''Weekly'' is an English-language national

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published by the La Sentinelle Group in

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. The magazine, which only exists on paper and direct-email

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, has a relatively low readership, but is considered one of the most important sources of political news on the island. The magazine is known both for its news reporting, as well as its critical and often mocking editorials.

History and profile

It was started as a weekly section, named Outlook, of ''

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'' newspaper. It became a weekly magazine in July 2012. The magazine is published on Fridays. The

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, Touria Prayag, was temporarily banned from Mauritian Parliament in 2016 by its speaker,

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, for a critical editorial published in ''Weekly'' on 28 April 2016.

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