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Garbage collectors sorting waste at Nduba landfill in Gasabo District
Editorial

Kigali deserves a modern waste management solution, and it should come from source

Monday, May 13, 2024
Workers sorting waste at Nduba landfill in Gasabo District. File
Environment

Inside planned Rf93bn modern Nduba waste management facility

Monday, May 13, 2024
The New Times
Featured

FEATURED: MTN Rwanda pioneers introduction of paper-based biodegradable SIM cards in country

Friday, May 10, 2024
Legal experts from Central African countries pose for a group photo in Kigali on May 3. The statement follows a week-long assembly of the network for environmental lawyers from Central African countries. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda to host headquarters of Central Africa environmental legal experts’ network

Monday, May 06, 2024
Minister of Environment, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya disposes plastic waste in a dustbin during the launch of a project to manage single use plastics in 2022. File photo
Environment

Govt calls on legal experts to support global treaties on plastic waste

Friday, May 03, 2024
Workers sorting waste at Nduba landfill in Nduba Sector, Gasabo District. File
Environment

A closer look at practices, challenges of waste management

Friday, May 03, 2024
An artist’s impression of King Faisal hospital, that is set to undergo a long-term expansion. According to officials, the new expansion aims to raise the capabilities in regards to bed capacity from 167 to 600 beds, and bringing on board new surgical and medical subspecialties. Photo: Courtesy
Health

King Faisal hospital set for major expansion

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Rwamagana Solar Power Station , an 8.5MW solar power plant is the fourth-largest economy in the East African Community. File
Environment

Why global coalition is lobbying Rwanda to endorse ‘end of fossil fuels’ call

Thursday, March 28, 2024
Workers sort green beans for exprort in January. The agricultural sector contributed 27 per cent to the economy. Photo: Chelsea Nkubito
Economy

Rwanda's economy grew 8.2% in 2023

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Inside Inyange Industries with glass bottles that are mainly used in conferences in Kigali. According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, demand for glass bottles increased from 19,530 tonnes in 2022, to 21,816 tonnes in 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Business

Rwanda’s glass bottle demand ramps up amid plastic phase-out

Thursday, March 07, 2024
Some of the impounded single use plastics from different shops in Kigali in 2022 as Rwanda continues to fight against plastic pollution. Photo by Samuel Ngendahimana
Environment

Single-use plastics: Environmentalists seek solutions for imported goods

Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Rwanda National Police Fire and Rescue Brigade during the rescue activities of people stranded at an overflooded highway in Kigali on February 2, 2020. File

Climate change is real and should be everyone’s responsibility

Tuesday, March 05, 2024