Rwanda : NUR students inspired to pursue ACCA

Officials from ACCA addressed NUR accounting students The delegation of Association of chattered certified accountants (ACCA) met the National University of Rwanda accounting students and interested them to join the association. According to Emmanuel Habineza, the director of College of Business studies based in Kigali and affiliated to ACCA the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR) realized that there are currently 235 registered professional accountants in the country, of whom only 55 are Rwandan. He explained that according to international standards, there should be at least one professional accountant per 1000 people. He however, said that in Rwanda there are only 235 professional accountants whereas now...

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Rwanda : Public Warned To Be Careful With Explosives Among Scrap Metals

Such explosives are dangerous to metal collectors The scrap metal business in the region has increased since 1995 and it has attracted investors both locally and internationally. With the coming of steel industries in Rwanda like STEELRWA, the scrap business has somehow boomed, and has become an income generating activity to some people who have engaged in collecting the raw materials. Scraps are recyclable materials left over from product consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies and surplus materials, which have significant monetary value. Most of the people involved in collecting these recyclable metals are the youth and women. Following the liberation struggle of between 1990 and 1994 and the period of insurgencies...

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Rwanda | Nyaruguru District: Southern Province Governor Meets Local Leaders Over Performance Contracts

Over 390 local leaders attended a hotel conference at Kibeho in Nyaruguru district, Southern Rwanda, as Southern Province Governor, Alphonse Munyantwali, on Friday made a one-day work visit to the district to assess the current pace towards achieving the 2012-2013 performance contracts. The local leaders ranged from heads of umudugudu (literally village) – Rwanda’s smallest administrative unit – to executive secretaries of cells and sectors plus officials at the district level. “Competence and commitment are key to achieving your performance contracts”, Governor Munyantwali told a keen, interactive audience of local leaders. One of the local leaders in attendance is Peter Iyakaremye, head of Agatare village in Ngarurira...

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Hillside School Organizes Nursery Three And Primary Six Graduation

http://newsofrwanda.com/ibikorwa/14883/rwanda-hillside-school-organizes-nursery-primary-graduation/ NYAGATARE: Hillside Day and Boarding Primary School in Matimba Sector, Nyagatare District, on Friday handed over certificates of merit to 179 Nursery Three and Primary six pupils in a colorful graduation ceremony. The ceremony, attended by school pupils, management and parents was hugely characterized by enthusiastic parade done by pupils, traditional dances as well as poems that excited the audience. Addressing the parents, the school principal and founder, Col.(Rtd) Thadeo Gashumba said that this year’s graduation of pupils was organized purposely to award them certificates of merit that give them outstanding recognition for completion...

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Rwanda’s Religious Leaders appeal to UN council

Rwanda’s Religious Leaders have called United Nations to make a deeper analysis to the problems in the DRC and formally distance itself from the recent reports by its experts. In a statement to the United Nations Secretary-General, Rwanda’s Religious Leaders, on November 10, 2012, expressed their deep concern over the confusion caused by the UN Mapping Report on the DRC (2010) and UN Group of Experts report (2012) about the situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The religious leaders also said that there was a wrong conclusion that Rwanda is the source of internal problems in the DRC.  “We strongly question the integrity of the experts, the reports methodology, and the report’s conclusions based on insufficient evidence”, they said. The statement urged the United...

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Rwanda : Include Media Coverage To District Budgets, Advised Northern Province Governor

The governor of the Northern Province Aime Bosenibamwe called upon the leaders of the different district in the province to keep good relations with the media. The governor said this while in Gakenke district on 6/11/2012 in a meeting with districts’ advisory councils. The governor regarded media the only way to showcase development and as well highlight problems, throughout the Province. “Communication is very important,” affirmed Bosenibamwe. Mayors of the district in the Northern Province. (Photo:N. Leonard) Governor requested districts to include media coverage in next year’s budget. Some of the mayors said that some private media companies do come with sous covert of high level, take the information about the districts and then...

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Nyamasheke District Commended For Its Good Work

Nyamasheke district is being commended for the step it has taken so far in the implementation of the 2012/2013 economic year performing contracts and its way of solving what is limiting these achievements by Western Province of Rwanda. Emmanuel Nyamaswa Rukundo Many of the 84 performing contracts Nyamasheke district vowed to achieve in the presence of the president of the Republic H.E Paul Kagame, have been achieved and others are being worked on as Emmanuel Nyamaswa Rukundo who is in charge of implementing development programs in the districts of the Western Province of Rwanda. Jean Baptiste Habyarimana the mayor of Nyamasheke district says the district he leads is doing very well and he is sure they will achieve all performing contracts...

