By Alex Byakatonda apearlnews.com Katuna border in Kabale District has been partially reopened to cargo trucks, following more than three years of closure. On 28th January 2022, Rwanda announced in…
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Rwanda to reopen Katuna border
By Sophan Nwamanya apearlnews.com The Rwandan government has finally agreed to re-open its border with Uganda, three years after its closure. The Uganda-Rwanda borders were closed by the Rwandan President,…
Multiplex on the spot over delayed road works
By Sophan Niwamanya apearlnews.com Multiplex Construction Company limited on spot over delayed completion of road works in Kabale district. The company was awarded a contract in May last year with…
Technocrats asked to champion awareness of severe weather
By Anthony Kushaba apearlnews.com Technocrats in Uganda have been asked to champion awareness of severe weather in a bid to ensure that the end-users of information can access it and…
Anti-Narcotics Unit nabs two drug dealers in Kigali
By APN Reporter apearlnews.com The Rwanda National Police (RNP) Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) has continued to make strides in breaking drug supply chains in different parts of the country. In the…
Rwandan midwife dismissed for defying vaccination
By APN Reporter apearlnews.com Authorities in Rwanda have dismissed Asterie Mushimiyimana a midwife attached to Gakoma district hospital for refusing to be vaccinated. The nurse in question is said to…
Smooth start for polio vaccination in Kabale
By Alex Byakatonda. apearlnews.com The House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign has today smoothly kicked off in Kabale district. The Ministry of Health launched the Campaign, which is targeting to vaccinate 8,791,710…
ICT Ministry permanent secretary calls for the adoption of fast-changing communication
By Hillary Turyasingura apearlnews.com There is a need to be dynamic and adapt to the fast-changing Communication if effective and timely Communication for Government is to be realized. This is…
Lawyer Muhangi blasts former URA commissioner over appeal
By APN Reporter apearlnews.com Hopes for former Ndorwa East parliamentary hopeful Protazio Begumisa continue to fade after he was blasted by his lawyer over a move to appeal a ruling…
Low training limiting tourism development
By Sophan Niwamanya apearlnews.com Stakeholders in the tourism sector in Kigezi have decried limited training among operators. They feel that with operators who have not acquired enough training in the…