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(L-R) Jamaica Chief Justice Bryan Sykes, Rwanda’s Chief Justice Domitilla Mukantaganzwa meet during the CMJA Conference in Kingston, Jamaica, as the two judiciaries seek to strengthen cooperation. Courtesy
Law

Mukantaganzwa stresses need to strengthen environmental justice

Friday, September 25, 2026
Seven things worth leaving the house for this weekend.
Showbiz

Kigali nightlife & events this weekend: Seven picks

Friday, September 18, 2026
Workers sort and pack products into paper-made packages at a processing facility in Kigali. The initiative promotes eco-friendly packaging while supporting local manufacturing and job creation. Courtesy
Featured

How Rwanda is driving the transition from plastic to sustainable packaging

Friday, February 13, 2026
A view of Nduba dump site in Gasabo District. File
Environment

How inter-district landfills could boost waste disposal

Friday, December 12, 2025
A view of of Nyabugogo Wetland
Environment

Wetlands restoration drive turns flood zones into eco parks

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Some lab chemicals at Nyarugenge based school. Courtesy
Environment

Over 1,700 tonnes of toxic waste collected from schools, other places

Thursday, October 23, 2025
COMESA members during a meeting on Wednesday, October 8. The block has launched a digital payments system to cut transaction costs. Courtesy
Technology

COMESA launches regional digital payments system

Friday, October 10, 2025
Gashegu Muramira receives the COMESA Media Excellence Award from Kenyan President and incoming COMESA Chairperson William Ruto, as COMESA Secretary General, Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, looks on. Courtesy
Rwanda

New Times journalist wins COMESA media award

Thursday, October 09, 2025
A floating boom.
Environment

Rusizi power plant gets floating booms to fight plastic waste

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
A view of a construction project of an integrated waste treatment facility designed to process both faecal and solid waste in Rusizi District. Courtesy
Environment

Rusizi waste treatment project to create 1,200 green jobs

Tuesday, July 08, 2025
A view of Nyabugogo river, is reported to be increasingly under threat from a range of pollution sources stemming from poor waste management practices
Environment

Scientists raise alarm over worsening pollution in Nyabugogo river

Saturday, June 28, 2025
The New Times

Reflecting on the plastic we don’t see: Why small choices matter in a big crisis

Tuesday, June 10, 2025