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  • Botswana Whips Amavubi U17

    The Rwanda Amavubi Under 17 football team has been walloped by their Botswana counterparts 1-0.

    This was during their encounter in Botswana ahead of the forthcoming CAF cup.

    The Amavubi side featured Bishira Latif(captain) Ndayisenga Kassim, Kubwimana Cedric, Rwatubyaye Abdoul,Rwigema Yves, Iradukunda Bertrand, Neza Anderson, Bizimana Djihad, Sibomana Patrick, Kalisa Djuma America and Nkinzingabo Fiston.

  • RTUC To Licensed to Offer Degree Courses

    Students at the Rwanda Tourism University College (RTUC) will legally be awarded Business Information Technology (BIT) degrees following a cabinet approval of Prime Minister’s order.

    RTUC was 2011 accredited as a fully-fledged university following an evaluation of its degree programmes.

    In 2008, RTUC received partial accreditation as a vocational institute to award diplomas and certificates.

    The institution has over 4,000 students and has two campuses located in Gisenyi and Kigali.

    Currently RTUC offers certificates, diplomas and degree programmes in hotel and restaurant management; tourism and travel management; as well as the Air Transport Association (IAT or Universal Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA) registered course in travel and airports operations.

  • RTUC To Licensed to Offer Degree Courses

    Students at the Rwanda Tourism University College (RTUC) will legally be awarded Business Information Technology (BIT) degrees following a cabinet approval of Prime Minister’s order.

    RTUC was 2011 accredited as a fully-fledged university following an evaluation of its degree programmes.

    In 2008, RTUC received partial accreditation as a vocational institute to award diplomas and certificates.

    The institution has over 4,000 students and has two campuses located in Gisenyi and Kigali.

    Currently RTUC offers certificates, diplomas and degree programmes in hotel and restaurant management; tourism and travel management; as well as the Air Transport Association (IAT or Universal Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA) registered course in travel and airports operations.

  • Bralirwa Shares Hit New High Price

    The Rwanda Stock Exchange Friday indicated that market prices continued an upward trend as Bralirwa share hit a new high price of Rwf 436.

    The total turnover for the day was Rwf 22,956,000 from 136,100 BK shares and 12,100 Bralirwa shares traded in nine deals compared to yesterday’s trading session which recorded a turnover of Rwf 6,780,200 from 2,000 BK shares and 15,100 Bralirwa shares traded in four deals.

    BK shares traded and closed at Rwf 130, unchanged from yesterday’s closing price while BRALIRWA shares traded between Rwf 430 and Rwf 436 and closed at Rwf 436; registering an increase of Rwf 4 compared to yesterday’s closing price. KCB and NMG shares prices last transacted at Rwf 154 and Rwf 1,200 respectively.

    At the end of formal trading hours, there were outstanding bids of 1,097,900 BK shares at Rwf 130 and outstanding offers of 200,500 shares at Rwf 131 and Rwf 132. On Bralirwa counter, there were outstanding bids of 100,000 shares at Rwf 430 and no outstanding offers.

  • Bralirwa Shares Hit New High Price

    The Rwanda Stock Exchange Friday indicated that market prices continued an upward trend as Bralirwa share hit a new high price of Rwf 436.

    The total turnover for the day was Rwf 22,956,000 from 136,100 BK shares and 12,100 Bralirwa shares traded in nine deals compared to yesterday’s trading session which recorded a turnover of Rwf 6,780,200 from 2,000 BK shares and 15,100 Bralirwa shares traded in four deals.

    BK shares traded and closed at Rwf 130, unchanged from yesterday’s closing price while BRALIRWA shares traded between Rwf 430 and Rwf 436 and closed at Rwf 436; registering an increase of Rwf 4 compared to yesterday’s closing price. KCB and NMG shares prices last transacted at Rwf 154 and Rwf 1,200 respectively.

    At the end of formal trading hours, there were outstanding bids of 1,097,900 BK shares at Rwf 130 and outstanding offers of 200,500 shares at Rwf 131 and Rwf 132. On Bralirwa counter, there were outstanding bids of 100,000 shares at Rwf 430 and no outstanding offers.

