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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
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Law

Verdict in ‘Dubai’ trial set for May amidst property confiscation controversy

Friday, April 26, 2024
The Gasabo Intermediate Court postponed the hearing in the case involving businessman Jean Nsabimana, commonly known as ‘Dubai’, alongside his co-defendants. File
Law

Court adjourns hearing of businessman ‘Dubai’, former Gasabo district officials

Friday, March 22, 2024
Some of the housing units at Urukumbuzi Real Estate, known as “Kwa Dubai” in Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District. One of the houses in the estate collapsed in March last year due to substandard workmanship. Photo: Courtesy
Infrastructure

Kwa Dubai: Key questions on impending demolition of houses

Monday, March 04, 2024