Tag: Kigali
Will curfew rules deter youth binge drinking in Rwanda?
Drug and alcohol abuse among Rwandan youth, like other social issues such as indecent dressing and rising teen pregnancy cases which lately preoccupied this society have, in my view, a lot to do with gaps in parenting and education system that is wanting in quality.
Rwanda food inflation hits new record high of 42.4pc
Rwanda is among 10 countries with the highest food price inflation globally in the latest World Bank assessment released on February 27
BACK TO SCHOOL: Changes coming to the meal program, study loans
Over 2.5 million learners at all levels of primary education were added to the school meal program last year when government expanded school feeding in drive to improve education quality, tackle dropout rates and malnutrition.
MBOKAZI: African migration not a problem to solve, it’s an opportunity
Sabelo Mbokazi, Head of Labor, Employment and Migration at African Union Commission (AUC) shares insights into continental plans to enhance member States' collaboration for sustainable migration governance.
Inflation shoots to 20.4pc in August as food prices keep rising
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), the gauge of changes in the cost of living, released on September 10 by the National Institute of Statistics (NISR) indicates that there has been a general rise in food inflation by 29.2 per cent on annual basis in August.
Abstinence-only approach to teens and sex has failed, act before it's too late
The church, just like conservative parents and educationists, are still worried that talking openly to adolescents about sex and giving them access to tools and services that protect them would be synonymous with encouraging them to indulge in sexual intercourse. Their position has not changed even...
Kigali mass transport crisis: Is this the return of minibuses?
The regulator will have to address a number of issues from short term contracts that do not allow investors to secure new capital investment to cope with increased demand, and a tariff current operators say does not reflect actual costs, among others.
Kigali City to pay Rwf6.1 billion in Gitega, Kimisagara expropriations
Hundreds of families will move to give room for road infrastructure upgrades and expansion of KN103st, KN94st, KN92st and 10 others spanning the 58 villages in the three sectors.
CHOGM road closures map: What you need to know
With road closures being enforced to ease movement in and around locations that will host delegates and events of the summit, Rwanda National Police (RNP) announced its traffic department will be issuing daily traffic advisories to the public with details of affected roads, and alternative routes for...
CHOGM: Kigali motorists, businesses brace for traffic disruptions
Dozens of global heads of State are expected to attend the summit which had been postponed twice before due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will also attract thousands of delegates including VIPs and ordinary participants.
Why sale of uninspected meat is on the rise
Audit that covered the period June 2018 to March 2022 flagged serious quality gaps in over 25 surveyed slaughter facilities located in 13 Districts. Many slaughter facilities barely perform meat testing or inspections, while carriers are neither registered nor licensed, according to the audit findings.
URBANISATION: Kigali authorities move to fix another 'slum'
Kigali City council on May 23 invited developers to bid for the tender dubbed Mpazi Informal Settlement Upgrading Works, which involves expansion of key amenities, including roads, water supply and storm water systems in addition to street lighting and others, to the area.
Kigali slums likely to vanish just like that… no demolitions
Is this possibly the end of evictions to clear slums? Should people bid farewell to the old slum eradication drives that result in unending disputes over compensation payments and miseries for landowners?
Fingers point at influencers, journalists on fake news
There has been a rise in incidences of viral online spread of fake news over the recent past from false announcement of death of high ranking officials to defamatory claims that name and shame, and assassinate characters linked to criminal cases under investigations.
Travelling to Angola? Here's 60 more visa-free destinations
Countries that feature on the visa-free list include Indonesia, Qatar, Philippines, Singapore, Ecuador, Haiti in addition to tens others on the African continent, among others.
Rwanda inflation rises to 7.5pc on high energy, food bills
The gauge of routine changes in the cost of living nationally shows the index increased to 7.5 per cent last month from 5.8 per cent in February after prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 10.2 per cent on annual basis and 5.1 per cent on monthly change.
