MC MondayRiderman’s recent confession of his struggles as a musician to be where he is today will serve as a real inspirational story to most people, mainly young persons, except MC Monday.The rapper revealed the hardships he underwent as an upcoming rapper, including a long trek he made on foot to the studios of Radio10, at the time based at Rebero where MC Monday worked as a radio presenter. “On reaching the studios, I found him there and handed him my song on a CD. He refused to take it and instead told me to wait for him outside,” Riderman remembers.The painful memories evoke mixed emotions according to Riderman, but he believes if he had not struggled that much he would not be a star he is today. He continues, “I waited for him till...

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Rwanda gets a Film School

Rwanda is set to get a Film and multi-media school by next year, courtesy of   the government of German in partnership with German Development Cooperation and Kwetu Film Institute-Rwanda.The school will start with twenty students who will be awarded with certificates in Filming as well as professionals in film production, editing and script writing.The facility will operate under Rwanda media Project, an innovation by Oscar winning movie Director, Volker Schloendorff who is a long-term supporter of  Rwanda based; Kwetu Film Institute.“Rwanda has a hospitable culture, a beautiful landscape and wildlife, all these make it a great place to shoot films,” says Martin Brandes, The coordinator of Rwanda Media Project.The German government...

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Rulindo: Heifer Project donates 20 cows to Girinka program

Residents in Rulindo District are set to benefit from a donation of 20 cows provided by Heifer Project International (HPI) on Monday 11 November 2013 in Cyinzuzi Sector.HPI organization partners Rulindo district development programmes particularly in the Girinka program.Girinka program started operating in Rulindo district in 2006 after it was introduced in the country by President Kagame in the same year.Girinka (One Cow per Family) programme is one of Rwanda’s poverty reduction strategies aiming at improving people’s social and economic status.The program is promoted in its condition that whoever gets a cow will give out the first calf to the next neighbour and so on. The cows provide milk for consumption, income earning manure for boosting...

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The search for Miss Rwanda 2014 begins

Reigning Miss Rwanda, Aurore MutesiThe search for Miss Rwanda 2014 is on.  All interested girls from all districts have been called upon to register at designated points for the competition as disclosed by the Ministry of Sports and Culture.Venues for registration include; Ministry of Sports and Culture, Gender Ministries in all universities, East African Publishers’ Rwanda offices  and Cogebanque branches all over the country.Aspiring contestants can also apply online at www.missrwanda.rw or fill registration forms provided in all districts.According to organizers, Registration forms are accompanied by two passport photos and a copy of the national card, (indangamuntu).  Registration is free of charge.Meanwhile, the...

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Goethe’s monthly creative writing resumes

A two-day creative writing workshop is set to run at Goethe Institute on November 15th and 16th. The workshop will feature renowned Kenyan Billy Kahora, author of the non-fiction novella, The True Story of David Munyakei.Kahora also wrote the screenplay for the Kenyan-German film Soul Boy and co-wrote Nairobi Half Life. His works have appeared in Chimurenga, Mc Sweeney’s, Granta Online, Internazionale and Vanity Fair.He is also Managing Editor of Kwani Trust and has edited 7 issues of the Kwani journal as well as Kwani’s Nairobi 24 and Kenya Burning. An Associate Editor with the Chimurenga Chronic, Billy received several scholarships, led a number of Creative Writing workshops and...

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Mukura sinks leaders AS Kigali

Hussein Cyiza Mugabo dribbles past AS Kigali defender Soter Kayumba to score the winning goal for Mukura on Tuesday TKFL, TuesdayAS Kigali       1-2 MukuraSC Kiyovu     2-0 Police FCAmagaju        1-0 GicumbiEtincelles       2-1 Rayon SportaMusanze        0-1 APR STRIKER Hussein Cyiza Mugabo’s soaring second-half winning goal helped Mukura secure a 2-1 win over leaders AS Kigali in the ninth round of the Turbo King Football league held yesterday at Stade de Kigali.Cedric Kaze’ side has struggled in front of goal in the top-flight so far this season, having notched just nine goals in their eight previous encounters.The...

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Rwanda duo picked for Cecafa Cup

Referee Louis Hakizimana EIGHTEEN referees among them two Rwandans have been named in the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) list of officials set to handle the upcoming regional tournament.Referee Louis Hakizimana and assistant referee Honore Simba will be in action during this year’s senior Challenge Cup matches in Kenya.The list released by the Secretary General Nicholas Musonye comprises of nine referees and nine assistants, all of whom are expected to travel to Nairobi ahead of the kickoff.The named referees will then be taken through to fitness and medical tests on their arrival in Nairobi after which the tournament will officially kickoff.This year’s tournament will kick off on 27th November and run...

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