= ] Extracts: Mais le hic c’est que je dois souvent me demander si je dois parler en francais [...]
webnewsmoris is brilliant!
November 9, 2009 - 7:29 am
Tags: blog, blogosphere, ile maurice, Kreol Morisien, mauritius, webnewsmoris
Posted in General Chats | 5 comments
Still keeping that Mauritian Blogs Twitter List? Tired of reading feeds from all the Mauritian blogs? Check out webnewsmoris – a blog written in Kreol Morisien, which covers reviews most of the recent blog entries/tweets/jaikus*/news within the Mauritian blogosphere. Webnewsmoris is a fun read. Webnewsmoris is a blog maintained by aspiring World President, Roushdat [ [...]
Fact: Most Mauritians don’t use toilet paper after the excretion process
November 2, 2009 - 12:06 pm
Tags: fact, hands, mauritians, mauritius, paper, toilet, toilet paper, water, water closet
Posted in General Chats | 10 comments
Picture: It’s a fact. Share and Enjoy:
Why did you vote L’Alliance Sociale in 2005? – Mauritius
October 28, 2009 - 7:31 am
Tags: 2010, Alliance Sociale, clip, elections, mauritius, MMM, PWNED, Redemption, viral
Posted in General Chats | 5 comments
This blog entry will help the amnesiacs out there recall the reasons for which the MMM got PWNED in 2005. Watch the following clip: Maybe the MMM folks will advertise a clip bearing the tagline: MMM: Redemption. I look forward to the new viral clips from all political political parties. Share and Enjoy:
Common Wealth Scholarship and Ministry of Education [ Mauritius ] = EPIC FAIL
October 26, 2009 - 3:09 pm
Tags: 2 online forms, certifications, Common Wealth Scholarship, EAS, education, mauritius, Ministry of Education, netizens
Posted in General Chats | 7 comments
A few friends and I had made up our minds to apply for the Common Wealth Scholarship. Most of us wanted to complete our Mphil/PhD. So, we contacted the Common Wealth via e-mail and we did obtain a fast response. In mine, it was specifically mentioned: The application form is on the website under ‘Making an [...]
LGBT rights in Mauritius
October 18, 2009 - 8:41 am
Tags: bisexual, gay, lesbian, LGBT, mauritius, religion, rights, transgender
Posted in General Chats | 6 comments
Facts: Homosexuality (incl. consensual homosexual sex) is illegal in Mauritius. There are many homophobes in Mauritius. No political party dares to legalise homosexuality. Many religious figures believe that the LGBT community is evil. Questions that need to be asked: Do you believe that the LGBT community is after your cultural values? No. Is the LGBT community a [...]
October 22, 2009 - 12:09 pm
This post makes me happy
Not just because i am a big fan of Nandos!…but also because there are blogs giving account to both sides of the story
October 22, 2009 - 1:16 pm
Thats makes me happy too.
& healthier (as claimed)
More choice for my dinner
October 22, 2009 - 1:52 pm
Même si j’apprécie le fait que tu ais pris la peine de vérifier les affirmations d’Island Crisis auprès de Nando’s, je trouve naif de croire qu’il t’aurais dis qu’ils ont des “relations priviligiées” avec des politiciens ou des partis politiques si tel était le cas…
October 22, 2009 - 2:03 pm
The thing is – they obtained the authorisation 6 months ago!
Island Crisis claimed that the implementation Nando’s in Mauritius was due to politicians backing it up by closing down the KFC chain.
This is crazy and very Glenn Beck-like.
Do I believe that Nando’s is involved with politicians? I know what I was told – that they were not. Do I care whether it’s false? Not really for the Nando’s chain of restaurants is fantastic. The food tastes great!
I do not make up stories to satisfy a politically biased audience.
October 22, 2009 - 4:10 pm
“I do not make up stories to satisfy a politically biased audience.”
Applause.
I regularly read a number of Mauritian newspaper feeds and bloggers’ news about Mauritius, love your statement, it sums up perfectly.
October 22, 2009 - 9:53 pm
I love Nandos!! I prefer Nandos to KFC. Their pine cheese burger is awesome! Steak’s better than TGIF. Mauritius needs Nandos…weeeee
October 26, 2009 - 5:30 pm
I think Nandos’ awesome and can’t be compared to KFC. Flame-grilled, yummy!!
November 21, 2009 - 5:40 pm
Nandos kicks KFCs butt!! In countries where you have both, most people would choose Nandos hands down, and im sure that Mauritius will come to love Nandos too. Who wouldn’t want to eat somewhere where the food is freshly prepared under the cleanest conditions and tastes awesome and is healthy as well? As opposed to covered in greasy dough, yuck
December 20, 2009 - 4:30 pm
nando trianon phone number?
December 23, 2009 - 8:57 am
Basically I`m a Nando`s lover and Nando`s SA rocks! ( & I hope that the MRU N`s got the same chicken size policy
)
February 15, 2010 - 4:35 pm
dire merci jeetah….
li pai rode craze KFC (food and Allied Group) parcequi li en extra raciste ca boug la, d apres l orde li ena ban action enba la table tout ca….vive mauritius and his great government….