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Theogene Turatsinze a former BRD bank director (2005 -2007) has been found dead in Mozambique where he has been living.He had gone missing for two days.

Turatsinze disappeared on Friday evening after parting with a delegation of investors he had dropped off at a hotel.

Rwanda’s High Commissioner in South Africa, Vincent Karega confirmed the death.

HE. Karega said Turatsinze’s body was discovered’ tied with ropes and floating on a lake.

Turatsinze was businessman and a vice Chancellor at a private university in Maputo.

How It All Evolved

According to the Rwandan Mission in South Africa, On 12th October 2012, after dropping some of his business partners at hotel,Turatsinze went home for few minutes and then left for another meeting following a phone call that he received.

Turatsinze had another meeting with the wife who called him to find out why he was not coming.

She called him only to find out he was not free to talk and apparently close to sea. She could hear the wind of the sea.

It is alleged that Later on,she called him again to find out but the phone was off.

An sms was later sent to her saying ” Darling, you know i love you. Please pray for me. I am in a difficult situation.”.

As time clocked away, she decided to contact the police with her family. Patrol was conducted throughout the beach until his car was
found about 7 kms from the beach in a good condition.

On sunday 14th October 2012, in the wee hours of the morning, a body was found on the ocean and dropped to the mortuary and the family identified the body.

The body is to be flown for burial to Rwanda. Arrangments are being finalized.

Investigations are going on to determine the culprit.

Rwandan nationals living in South Africa have contributed over Frw60Million to Agaciro Development fund.

The contributions were made during a dinner event held at Sandton, Johannesburg, presided over by the High Commissioner, Vincent Karega.

The event was organised by the Rwandan Diaspora committee in collaboration with Rwanda’s High Commission in South Africa.

Over US$ 92,356 (Frw 60 million) was raised at the saturday event.

Abakobwa bacu,

Today we celebrate the ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ a day that the whole world has dedicated to you. A day that will promote your rights as girls, highlight gender inequalities that remain between you and your brothers and look for ways to correct any discrimination and abuse suffered by girls around the globe.

We in Rwanda for the first time are celebrating ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ and as a nation we honour our young girls and prepare you to become women of integrity in your own right.

I would like to remind you of the strength that you carry within you. Rwanda continues to do its best to create a level playing field for you and your brothers. Opportunities have been laid forth for you; schools, programs, scholarships to mention a few.

It is now up to you to step up, claim what you have always had the right to have, join the boys and show that you are also capable. We are behind you all the way. So seize every chance and do so with confidence!

As I am sure your parents, guardians and mentors have told you, it takes more than a good education and the right opportunities to become a woman of strength.

I urge you to also cultivate your character by asserting yourselves, recognising the talents and importance of others but most importantly discovering your self-worth – the Rwandan “Agaciro”.

Learn to love yourself and build yourself both from self evaluation and accepting constructive criticism from others. Maintain your core values of honesty, integrity and loyalty, in order to stay true to yourselves and lead others.

As they say, great leaders are those that lead by example. So start now. Wisdom will come with age, but you can start to acquire it through open-mindedness and self discipline.

Young girls, our futures are defined by our choices we make along the way. Believe in yourself and in your dreams, always have hope and your dreams will most certainly come true.

Most importantly, there is no doubt whatsoever that you are all valuable, so never ever settle for less than what you know you are worth.

With love.

Mrs Jeannette Kagame

First Lady of Rwanda

The High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda in Mozambique with residence in South Africa, H.E Vincent Karega, presented a letter of credence to HE. Armando Guebuza, of the Republic of Mozambique and current chairperson of Southern African Development Community (SADC).

In his exchange with H.E President Armando Guebuza, H.E Vincent Karega reiterated October 10, the value that Rwanda gives to her relations with Mozambique, particularly because of the historical political similarities that Rwanda share with Mozambique.

Both countries went through liberation struggles and are actively involved in bringing stability and economic development in their respective nations.

