Mugesera Starts His Defence
[New Times]Genocide suspect Leon Mugesera yesterday denied the word inyenzi (cockroaches) is derogatory as he begun submitting his defence at the Special Chamber of the High Court.
View ArticleTuff Gang to Open Music Production Studio
[New Times]Rap group Tuff Gang is set to open a music studio in a move expected to reduce the expenses the group has been incurring while producing their music.
View ArticleMugesera Says 'Inyenzi' Did Not Refer to Tutsis
[Focus]As it was scheduled, Dr Leon Mugesera's defense today started its submission, where the accused himself was given time to explain his case. His trial in substance opened last Thursday at the...
View ArticleRwanda 17 Years Later: What Is the Truth?
[Fahamu]In this book review, Gerald Caplan takes a critical look at 'Remaking Rwanda: State Building and Human Rights after Mass Violence', edited by Scott Straus and Lars Waldorf and published by...
View ArticleGovt to Switch Off Unregistered Phones
[EA Business]Kigali -Rwanda's Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) says it will disconnect all mobile phones from the network if their owners fail to respond to the ongoing campaign of registering user...
View ArticleSports Policies Need Review
[Focus]In South Africa, the continent's biggest football party has kicked off, yet Rwandans are not invited. Or rather, they failed to clinch an invitation.
View ArticleTake Tougher Measures Against Un-Hygienic Food Joints
[New Times]RECENTLY the media reported suspected cases of food poisoning in restaurants and hotels. In the latest incident, twenty one people were rushed to King Faisal Hospital in Kigali after...
View ArticleDevelopment Bank Warns of Aid Cuts
[New Times]The African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned countries to prepare for four emerging challenges, including aid cuts.
View ArticleCoffee Export Revenues Drop
[EA Business]Kigali -Rwanda's export earnings in 2012 reportedly increased despite a bad year for coffee, the country's main agricultural export alongside tea.
View ArticlePresident to Attend World Economic Forum in Davos
[Rwanda Govt]Davos -President Kagame is expected to arrive in Davos, Switzerland today to attend the three day World Economic Forum held under the theme, "Resilient Dynamism."
View ArticleNdera's Best Attributes His Success to Revision
[New Times]Niyongabo Kwibuka from Petit Seminaire Ndera was the third best student in 2012 O-level exams and attributed the good performance to reading hard.
View ArticleRally Ace Davite Eyes 2013 Arc Title
[New Times]AFTER missing out on last year's crown, Rwanda's rally driver Davite Giancarlo is eager to bounce back strongly in bid to win his maiden Africa Rally Championship title this year.
View ArticleFrench Envoy Should Act On Genocide Fugitives
[New Times]In The New Times issue of December 21, you ran a story under the headline, "France seeks renewed bilateral ties with Rwanda".
View ArticleKagere Eager to Return to Police FC
[New Times]AMAVUBI Stars forward Meddie Kagere is open to make a quick return to Police FC after partying ways with Tunisian Premier League side Esperance Sportive de Zarzis this month.
View ArticleWhat Is the Point of Voluntary National Service? Make It Compulsory
[New Times]When I read yesterday's The New Times that 'Govt launches national service today', I danced a little jig. The idea of national service was something that I'd always felt was something that...
View ArticleTeenagers Should Discover Their Hidden Talents
[New Times]I believe nothing beats the joy of having a certain talent. A talent is a natural ability for doing a particular activity perfectly.To be talented is to be very good at something. Everyone...
View ArticleHow to Avoid White Elephants
[New Times]This is with reference to the article, All this Push, where is the Pull?, The New Times, December 21.
View ArticleWe Lost a Better Team, Admits Basketball Coach
[New Times]Rwandan men's basketball team endured a losing start to the title defence going down 57-96 against Egypt at the 2013 Fiba-Afrobasket Zone V qualifiers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
View ArticleUrugerero - Where the Ancient Meets the Modern
[New Times]Another age-old practice has been brought back to life and given the place it deserves in national politics.
View ArticleBest Female PLE Candidate Wants to Become Doctor
[New Times]Hope Uwera, 13, of Bright Academy in Nyagatare who emerged the best female performer in the 2012 Primary Leaving Examinations wants to become a doctor. She also emerged fourth best pupil...
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