The Minister of State in charge of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Anita Asiimwe, has said that when it comes to tobacco, the focus should be on educating people about its negative effects rather than on forcefully making them quit smoking.
While the government has been promoting circumcision for some time now as a way of reducing the risk of HIV transmission, you can still find many men who have not undergone the procedure.
The road from Nyamagabe district through Kitabi to Nyamasheke meanders, like a lazy long green river, right through the middle of Nyungwe Forest reserve. Idyllic as a drive along this road sounds, it also confronts you with the harsh reality of the harm people can do to this priceless rain forest.
The government is investing over Frw 100 billion in energy projects this financial year in what is seen as scaled-up efforts to generate more electricity needed to sustain the country’s economic growth.
Zamuka Association is a non government organisation in Rwanda. The organisation was created to help in providing solutions to the problems faced by orphans, widows, and people living with HIV/AIDS. It was started in 2000 with 6 active members, 45% of them were youth. Zamuka’s vision is to build a centre of training for the needy people.
Women are showing some skin in a whole new way. Dresses that reveal flashes of breast are the latest trend. But honestly speaking, this is a dangerous fashion to follow. The boobs are out, people.
With the domestic season over, Ferwafa needs to look at what went wrong last season and make changes. Truth be told, there has been considerable improvement in the organization of the league since president Celestin Ntagungira and secretary general Michel Gasingwa took over reins.
Nyabugogo bus terminal is a hectic place even on slow days, and getting some message through to the hundreds of travelers there is as good as impossible. That is, until Ijwi rya Gare (the voice of the bus terminal) arrived at the scene in 2010.
Considering that Rwanda is one of the few countries in Africa with a sole shared language and culture, this should be considered as a major asset to be promoted in tourism.
On June 22, the annual Kwita Izina ceremony will take place in Musanze, organized by the Rwanda Development Board’s department of tourism and conservation. This ninth edition will see the naming of 12 baby gorillas aged between two weeks and eleven months old – the oldest was born on July 3 last year and the youngest on May 21 this year. In addition, a newly formed group headed by a male called Getty will also get a name.