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RWANDA : PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR PROMOTION OF FAMILY WELFARE

The Prime Minister, Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi presided over the closing ceremony of the Family Campaign 2012, calling upon Rwandans to increase efforts of dealing with family conflicts as a way of promoting development in the country. The month long Family Campaign that has been running since 9th October 2012 under the theme ‘’ sustain families through the promotion of cultural values’’ was officially closed on 8th November 2012 at Kinoni Sector in Burera District The Premier said that the country cannot develop if there are still cases of family conflicts manifested in the community every day. The function was preceded by civil marriage ceremonies for about 80 couples who have been living in illegal union. Fruit trees have been planted in a bid to fight malnutrition. At least 15...

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Rwanda : Umutara Polytechnic University leads in funding entrepreneurial projects

Some university grandaunts listening to a trainer on monitoring and evaluation of projects  Following the collaboration with the Dutch – funded SPARK project, Umutara Polytechnic University is funding University students in different business projects. According to University officials, the project was initiated at the University purposely to lead other institutions of higher learning in the country to bridge the gap of unemployment among University graduates. Moses Tumusime, the coordinator of SPARK project told said that over hundred students have so far been funded to run their projects. “The project targets University finalists who present their competitive business proposals. We receive them and evaluate those that out-compete...

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Rwanda | Ngoma: Tourism to boost performance contract execution

Jean Pierre Uwizeye, Head teacher of Kigarama Technical secondary school  The director of Kigarama Technical School, Jean Pierre Uwizeye has said that tourism department introduction will help Ngoma district in executing the performance contracts.  Since Ngoma district pledged to build a three star hotel in 2012-2013 performance contracts, it will corporate with the hospitality department for the easy implementation of the plan, he explains.  Uwizeye adds that Tourism department was introduced after the school was changed from a secondary school to the technical school.  Uwizeye expresses: “Looking at the development performance contracts and the departments that have been introduced in this school, we are a focal...

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Rwanda : African journalists meet in Cairo

African journalists from 10 countries are meeting in Cairo-Egypt for an advanced course in media, where they are being given professional skills to do a better job by covering African and global stories objectively. According to some of them, this is an opportunity to interact with their colleagues and exchange notes for better performance. For three weeks now, African journalists from 10 African countries are in Cairo – Egypt for an advanced training in media. They are being facilitated by Egyptian media experts on how to professionally do their job better by objectively covering stories regarding Africa and the globe. According to one of the journalists from Nigeria, Mukhtar Abubakar, this is an opportunity to exchange notes with colleagues. Yamikani Lanjesi from Malawi works for Radio...

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Rwandans Urged To Embrace Land Development Programs

Stanslas Kamanzi, Minister of Natural resources has urged Rwandese to participate in developing land and conserve the environment.   This was resolved on November 6th 2012 during the meeting that gathered Southern Province leaders, Armed forces and police in districts and environment protection officials in Muhanga district. The Minister asserted: “if land is not cultivated, then it should be a forest. There is no need of having un developed pieces of land.” “Swamps should be cultivated as well instead of just lying idle,” he adds. The minister of natural resources highlights that leaders and all Rwandese should embrace land development for sustainable development. Minister Kamanzi asked them to imitate South Korea which was hilly and had swamps, but land was developed...

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Rwanda Utility Regulatory Agency adopts better system for technical capacity

Rwanda Utility Regulatory Agency adopts better system for technical capacity November 9, 2012No Comments  Having realised Rwanda’s urge for better system to enhance social services and favourable environment for ICT; Global Voice Group (GVG) and Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) have confidently declared that the International Gateway Traffic Verification System (IGTVS) has started to fully operate in the country. IGTVS was commissioned by the Rwanda Utility Regulatory Agency (RURA) for regulatory improvement earlier 2012, due to a continuous growth of numerous institutions and systems in technology, communication and infrastructure network which are highly advancing in the country; according to reliable information revealed...

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RWANDA | BUGESERA: AUTHORITIES JOIN THE MOVE TO FIGHT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

Youth match in peaceful demonstration against gender-based violence Bugesera district has commenced a week of fighting gender based violence to enable residents participate in the struggle against this violence. This week is meant to begin sensitization in all sectors of Bugesera district so that residents participate in designing measures to avert gender-based violence. “This is just the beginning of making residents embrace and be part of the fight,” explains Julius Rukundo; vice mayor for economic affairs in Bugesera district. “This campaign started in Nyamata district at district level but will extend to other sectors of the district,” the vice-mayor adds. Participants of the demonstration were briefed on the types of gender...

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