List of newspapers in Mauritius

Last updated November 02, 2025

This is a list of local newspapers in Mauritius in alphabetical order.

Mauritius

Local newspapers

Newspaper	Language	Frequency	Publisher/ parent company	Official website
5 Plus Dimanche	French	Weekly	La Sentinelle	www.5plus.mu
Addaawa	English, French	Quarterly
Advance	French	Online	Adpress Ltd	www.advance.mu
Al-Muslimoon	French
Allo Maurice Ki News	English, French
Aryodaye	English, Hindi	Monthly
Bollywood Massala	French, Hindi	Weekly	Le Défi Media Group
BuzzFeeds Mauritius	French	Online	BuzzFeeds Mauritius	www.buzzfeedsmu.info
India Times	Hindi	Daily
Chinese Daily News	Chinese	Daily
Le Citoyen	French	Weekly
Le Croissant	French	Monthly
inside news	French	Daily		www.inside.news
Indradhanush^[1]	Hindi	Quarterly
Darpan	English, Hindi	Monthly
La Vie Catholique	English, French	Weekly
Le Défi Immobilier	French	Weekly	Le Défi Media Group
Le Défi Moteurs	French	Weekly	Le Défi Media Group
Le Défi Plus	French	Weekly	Le Défi Media Group	www.defimedia.info/defi-plus.html
Le Défi Quotidien	French	Daily	Le Défi Media Group	www.defimedia.info/defi-quotidien.html
Le Défi Sexo	French	Weekly	Le Défi Media Group
Le Défi Turf	French	Weekly	Le Défi Media Group	www.defimedia.info/sport/
TOI	English, Hindi	Monthly
L'Eco Austral	French	Monthly		www.ecoaustral.com
L'Express	French	Daily	La Sentinelle	www.lexpress.mu
L'Express Junior	French	Weekly	La Sentinelle	www.lexpress.mu
L'Express Dimanche	French	Weekly	La Sentinelle	www.lexpress.mu
L'Express du Samedi	French	Weekly	La Sentinelle	www.lexpress.mu
L'Express Footips	French	Weekly	La Sentinelle	www.lexpress.mu
La Gazette des Consommateurs	English, French
Gazette des Iles	English, French	Irregular
Hua Sheng Bao	Hindi, English	Daily
Le Journal du Samedi	English, French
Lagazet Lalit de Klas	English, French, Creole
Lavoix Kreol	English, French
Lékip	French	Weekly	La Sentinelle	www.lekip.mu
Liberté Plus	English, French	Monthly
Lifestyle	English, French	Monthly
La Lumière	English, French, Tamil
Le Matinal	French	Weekly		www.lematinal.com
Le Mauricien	French	Daily	Le Mauricien Ltd	www.lemauricien.com
Mazavaroo	French	Weekly	Media Temple Ltd	www.mazavaroo.mu
Mauritius Times	English, French	Weekly		www.mauritiustimes.com
Le Mensuel de l'homme Mauricien	English, French
Le Message	English, French
Mirror	Chinese	Weekly
NewsMoris	English	Daily	NewsMoris	https://newsmoris.com
Opinion Express	English	Fortnightly
Panorama	English, French	Monthly
People	French	Monthly
Renaissance	French	Monthly
Revi Lalit	Creole	Every two months	Lalit	www.lalitmauritius.org
Sada-é-Urdu	English, Urdu	Monthly
Samedi Plus	French	Weekly
Science & Education News Review	English, French	Weekly
Le Socialiste	English, French	Daily
Soleil Maurice	French	Irregular
Star	French	Weekly		www.starpress.info
Suman	Hindi
Sunday Times	English	Weekly
Tejamu News	Telugu	Monthly
Vannakam	Tamil	Monthly
Week End	English, French	Weekly	Le Mauricien Ltd	www.lemauricien.com/topics/Week-End
Weekly	English	Weekly	La Sentinelle

Defunct

These newspapers are no longer published.

Newspaper	Language	Frequency	Official website
24 Heures Info	English	Daily
Action (1923-1931)^[2]	English & French	Daily
Arya Vir and Jagriti	Hindi and English	Weekly
Janvanee (Voice of People)^[3]	Hindi	Weekly
La Balance	French	Weekly
Le Cable	French	Weekly
Le Cernéen (1832-1982)^[4]	English, French	Daily
Le Combat	French	Weekly	^[5]
Commercial Gazette	English	Weekly
La Croix	French	Daily
La Dépêche	French	Daily
Freelance	English	Weekly
La Gazette de Maurice	French	Weekly
Le Journal de Maurice	French	Daily
Hindustani	Hindi	Weekly
The Hindhustani (1909 by Manilall Doctor)^[6]	Gujarati	Weekly
Hua Sheng Bao	Chinese	Weekly
Impact News	English	Weekly
Janata (1970s by Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam)^[7]	Hindi	Weekly
L'Oeuvre	English, French	Daily
Mauritius News	English	Weekly	www.mauritius-news.co.uk
Le Militant	French	Weekly	www.lemilitant.com
The Nation (1970s by Satcam Boolell)^[8]	English	Weekly
La Patrie	French	Daily
Le Petit Journal	French	Daily
Le Peuple Mauricien (1930-1941 Dr. Maurice Curé)^[9]	French	Weekly
Le Progrès Colonial	French	Weekly
Le Radical	French	Daily
Soley Ruz	Creole	Weekly	MMMSP
Sunday Vani	English, French, Creole, Hindi	Weekly	sundayvani.intnet.mu
Le Matinal	French	Daily	www.lematinal.com
Le Vrai Progrès Colonial	French	Daily
The Sun	English, French	Daily
Zamana	Hindi and English	Weekly