H.E President Armando Guebuza expressed his appreciation on booming investment in Rwanda. He reiterated the need to trade and work together.

Prior to this ceremony, The High Commissioner Vincent Karega held a lengthy discussion with Mozambique Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Henrique Banze, with whom they exchanged on progress registered in Rwanda, the revival of Joint Permanent commission between Mozambique and Rwanda and opportunities offered by the invocation of the cessation clause to Rwandan refugees.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs reiterated Mozambique’s continuous will to work with Rwanda and the need to multiply meetings between different key stakeholders in a view to exchange experience and information for the welfare of their respective people and the stability of both countries.

At the end of his visit in Mozambique, the High Commissioner Vincent Karega took this opportunity to visit some of the businesses of Rwandans in Maputo (Mozambique).

It was noted that they are well established and are contributing to both their well-being and their country through different personal projects in Rwanda.

The High Commissioner called upon them to make a contribution to the economic development of their country.

The Rwandan community in Mozambique pledged to make available their contribution to the Agaciro Development Fund. An announcement in that regard will soon be made public.

The number of Rwandans living in Mozambique is estimated to be around 4,000 people from different sectors, but mostly in small scale business.

Mozambique is currently holding the chairmanship of SADC and has got good relations with Rwanda. Both Presidents have been meeting in different international fora.

Over the past year, I’ve been writing a book about the future of sales and marketing with Howard Stevens, chairman of the leadership assessment firm Chally.

As part of a decades-long research project, Chally has gathered extensive personality data about 150,000 salespeople, including 9,000 sales managers.

Last week, I had a conversation with Howard where he described the results of a statistical analysis on the cumulative data on sales managers. While the data set is specific to sales, I believe that personality traits that emerged apply to any management position.

According to the success vs. failure statistics that Howard shared with me, successful bosses tend to be:

Humble Rather Than Arrogant

Failed bosses defined their role as some form of telling people what to do. Employees perceived them as obnoxious know-it-alls who wouldn’t let them do their job.

Successful bosses put themselves and their own egos into the background. They focused on coaching employees to perform to their highest potential.

Flexible Rather Than Rigid

Failed bosses couldn’t tolerate change themselves and so found it nearly impossible to get their employees to embrace necessary change.

Successful bosses knew that adapting to new conditions requires personal flexibility in order to inspire similar flexibility throughout the rest of the team.

Straightforward Rather Than Evasive

Failed bosses tried to manipulate employees using half-truths that left false impressions. When employees realized they’ve been fooled, they felt resentful and disloyal.

Successful bosses gave employees the information they need to know to make the best decisions, even if that information is difficult or sensitive.

Forward Thinking Rather Than Improvisational

Failed bosses often attempted to run their organizations ad-hoc, constantly shifting gears and directions, creating a more-or-less constant state of confusion.

Successful bosses had a plan and made sure that everyone understood it. They adapted that plan to changing conditions but did so carefully and intentionally.

Precise Rather Than Vague

Failed bosses created mushy goals that employees found difficult to map into actual activity. As a result, the wrong things got done and the right things didn’t.

Successful bosses let employees know exactly what was expected of them, in sufficient detail so that there was no ambiguity about goals.

Patient Rather Than Ill-Tempered

Failed bosses blew up and threw fits when problems cropped up. Their employees became more afraid of doing things wrong than eager to do things right.

Successful bosses confronted problems by listening, considering options, deciding on the best approach, and then communicating what needed to be done.

Uzanyinzoga Suzan was born in 1959, she had a minor defect on her upper lip of her mouth. As she grew, the Lip also gradually increased in size.

Today Uzanyinzoga says her lip has grown so big such that it covers her lower lip and part of her face is swollen.

She is a mother of four children resident at Musongati village , Nyarusange sector in Muhanga district.

For the past years she checked in at Nyarusange health center in her district but she was not given any attention.

