Crypto Regulation: Zimbabwe moves to formalise cryptocurrency trading with mandatory annual registration with the Financial Intelligence Unit and a US$500 yearly fee, with operating without registration now an offence—aimed at bringing an underground market under anti-money laundering oversight. Mauritius Business & Institutions: A Mauritian op-ed argues the “Mauritian Miracle” rests on an “arrangement” and discretionary power rather than strong independent institutions, warning that short-term political convenience is eroding long-term resilience. Energy & Innovation: Seaturns deploys its first full-scale wave energy demonstrator (S1) off France, with trials monitored by ESB as the project moves toward commercialisation. Air Connectivity: Airlink announces twice-weekly non-stop Cape Town–Mauritius flights from 2 October 2026, using the E195-E2 and positioning Cape Town as a key business and leisure feeder. Crypto & Investor Risk: Libertas GH faces renewed scrutiny amid claims of missing funds and Ponzi-like allegations, as legal representatives deny wrongdoing and the matter remains in business rescue. Digital Payments: India and Nepal launch a UPI–NPI peer-to-peer remittance linkage for instant cross-border transfers, cutting cash and currency-exchange friction for travellers and merchants. Diplomacy: Mauritius FM Dhananjay Ramful dismisses reports of a US plan to buy the Chagos Archipelago as “fake news,” saying he has not heard any such intention.