  • Police Impounds More Smuggled African Gin

    Police in Nyarugenge District on October 12 impounded a vehicle carrying about 78 (640 bottles) smuggled boxes of African Gin.

    The vehicle registration number RAA 908K and the goods valued at over Rwf1.5 million were seized at about 12:30am in Muhima Sector, Rugenge Cell as they were being off-loaded.

    Police also arrested three people suspected to be behind the act. The trio – Anthere Sinatumwe 45, the driver and Alexis Murengerantwari 48, are currently held at Muhima Police.

    The goods are suspected to have been smuggled into the country from Uganda through illegal entries.

    According to Police in Nyarugenge, the goods were brought in two separate cars.

    “We were informed by some people who were in a nearby bar having a drink. They saw people offloading things taking them behind the nearby toilet and they got suspicious,” one of the police officers who conducted the operation, said.

    “We are going to handover the goods to the Revenue Protection Unit (RPU) so that these people pay taxes they were trying to evade,” he added.

    RPU is a police unit attached to Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) to fight fraud and other related crimes.

  • Police Impounds More Smuggled African Gin

    Police in Nyarugenge District on October 12 impounded a vehicle carrying about 78 (640 bottles) smuggled boxes of African Gin.

    The vehicle registration number RAA 908K and the goods valued at over Rwf1.5 million were seized at about 12:30am in Muhima Sector, Rugenge Cell as they were being off-loaded.

    Police also arrested three people suspected to be behind the act. The trio – Anthere Sinatumwe 45, the driver and Alexis Murengerantwari 48, are currently held at Muhima Police.

    The goods are suspected to have been smuggled into the country from Uganda through illegal entries.

    According to Police in Nyarugenge, the goods were brought in two separate cars.

    “We were informed by some people who were in a nearby bar having a drink. They saw people offloading things taking them behind the nearby toilet and they got suspicious,” one of the police officers who conducted the operation, said.

    “We are going to handover the goods to the Revenue Protection Unit (RPU) so that these people pay taxes they were trying to evade,” he added.

    RPU is a police unit attached to Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) to fight fraud and other related crimes.

  • Kirehe Youth Mark RPF Anniversary

    Youths in Kirehe district are preparing for the 25th anniversary celebrations of Rwanda’s ruling party Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi).

    The youth from various sectors in the district participated in various sporting activities in areas of football, marathon and cycling, and singing completion among others.

    The competitions were organized by the RPF Inkotanyi committee in Kirehe district, as part of the preps for the party jubilee that is slated for October 15, 2012.

    Kirehe district RPF Inkotanyi Chairman, Protais Murayire hailed the youths for their level of discipline and sporting spirit.

    He urged the youths to form a district team that will compete with other districts at the provincial level in the Eastern province of Rwanda.

  • Kirehe Youth Mark RPF Anniversary

    Youths in Kirehe district are preparing for the 25th anniversary celebrations of Rwanda’s ruling party Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi).

    The youth from various sectors in the district participated in various sporting activities in areas of football, marathon and cycling, and singing completion among others.

    The competitions were organized by the RPF Inkotanyi committee in Kirehe district, as part of the preps for the party jubilee that is slated for October 15, 2012.

    Kirehe district RPF Inkotanyi Chairman, Protais Murayire hailed the youths for their level of discipline and sporting spirit.

    He urged the youths to form a district team that will compete with other districts at the provincial level in the Eastern province of Rwanda.

  • Burera Residents Want Ugandan Gin Banned

    Residents in Burera District have urged district authorities to suspend and stop activities of selling African Gin imported from Uganda saying it causes drunkenness among residents.

    African Gin is illegal in Rwandan. Zaraduhaye Joseph, the vice Mayor in charge of Economic development in Burera district revealed that some containers imported are reportedly said to be full of Kanyanga gin which is illegal in Rwanda.

    Residents say when you take more than two bottles of African Gin you get a headache.

    Local Authorities told residents that their wishes are being examined.