Uzanyinzoga says that some good samaritans once brought her to Kigali to seek treatment at the central Hospital CHK.

However, she was advised to return home promising her that CHK would send her medicine to Nyarusange hospital but she has never recieved any such medicine.

She says that these days whenever she tries doing work she gets headache and sometimes gets dizzy.

Uzanyinzoga is seeking help to find a house to stay in with her children.

Rwanda Partners organization has employed an elderly man Karongozi Stephan 84, to prevent him from begging on the streets.

He has been known to go begging at the Rwanda Partners office in Ruhango District.

Karongozi has been a popular beggar at Byimana Sector where he usually asks passengers for money.

The coordinator of Rwanda Partners Sylvie Iraguha said they have employed him to stopping his begging activities adding that it is to enable him raise his social economic livelihood.

Karongozi has promised never to beg anymore since he has a job which generates income.

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Friday lost a bid to have the US$15 000 maintenance claim lodged against him by his wife Ms Locardia Karimat­senga struck off the roll.

Harare Civil Court magistrate Mr Reuben Mukavhi ruled that the appli­cation was properly before the courts and that the hearing should be held.

PM Tsvangirai had argued that the application did not comply with the provisions of the Maintenance Act.

The premier’s lawyer Advocate Tha­bani Mpofu said the claim could have been brought up through summons and not a court application.

He also argued that service of the court papers was not done properly.
Adv Mpofu raised the objection just before the maintenance inquiry, but Mr Mukavhi ruled against him.

Mr Mukavhi held that the applica­tion was properly before him and that the hearing should start.

“The proceedings before me have been properly instituted.
“The points in limine (preliminary points) are without merit and are hereby dismissed.”

Adv Mpofu notified the court of his intention to appeal to the High Court challenging the lower court’s failure or omission to consider some of his sub­missions in dismissing the prelimi­nary points.

“We intend to approach the High Court so that it deals with the issues we raised concerning the attachment of an affidavit to the summons,” he said.

“The point has not been determined by this court.”

Mr Mukavhi ruled that the hearing should take off on October 15.
In the failed preliminary arguments, Adv Mpofu submitted that the maintenance claim was void and that it was an unnecessary burden on the court roll.

Adv Mpofu said a maintenance complaint should be made on oath and the fact that Ms Karimatsenga’s lawyers filed a court application rendered the process defective.

He said the law did not allow the court to condone any departure from the statutes.

Adv Mpofu described the application as “dog’s breakfast”.
He said proper service of summons should be effected by the police and not by any other person.

Responding to the objection, Ms Karimatsenga’s lawyer Mr Everson Samukange described the preliminary challenge as mischievous and a deliberate attempt to delay court proceedings.

Mr Samukange said the complaint had properly been made on oath as required by the law and that service could be done by other persons other than the police.

He said the application, although it was not brought on summons, had an affidavit which constitutes the maintenance complaint on oath.

Ms Karimatsenga is claiming US$15 000 monthly maintenance to match the high standards of life she is now accustomed to as a result of her relationship with PM Tsvangirai.

She wants the PM to contribute towards her upkeep and accessories, as she has been accustomed to.

In her claim, Ms Karimatsenga said she was customarily married to PM Tsvangirai after he paid lobola to her parents in November last year.

Rwandan artist Bruce Melody has said his mother, Zenena Muteteri, 46, died “with her family at her bedside” on September 14 following a short illness.

“Mom told us that she felt like her head was heavy and hurting so much, so we took her to (Rwanda) Military Hospital in Kanombe where she passed on in the hands of the doctors,” said Bruce Melody, the deceased’s second-born.

Muteteri born December 1, 1966 was a single mother after her husband passed away in 1996. She was laid to rest on Sunday at her home in Kanombe. She is survived by four children.

“She was a loving and caring mother, with a never-say-never spirit and she raised us well. We shall always look up to her,” Melody said.

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