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Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources. Courtesy
Agriculture

Bagabe, the food safety expert named new agriculture minister

Saturday, October 19, 2024
Nicotine is the primary agent in regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and it is highly addictive.
Health

Don’t be duped, e-cigarettes are as addictive, dangerous as traditional cigarettes, says health official

Saturday, October 19, 2024
Patrice Mugenzi (L), the new Minister of Local Government and Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, the new Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources. Courtesy
Politics

Kagame picks new local government, agric ministers

Friday, October 18, 2024
A substandard abattoir in Kamonyi District. RICA recommends that all sorts of slaughtering should be conducted in registered and licensed slaughterhouses, equipped with the necessary tools and personnel for a hygienic and controlled environment.
Health

RICA explains risks in substandard abattoirs

Thursday, October 17, 2024
Mayor Prosper Mulindwa of Rubavu District addresses farmers during a meeting. According to farmers over 200 cows were recently stolen in Rubavu.
Rwanda

Rubavu mayor vows to tackle ‘long chain’ of cattle thieves

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition, and Consumer Protection Authority introduced three crucial business services on the IremboGov platform.on October 4.
Featured

RICA introduces enhanced business services on IremboGov platform

Friday, October 04, 2024
Heads of State and Government pose for a group photo at the second Indonesia-Africa Forum in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, September 2. Photo by Village Urugwiro
International

Indonesia-Africa summit; Will the Bandung spirit finally tick?

Tuesday, September 03, 2024
Jerome Ndahimana, the officer in charge of quality maturity model at Rwanda Standards Board/Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Health

Foodborne illnesses: Food and drugs agency warns public against substandard local brews

Friday, June 07, 2024
The New Times
Featured

Equity Group Holdings proposes Kshs15.1bn record dividend payout following Kshs43.7bn profit after tax

Thursday, March 28, 2024
Paddy rice production in 2023 amounted to 133,628 tonnes, 1,446 tonnes less than the 135,074 tonnes recorded in the previous year, in Rwanda. On February 21, 2024, the country enacted legislation governing biosafety, aimed at ensuring the safe handling, transfer, and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) food in the country.
Agriculture

Six things to know as Rwanda promulgates GMO law

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
The RNP Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Boniface Rutikanga
Crime

70 arrested in three-month Police crackdown on livestock theft

Sunday, February 18, 2024
Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA) has urged the discontinuation of using paper bags and non-biodegradable sacks for packaging meat countrywide. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

RICA warns against using paper bags for meat packaging

Tuesday, January 23, 2024