author

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Some of ex-employees of SORWAL , a Huye-based matchstick manufacturer that closed shop in 2008 who were not paid salaries for six months before they were laid off. Courtesy
Ex-workers of auctioned matchsticks plant petition MPs over unpaid arrears
Thursday, June 09, 2022
Senators during a session to discuss strategies to ensure Rwandans have access to affordable financial services such low-interest loans on June 8.
Senators call for cheaper loans, better financial services
Wednesday, June 08, 2022
A doctor conducts ophtamology screening at Kanombe Military Hospital.
Bill seeks to give autonomy to Military Medical Insurance
Tuesday, June 07, 2022
Pupils have lunch at Groupe Scolaire Ayabaraya in Kicukiro District on February 28. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Officials call for an effective approach to school feeding
Tuesday, June 07, 2022
The head office of former Banque Populaire du Rwanda that was recently merged with KCB and become BPR Bank Rwanda. Members of Parliament are calling for action to address the issue of the former shareholders of BPR who do not have information about their shares. File
Rwanda
Govt explores options to pay off BPR shareholders
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
A health worker carries out indoor residual spraying (IRS) in Bugesera District recently. IRS, an activity meant to tackle malaria, needed Rwf4.7 billion for next year, but was allocated Rwf2.9 billion. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
Rwanda
Health sector: How next year’s Rwf278bn budget will be spent
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Students during a practical class at Don Bosco Gatenga TVET Centre in Kicukiro District on June 14 2021. A $81 million TVET project that was expected to be completed by the end of next year has not yet started five years after the loan agreement was signed between Rwanda and the financier. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Loan conditions derail Rwf82bn TVET project
Monday, May 30, 2022
The Deputy Government Spokesperson, Alain Mukuralinda, speaks during Rwanda Television talk show u201cIshusho y'Icyumweruu201d on Sunday, May 29. Courtesy
Rwanda seeks peace for the region - Mukuralinda
Monday, May 30, 2022
Women in a cooperative weed their potato plantation in Muko Sector ,Musanze District.The over Rwf153 billion proposed budget for the agriculture sector in the next fiscal year, will focus on increasing food production. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agric budget to focus on containing fertiliser costs, food security
Friday, May 27, 2022
A rice farmer works in rice plantation at Bugarama wetland . File
Farmers seek farm gate price rise amidst soaring costs
Thursday, May 26, 2022
A worker fills milk at a milk collection center in Nyaruguru District. The audit of this project revealed problems inducing milk collection centres to operate below their installed production capacity where 90 out of the 132 MCCs constructed (or 68 percent of them) were operating below 50 per cent of their capacity.
Dairy chains: Why milk collection centres still operate below capacity
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Trainees during a group photo moment at IPRC Gishari in Eastern Province, where they were receiving skills, May 20, 2022.
Featured
FEATURED - R-YES Agribusiness Project: Equipping youth with income-generating skills
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Members of parliament follow a presentation on next fiscal year bugdet draft.The proposed budget represents an increase of Rwf217.8 billion or 4.7 per cent of public spending compared to Rwf4.44 trillion of the revised budget.
Budget: MPs outline their priorities on govt spending
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Minister of Finance and Economic planning Uzziel Ndagijimana arrives at the parliament to present national budget .The government plans to spend an estimated over Rwf4.6 trillion in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. File
Rwanda unveils proposed Rwf4.6tn budget for 2022-23
Thursday, May 19, 2022
A health worker conducts covid 19 vaccination activity in Bugesera. Members of Parliament voted for Article 11 of the draft law relating to research on a human participant on Wednesday, May 18. Photo by Craish Bahizi
No financial reward for human vaccine, drug trial participants
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Workers on duties at Pink Mango garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone in 2021 . / Dan Nsengiyumva
Rwanda
Calls grow to set up scheme for unemployment benefits
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Members of Parliament during a plenary session. MPs have resolved to summon the Minister for ICT and Innovation to provide strategies for expedited implementation of the interoperability technology project. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
MPs summon ICT Minister over payment interoperability
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Farmer Evariste Mutibagirana and his wife harvest coffee in their plantation in Karenge Sector in Rwamagana District. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda banks on new coffee variety for sector growth
Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Subscribe to The New Times E-Paper