Kigali’s new Relative-Free Zone
What Kigali needs is a Relative-Free Zone (RFZ). It is a remarkably simple concept. Designate one square mile of Kigali in which one’s extended family cannot come and ask for money.
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Murambi Memorial upgraded with Genocide exhibition
Murambi Memorial Site last Thursday opened a new genocide exhibition. Using audio, films and other documents, the expo shows Rwandan history from the pre-colonial period up to the Genocide, as well as post-Genocide reconstruction.
Pacifique Malonga, the man who became a nightmare for James Musoni …and ended up in jail
It all began innocently enough.
On the evening of March 6 this year a number of people were gathered at the house of Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga to attend the wake following the death of his father whose burial was scheduled for the next day. Among the many present was Local Government Minister James Musoni, clad in the casual clothing people normally wear for such an event.
For SMEs, business is tricky without basic entrepreneurial skills
Even if in its vision to reduce poverty the government focuses on the private sector and specifically small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the latter are still under-performing mainly due to a lack of basic entrepreneurial skills.
RRA and officials meet in Southern Province
Given that tax collection is still not optimal, Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) has held a meeting with officials from all sectors in Southern Province to look at ways of improving the situation.
Open letter: Dear BBC: WTF???
BBC: you got punked! OMG! It was a prank! I surely hope that your RNC friends filmed the whole exhumation prank, and post it on Youtube.
Nyagatare has made great progress, President Kageme affirms, but much remains
President Paul Kagame has encouraged Nyagatare residents to work consistently in order to sustain the commendable progress made in the district. The President also launched a retreat for eastern province business community.
New BK services to help alleviate poverty
Bank of Kigali has launched three new products as part of a campaign to alleviate poverty, targeting women and youth entrepreneurs, as well as the elderly.
Improved cooking stoves save trees, and money
Although in the long term it is imperative to drastically increase the portion of the population that doesn’t use wood or charcoal as cooking fuel, the more realistic short-term goal is to make them use it more efficiently. Canamake to the rescue.
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Sanjeev Anand of BCR: ‘In one year we should touch BK!’
Commercial Bank of Rwanda (BCR) Managing Director Sanjeev Anand is a man oozing confidence and enthusiasm; confidence in his experience and in his abilities and enthusiasm about what he plans for his bank. He says that with the team he has they can turn BCR into the number one banking institution in the country.