Online news

Newspaper	Language	News	Official website
People's Press	French, English	Local, International	www.peoplepress.mu
Channel News	French	Local, regional	www.channelnews.mu
ION News	French, English	Local, regional	www.ionnews.mu
Inside news	French	daily	www.inside.news
Maurice-info	French	Local, regional, international	www.maurice-info.mu
Liberation	French, English	Local, international	www.liberation.mu
Business Mega	English	Local, international	business.mega.mu
L'Eco Austral	French	Local, regional	www.ecoaustral.com
Government of Mauritius	English, French	Local	http://www.govmu.org/english/news/Pages/default.aspx
Island Crisis	English	Local, international	www.islandcrisis.net
Kotzot	English	Local	www.kotzot.com
Kozelidir	English	Local, international	www.kozelidir.blogspot.com
MFA	French, English	Local	www.mfa.mu
Mauritius Times	French, English	Local, international	www.mauritiustimes.com
Mauritius Update	English	Local, regional	www.mauritiusupdate.com
MBC	French	Local, regional, international	www.mbcradio.tv
Mo Pays	English	Local, international	www.mopays.com
NewsMoris	English	Local, regional, international	https://newsmoris.com
Orange Mauritius	French	Local, regional	www.orange.mu
UOM News	English, French		uomnews.wordpress.com
Lexpress Property Magazine	English, French	Local, regional, international	www.lexpressproperty.com

Rodrigues Island

Newspaper	Language	Frequency	Publisher/ parent company	Official website
L'express Rodrigues	French	Weekly	La Sentinelle	https://web.archive.org/web/20150627160633/http://www.lexpress.mu/section/rodrigues
Le Plus	English, French	Weekly
Le Rodriguais Autonome	English, French
Ici Rodrigues	English, French
La Tribune Rodrigues	English, French	Weekly
La voix du Peuple	French	Weekly
Le Vrai Rodriguais	French	Weekly

References

↑ Ramsurrun, Pahlad (18 August 2018). "The history of Hindi journalism in Mauritius (V) : 'Indradhanush'". Le Mauricien.
↑ "Directory of Newspapers & Press in Mauritius". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
↑ Ramsurrun, Pahlad. "The history of Hindi journalism in Mauritius (V) : 'Indradhanush'". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
↑ Salverda, Tijo. "'Franco-Mauritians have realised that their economic power is best served by staying away from politics". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
↑ "Heeralall Bhugaloo - un homme de coeur". 5Plus. Retrieved 2004-06-15.
↑ Boolell, Shakuntala (8 February 2016). "Nos bâtisseurs — La diaspora gujarati à Maurice". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
↑ "Obituary Rajendra Arun Journalist & Ramayana Scholar (25-June-2021)". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
↑ "Le pandit Sahadeo, ce défenseur des ouvriers". L'Express. Retrieved 2003-10-27.
↑ "Grandeur du Dr Maurice Curé – 2". L'Express. Retrieved 2007-04-27.

Bibliography

"List of newspapers". Blue Book for the Colony of Mauritius: 1907. Port Louis. 1908. hdl:2027/nyp.33433014767390. OCLC 18922692 – via HathiTrust.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Mauritius: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857431839.

External links

Karen Fung, African Studies Association (ed.). "News (by country): Mauritius". Africa South of the Sahara. United States – via Stanford University. Annotated directory

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[1] Ramsurrun, Pahlad (18 August 2018). "The history of Hindi journalism in Mauritius (V) : 'Indradhanush'". Le Mauricien.

[2] "Directory of Newspapers & Press in Mauritius". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2020-12-12.

[3] Ramsurrun, Pahlad. "The history of Hindi journalism in Mauritius (V) : 'Indradhanush'". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

[4] Salverda, Tijo. "'Franco-Mauritians have realised that their economic power is best served by staying away from politics". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 2015-12-21.

[5] "Heeralall Bhugaloo - un homme de coeur". 5Plus. Retrieved 2004-06-15.

[6] Boolell, Shakuntala (8 February 2016). "Nos bâtisseurs — La diaspora gujarati à Maurice". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 2016-02-08.

[7] "Obituary Rajendra Arun Journalist & Ramayana Scholar (25-June-2021)". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[8] "Le pandit Sahadeo, ce défenseur des ouvriers". L'Express. Retrieved 2003-10-27.

[9] "Grandeur du Dr Maurice Curé – 2". L'Express. Retrieved 2007-04-27.

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