SA Firm Buys 51 Percent of Cimerwa Shares
[New Times]Rwanda's largest cement-producing factory (Cimerwa) has sold 51 per cent of its equity to Pretoria Portland Cement Co (PPC), a South Africa's largest cement firm.
View ArticleSouth African Firm Buys Cimerwa for U.S.$69.4 Million
[Focus]CIMERWA Ltd. Rwanda's only cement producers yesterday announced that they had sold 51 per cent of the company's stake to South African cement giants PPC Ltd in a deal worth US$69.4 million.
View ArticleYouth Advised to Be Drivers of Change
[Focus]Rwandan youth gathering at the National YouthConnekt Convention yesterday were advised to be drivers of change and to not rely on anyone else's help for their welfare.
View ArticleMore Persecution of Rwandans Reported in Goma
[New Times]Goma -There has been a resumption of bigotry and harassment against Rwandans and Kinyarwanda-speaking Congolese nationals in the DRC border town of Goma following the withdrawal of the M23...
View ArticleSecurity Council Extends Terms of Judges Serving On UN Rwanda Genocide Tribunal
[UN News]The Security Council today extended the term of office of five judges serving with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to facilitate the completion of the...
View ArticleNational Dialogue - Be a Part of Our Democracy
[New Times]The 2012 annual National Dialogue, otherwise known as the Umushyikirano, is opens this morning at the Parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura. The meeting, which will bring together central...
View ArticleAid Cuts Will Not Stop Rwanda Economy
[Independent]Rwanda's economy is expected to grow faster than initial projections for 2012, the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) Governor, Claver Gatete, has said.
View ArticleFrench Envoy Vows to Take Relations to Another Level
[News of Rwanda]The new French Ambassador to Rwanda Michel Flesch has said that he is in Rwanda to take the relations between the two countries to another level.
View ArticleRwandan Community in North America Petition to President Obama Over the...
[News of Rwanda]Members of the Rwandan Community in North America have petitioned the Unites States President Barack Obama over the Eastern DRC crisis.
View ArticleYoung Innovators Rewarded in Inkera Y'imihigo
[Focus]Thirty youth from all the districts in the country were yesterday rewarded at the National YouthConnekt Convention, for having created jobs and contributed to self and national development...
View ArticleWolfram Mining and Processing Secures Tungsten Mining Concession
[Focus]The Ministry of Natural Resources (MINIRENA) and the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) have signed a five-year mining concession extension with Wolfram Mining and Processing Limited for Wolfram...
View ArticleSilverbacks for the Hong Kong 10s
[New Times]The national rugby side, the Silverbacks, will make its maiden appearance in the Hong Kong 10s slated for March, 2013.
View Article40 Set for the Second Phase of the Premier Models Competition
[New Times]Forty out of the seventy five contestants in the Premier Models contest will on Sunday contest for the second phase of the contest. Twenty four contestants will then be picked for the final...
View ArticleFirst Lady Urges Green Hills' Old Students to Be Exemplary
[New Times]THE First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, on Wednesday evening called upon old students of Green Hills Academy to lead by example.
View ArticleNew Campaign to Improve Kigali Cleanliness
[New Times]KIGALI City has launched a three-month campaign to sensitise people on maintaining the city cleanliness.
View ArticleCity Moves to Ease Construction Permit Issuance
[New Times]KIGALI City is finalising plans to make construction permit application and issuance done online in a project scheduled to be piloted next month.
View ArticleThe Early Bird...
[New Times]This is a sequel to last week's conversation. We talked of the importance of getting everything into proper perspective and having the right approach to things; and of course starting early.
View ArticleGive It to the Chinese for Their Hard Work!
[New Times]IMAGINE somebody cutting down 700 of Rwanda's 1000 hills! It'd mean that instead of being the land of a thousand hills, the country would be known as the land of 300 hills. And, no doubt,...
View ArticleNtagwabira's Ban Reduced to Two Years
[New Times]The Football Association (Ferwafa) has reduced Jean Marie Ntagwabira's ban from five years to two.
View ArticleMore Hydro Power Dams in the Offing
[New Times]THE Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA), together with a UK-based company-Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution Company, have identified several rivers with potential to...
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