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RSSB Headquarters in Nyarugenge District, Kigali. Last year, RSSB revised the contribution rate for employees in the formal sector from 6 per cent to 12 per cent of their monthly gross salary. Courtesy
Economy

Public pension assets grow 34% as contributions rise

Monday, December 01, 2025
RSSB CEO Regis Rugemanshuro, Finance Minister Yusuf Murangwa and Minister of Public Service and Labour, Christine Nkulikiyinka during a past press conference on socio-security issues. File
Editorial

Time to review pension laws to reflect economic realities

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Dorothée Uwimana, chairperson of Rwanda Pensioners' Association, speaks to journalists after a joint press conference with Rwanda Social Security Board in Kigali. Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Health

Retirees call for urgent reforms in pension, healthcare systems

Monday, October 27, 2025
The Senate Committee on Social Affairs, meets with the Minister of Public Service and Labour, Christine Nkulikiyinka, to assess efforts to improve the welfare of the elderly.  Courtesy
Rwanda

Senators push private medical insurers to cover pensioners

Monday, October 20, 2025
Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) officials inaugurate a new service centre in Gasabo District on October 9. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

RSSB unveils state-of-the-art service centre in Gasabo

Saturday, October 11, 2025
Rwanda Social Security Board chief executive Regis Rugemanshuro speaks during a news conference in Kigali on Wednesday, September 10. He revealed that RSSB’s assets doubled over the last five fiscal years, reaching Rwf3.1 trillion in 2025, while the annual return on investment hit a record 14.2 per cent, up from an average of 1.4 per cent in 2021. Photo: Dan Gatsinzi.
Rwanda

RSSB assets rise to Rwf3tn: What it means for Rwandans

Thursday, September 11, 2025
Dorothée Uwimana, chairperson of the Rwanda Pensioners' Association, speaks to journalists in January 2023. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganyay
Rwanda

Retirees upbeat as pension benefits increase by 61%

Friday, August 22, 2025
RSSB officials in a group photo with members of the Rwanda Pensioners Association committee at an event to discuss updates on the new pension structure and occupational hazard scheme, on January 22.
Rwanda

Increasing pension benefits will offset effects of inflation - retirees

Monday, January 27, 2025
RSSB officials in a group photo with members of the Rwanda Pensioners Association committee at an event that was meant to discuss updates on the new pension structure and occupational hazard scheme, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Rwanda

Rwanda more than doubles minimum pension benefits for retirees

Friday, January 24, 2025
RSSB staff on duty. The new reforms to be implemented in January, will see pension contributions being calculated based on gross salary rather than basic salary.
Rwanda

Six things you should know about new pension reforms

Saturday, December 14, 2024
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Yusuf Murangwa addresses journalists about the new reforms, as Minister of Public Service and Labour Christine Nkulikiyinka and RSSB Chief Executive Officer Regis Rugemanshuro look on, on Monday, December 2. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

PHOTOS: New pension reforms seek to improve retirement benefits: Finance Minister

Monday, December 02, 2024
Some of the pension schemes under RSSB include old age lump-sum benefits, survivors’ lump-sum benefits, invalidity pension, and survivors’ pension.Photo:Cyril NDEGEYA
Rwanda

RSSB pension reforms: Burden or opportunity?

Monday, December 02, 2024