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Workers at Nyabisindu Rehousing Project in Remera Sector of Gasabo District on June 29. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Housing

Housing: 7 models to replace individual homebuilding

Monday, July 13, 2026
Urukumbuzi Estate, commonly known as Kwa Dubai, in Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District. The housing estate was reported in 2023 to have serious construction defects, forcing many homeowners to relocate. File photo
Housing

Can ending individual homebuilding improve housing standards?

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) Director General Juliet Kabera addresses members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Unity and Security on Tuesday, June 30. Courtesy
Housing

REMA boss calls for end to individual homebuilding

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Workers on durty at a construction site in Kacyiru in Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Infrastructure

What measures are in place to ensure our buildings meet safety standards?

Friday, June 12, 2026
A newly constructed residential site in Kinyaga Cell, Bumbogo Sector in Gasabo District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Housing

What it takes for a settlement site to be approved in Kigali

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Workers search for victims after a retaining wall collapsed during construction of a commercial building in Kimironko on January 8, 2024. File photo.
Infrastructure

How bad design, drainage make retaining walls a hidden risk

Friday, February 27, 2026
Tourists during a guided tour of Nyungwe Forest National Park. File
Tourism

Nyungwe Park’s Rwf1.2bn revenue fund to finance six community projects

Monday, January 12, 2026
The 2019 ministerial order outlines thirteen types of construction violations, each punishable according to the category of the building and the seriousness of the offense.
Housing

13 construction faults and their penalties in Rwanda

Tuesday, September 09, 2025
GPO delegation paid tribute to more than 6,000 victims laid to rest at the Ntarama Genocide Memorial in Bugesera District. On June 27, All Photos by Craish Bahizi
Kwibuka

GPO staff support genocide survivors in Bugesera

Saturday, June 28, 2025
An aerial view of the revamped Amahoro Stadium in the Remera Sports Hub in Gasabo District, as seen on August 11. Landowners in the surrounding area have been given a two-month deadline to submit ‘housing redevelopment designs’ in order to obtain construction permits, to ensure that their properties align with the city’s master plan. Photo Courtesy
Housing

Property owners near Amahoro Stadium given deadline for ‘housing redevelopment’

Tuesday, October 08, 2024
Rwanda Governance Board and local leaders closed down 185 churches over not meeting the requisite standards in Musanze District. Courtesy
Religion

Nearly 200 non-compliant churches in Musanze shut down in fresh crackdown

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
A section of houses at the Urukumbuzi Estate commonly known as Kwa Dubai.
Crime

Businessman 'Dubai' gets two-year jail sentence for fraud, forgery

Friday, May 31, 2024