Author Archive: Dietmar Reigber
How Mauritius Homeowners Can Use Raised Bag Beds to Grow Healthier, Pesticide-Free Veggies and Earn on the Side: A Case Study
March 16, 2025
In this case study we will be looking at 2 raised bag beds models of the sizes 6m x 1.2m and 3m x 1.2m respectively and their potential cost factor for the period 2024-2025. These models can easily fit in a small garden backyard and offer a great option for the homeowner to grow their […]
Making Khajur Burfi Ladoo-Shaped Dates Nuts Seeds and Dried Fruits Energy Balls
November 16, 2024
I recently received rectangular cube shaped Khajur Burfis for the Diwali festival here in Mauritius and enjoyed it so much that I was craving for more! Before making the recipe below, I saw similar versions of these sold in the organic section of the supermarket labeled as energy balls that come with different ingredients such […]
User Guide for a DITO’S WORM BIN Mauritius – Box Model
September 1, 2024
Thank you for purchasing a DITO’S WORM BIN! You have made the right choice in enhancing your own home made compost. This manual is intended for the worm people that have already acquired their worm bins and had a personal session with me on how the worm bin is used. For those curious reading in […]
Processing JIVA Coffee waste by products at DITO’S GARDEN Worm Farm Mauritius
August 29, 2024
The vermicomposting farm was begun in summer 2022 at DITO’S GARDEN in the north of Mauritius at one of the last green spots of Grand Baie (so say many visitors!). An organised site visit at DITO’S GARDEN upon reservation is possible which we sum up with a nice DITO’S KOMBUCHA drink with view on the […]
Vermicomposting in Mauritius
July 8, 2023
Making compost from Red Wiggler Worms – My personal journey Hello there reader! Are you a gardener yourself? Permaculture, organic, composting, tamagotchis 😉 are themes that interest you? Planning to plant your own veggies soon or just curious what vermicomposting is about particularly in the local context of Mauritius? It is difficult to find any […]
Why I chose to study in Mauritius? by Julia Gihozo
September 18, 2022
Muraho! Welcome to the story of Julia Gihozo who comes from Rwanda and decided to study in Mauritius at the African Leadership College located in the north of the island. Why I chose to study in Mauritius by Julia Gihozo is a project interview by Dietmar Reigber of a student from Rwanda currently studying in […]
Boardroom Banter the Podcast from Africa – Interview with Yuri Coret, Boniface B. Omina & Sean Karanja – The Team behind the scenes
March 30, 2022
Foreword On a bright warm sunny humid day like this one here in the tropical island of Mauritius, after lunch time, sometime ago, where you can feel the heat that is above 30° Celsius, and the narrow side lanes of urban residential blocks around Port-Louis are quiet. I would open the yards gate, cross the […]
Books
August 29, 2020
On this page I will list some books that I have read. I like reading on a wide variety of topics, I practice this activity as a form of studying on a regular basis for which I set aside time, and also as a form of entertainment in parallel. I do not read only one […]
Market Creating Innovation Changes Lives in Africa
May 17, 2020
As I sat waiting in good company for some delicious Mukimo Kienyeji with beef stew on the first floor’s veranda of Leeks Restaurant located in Ruaka, Kiambu county, Kenya. I leaned against the railing on that hot sunny bright blue sky day of the beginning of year 2019 and gazed through my sunglasses on the […]
Let’s talk comics with Bill Masuku creator of Captain South Africa, Razor Man and a Book series
January 6, 2020
Before I start questioning Bill. Let’s set the scene. Why? Because this is about comics from Africa! Everyone who loves comics in Africa, has their own story to tell. And while preparing the questions that I will ask Bill, it reminded me of my own story below; how I love and have a passion for […]
SAFER Pest Control – A Pest Control company in the North of Mauritius
September 9, 2019
I had some issues with termites in my cup boards which Eric took good care of. Eric has a decade of experience in the field of pest control and recently started his own company. He knows well his products and also has some of his own mixtures. The latter was applied to my cupboards – […]
The Maybe View of Life: Self Contempt
August 23, 2019
We sometimes say Maybe… Do you find yourself saying Maybe to everything or too often? In the past, I would answer many friends questions with a maybe… sounds familiar? Instead of a clear answer of YES or NO. This indecisiveness, this need to take a decision… Why do I have to take a decision… How […]
Got lost while Hiking in the Gorges of Mauritius
July 28, 2019
The experience of finding your way back… My buddy and I got lost on the Trochetia trail while hiking in the beautiful Gorges National park of Mauritius. What was supposed to take us only 30mins to reach the Gorges viewpoint, a short walk literally from the right of the Parakeet trail to the left towards […]
How to make your WordPress blog GDPR compliant with a plugin
July 9, 2019
It took me several days to make my self hosted blog, which runs on the CMS based on WordPress, GDPR compliant. I’m sure, that I’m not the only one, who had to go through this and I’ve decided to write this article to help you and save you some time! And maybe headaches 🙂 In […]
How to import your bank statement from MCB into GnuCash
June 18, 2019
GnuCash is a great open source program that you can download for free to do double entry bookkeeping with on your PC or Laptop. It’s fairly easy to use and I also like how easy it is to create various accounts and sub accounts for various categories of your assets, incomes and expenditures. Some basic […]
Fixing cracks on the terrace and servicing the metal roof in Mauritius
June 10, 2019
Now that we are done with the roof, we are moving to the next project which is to fix cracks on the terrace and then service the metal roof to protect it from rust as well as clean it. The terrace that we will work on, is a part of the whole terrace at the […]
IUGO Apartment & Studio Renovation & Makeover Project
September 16, 2016
IUGO is a term I coined some years ago which I have decided to use for the 2 units that I renovated and redesigned over these last 2 years. The main work has been done on the first floor where those 2 units are located, there is an apartment composed of 1 bedroom, 1 kitchen, […]
Selling Authentic Mauritius
September 13, 2016
It was once or still isn’t a requirement for Mauritius to be authentic in the sense of what people relate to when this term is mentioned which also requires a definition! The island was who it was or still is who it is… with a changed landscape and personality, I wasn’t around yet in the […]
Pourquoi tweeter ?
November 10, 2019
Ça ne sert à rien…dirait beaucoup de gens. Mais les plus belles choses ne servent pas forcement à quelque chose…questionner les 300 millions d’utilisateurs. Donc règle numéro 1 sur mon blog, détendez-vous et ne soyez pas trop sérieux ! Respirer lentement, relaxer vous, laissez-vous aller et voilà ! De tweeter…C’est laisser votre âme s’exprimer, être vous-même. C’est […]