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Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Participants pose for a group photo after the launch of Manzi Finance on July 14, 2023, in Kigali (Craish Bahizi)
Featured
FEATURED: Manzi Finance launches, pledges to offer low-cost loans
Saturday, July 15, 2023
A liquiefied Petroleum Gas shop at Remera on 13 June 2020. File
Energy
Govt to invest Rwf38bn in cooking gas storage depot
Friday, July 14, 2023
Fire engulfed one car and slightly damaged three others in an area called ‘Mu Cyerekezo garage’ in Gatsata sector, Gasabo District, on July 11. PHOTOS BY DAN GATSINZI
Business
Insurance comes to the rescue of garage owner after fire disaster
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Fire engulfed one car and slightly damaged three others in an area called ‘mu Cyerekezo garage’ in Gatsata sector, Gasabo District, on July 11. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda
Vehicle destroyed, three others damaged in Gatsata fire
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
The Deputy Secretary General in charge of Customs, Trade and Monetary Affairs at EAC, Annette Ssemuwemba Mutaawe, speaks during the launch of the 14th African Union High Level Private Sector Forum, on July 10, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya (courtesy).
Business
African private sector forum seeks to fast-track trade under AfCFTA
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
The government seeks to make the crime of child defilement imprescriptible. Internet
Law
Defilement offenders face ‘legal action at any point in their lives’
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Private Sector Federation raised concerns over the delays in refunding extra value added tax (VAT) to traders. They suggest that the issue should be addressed in the new draft law establishing value added tax. File
Economy
Private sector wants VAT refund delays solved in new bill
Saturday, July 08, 2023
The Minister of State in charge of Constitutional and Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, Soline Nyirahabimana, delivers her remarks during the session on analysis of the proposed amendments to the law of 2018 determining offences and penalties in general at Parliament on July 6, 2023. She is flanked by the Vice Chairperson of Rwanda Law Reform Commission, Bibiane Burayobera Umuzayire. PHOTO: EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Law
Govt explains proposal to reduce life sentence
Friday, July 07, 2023
PHOTO: STARLINK
Technology
Fifty schools in Rwanda now use Starlink internet – ICT Ministry
Thursday, July 06, 2023
Media houses should support Kiswahili learning and speaking in the East African Community (EAC) so that the language can be commonly used by citizens. Courtesy
Africa
Media houses urged to promote Kiswahili use in EAC
Wednesday, July 05, 2023
MPs and civil society organizations are advocating for the automation of the proposed value-added tax (VAT) reward system for consumers who request electronic receipts.File
Economy
MPs, civil society want consumers’ VAT rewards automated
Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Some cross border trucks at Rusumo One Stop Border Post. EAC secretariat has issued the approved measures on import duty rates in the EAC Common External Tariff. PHOTO BY DAN NSENGIYUMVA
Economy
How EAC partner states plan to tax ‘10 major products’
Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Rwanda Development Board CEO Clare Akamanzi commenting on the rationale for the amendment of the current law governing the institution said that if RDB has a specialised structure which is flexible, they can work better.File
Rwanda
RDB seeks autonomy in recruitment, fixing experts' salaries
Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Residents wade through a flooded residental area after heavy rains that causes overflow of drainages from Volcanoes National Park, that caused damages in Musanze on June 24. Courtesy
Environment
Rwanda launches Rwf490bn project to control deadly volcano floods
Monday, July 03, 2023
Debris of some of houses that were destroyed by disasters, on May 3 in Nyundo Sector, Rubavu District. Heavy-rains-induced disasters killed 135 people on the night of May 2 and May 3, among other damages, according to data from the Ministry of Emergency Management. File
Environment
Rwanda steps up measures to curb disaster tragedy
Saturday, July 01, 2023
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente briefs Parliament’s joint plenary sitting on government actions related to disaster management and prevention, on June 30, 2023, in Kigali (courtesy).
Housing
Govt to build houses for 3,000 disaster-hit families - PM Ngirente
Friday, June 30, 2023
The New Times
Rwanda
Trade Minister, RDB CEO summoned over SMEs, hospitality issues
Friday, June 30, 2023
A lawyer assists his client during a hearing session at FLN trial in Kigali on May 7, 2021. Sam Ngendahimana
Law
Could lawyers still ‘get their bread’ with mediation?
Friday, June 30, 2023

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