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  • RSSB Voted Best Service Provider of 2014

    RSSB Voted Best Service Provider of 2014

    The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has been voted the best service provider of 2014. The awarding ceremony of the best service providers held on Thursday follows a survey organized by the ServiceMag from January 15 to February 6, during which the public could vote in different categories. The categories are air transport, banking services,…

  • Nyamagabe Community Starts Campaign Against Malnutrition

    Nyamagabe Community Starts Campaign Against Malnutrition

    Nyamagabe is one of the districts still most affected by poverty due to acidic soils that have affected crop production which in turn is the main cause of malnutrition. As a way of eradicating malnutrition, many households in Nyamagabe benefited from the One-Cow-per-Poor-Family program, provided by the government, while World Vision also provided cows to…

  • ‘My Artwork Comes from Inspiration and Admiration of Other People’

    ‘My Artwork Comes from Inspiration and Admiration of Other People’

    “Survival is all about being creative especially in our field and the only way to lead others is through coming up with unique products,” says Tony Cyizanye. Born in Burundi in 1987, Cyizanye moved to Rwanda with his parents in 1995 with very many ambitions just like any other person, of ei­ther becoming a medical…

  • Doriane Kundwa is Miss Rwanda 2015

    Doriane Kundwa is Miss Rwanda 2015

    Doriane Kundwa, a 19-year-old student from the Northern Province, has been elected Miss Rwanda 2015 on Saturday, beating 14 other contestants. Kundwa, who also won the Miss Popularity title, was followed by Kigali City beauty queen Vanessa Raissa Uwase and Lynca Akacu Uwse from the Eastern Province. Fiona Ntaringwa and Balbine Mutoni completed the top-5…

  • RDB set to Grade 30 More Hotels this Year

    RDB set to Grade 30 More Hotels this Year

    The Rwanda Development Board’s Tourism and Conservation Department will grade at least 30 more hotels this year, following the start of the exercise last year. Using the East African Community’s guidelines for grading and classification of hotels and other hospitality businesses, RDB is reportedly committed to play their part in ensuring that standards and quality…

  • Child Mortality Rates on the Decline

    According to the 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS), less than 1 in 13 children dies before his or her fifth birthday compared with about 1 in 6.5 children in 2005. Rwanda also has one of the lowest under-five mortality rates in the region and takes the lead in protecting its children from infectious…