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Category: Opinion

BACK TO SCHOOL: Changes coming to the meal program, study loans

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Over 2.5 million learners at all levels of primary education were added to the school meal program last year when government expanded school feeding in drive to improve education quality, tackle dropout rates and malnutrition.

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Johnson Kanamugire January 7, 2023 Current Affairs, Latest, Opinion

The not so visible barriers to trade and why we are not e-buying

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The not so ingenious idea to conduct transactions in major foreign currencies such as US dollar, British Pound, Euro or the likes anywhere within Africa allows somebody out of the continent to collect a portion of the trade value that is generated through settlement/transfer charges.

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Johnson Kanamugire December 19, 2022 Africa, Beyond borders, Economy, Opinion

AfCFTA story good, but hard to sell without free movement

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African authorities still owe us a different, better version — one wrapped up in the free-movement-of-people envelope with a visa-free tag visible at the back. 

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Johnson Kanamugire December 10, 2022 Africa, Economy, Opinion, Special reports

BACK TO SCHOOL: Uniform fees good for the poor

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The education sector regulator imposed restrictions on other requirements a parent can be subjected to, definitely scrapping things like hoes, rubber mops, ream of papers and all the others that schools obliged parents to purchase.

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Johnson Kanamugire September 22, 2022 Economy, Latest, Opinion

Abstinence-only approach to teens and sex has failed, act before it’s too late

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Research have indicated that teens start engaging in sex at as young as 15, yet they face legal, cultural, and religious limitations that bar them from accessing vital information about sexual health and services that keep them safe.

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Johnson Kanamugire August 26, 2022 Latest, Life & styles, Opinion

DRESS CODE ON TRIAL: Use social remedies, not jail, to fix social ills

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A dress code must have nothing to do with a particular gender, and a good one shouldn’t send those who violate it to jail.

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Johnson Kanamugire August 19, 2022 Latest, Life & styles, Opinion

Coffee bars on the rise, but where are the next coffee trees?

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Despite domestic and export market demand for coffee soaring, yield continue to be on constant decline.

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Johnson Kanamugire June 7, 2022 Economy, Latest, Opinion

Can’t feed a family? Journalism is a passion and you can’t fake it

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No one is telling universities and journalism training institutions, or the latter simply don’t bother to check, that realities of the industry have completely changed.

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Johnson Kanamugire May 31, 2022 Economy, Latest, Opinion

Kigali slums likely to vanish just like that… No demolitions

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Is this possibly the end of evictions to clear slums? Should people bid farewell to the old slum eradication drives that result in unending disputes over compensation payments and miseries for landowners?

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Johnson Kanamugire May 17, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest, Opinion

Silence, inaction by Miss Rwanda sponsors is telling

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There is no way the sponsors, just like relevant organs of government, would not have sensed that something was amiss in the Miss Rwanda contest way before things got out of hand.

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Johnson Kanamugire May 10, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest, Opinion

Miss Rwanda ‘saga’ Spaces: Postmortem, lessons

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While publicly discussing, denouncing or exposing wrongs like sexual offences help a great deal in awareness, prevention and can spark action, alongside lending a hand to victims to speak out, it can do a lot more damage if not properly executed.

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Johnson Kanamugire April 28, 2022 Latest, Life & styles, Opinion

Miss Rwanda: The arrest and issues with clout chasers

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The ongoing ‘social media’ debate about alleged sexual harassment cases in the course of Miss Rwanda beauty pageant is simply misplaced and isn’t helping anyone – not the public, not the victims and justice the latter deserve.

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Johnson Kanamugire April 26, 2022 Latest, Opinion

BACK TO SCHOOL: Parents, inflation and the fees dilemma

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Schools’ reopening for the third term Monday is expected to induce a further rise in costs of essentials as most rush to the market to fill their stock.

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Johnson Kanamugire April 17, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest, Opinion

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