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The State Broadcasting agency ORINFOR has launched a new radio channel dubbed Magic FM which will be dominated by entertainment.

Magic FM was officially joined the airwaves september 24 targeting the youth.

The radio will broadcast celebrity news, sports, programs relevant to married couples and many other programs attractive to young people.

Willy Rukundo the head of ORINFOR said the decision to launch a new radio station comes after assessments indicating that about 60% of the population are youth, “That’s one of the facts to establish a youth channel.”

At the beginning, programs of “Magic FM” will be starting from 14h: 00 PM till 24:00PM.

The broadcasts will use three Easter African languages, namely Kinyarwanda, English and Swahili.

The radio frequency is 104.7 FM. The call inn programs are free of charge.

{{The European Union says it’s suspending new aid to Rwanda because of alleged support of M23 rebels operating in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, EU spokesman said Tuesday.}}

“The EU is not interrupting ongoing projects, which are there to help the poor,” said Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

“But EU is delaying decisions on additional budget support in the pipeline pending clarification of Rwanda’s role and its constructive engagement in search of solutions.”

However, Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, reacted to the story by French news agency AFP, “The story…..is either old news or is designed to mislead,” said Mushikiwabo on her Twitter account, just a minutes after the story was published.

{{Following a recent field visit on September 24, Rusizi District, MINALOC committee has urged stakeholders of the district to actively support development.}}

The head of the Rural Settlement Taskforce in MINALOC, Augustine Kampayana said that the field tour aimed at exchanging ideas with respective institutions in order to establish ways of implementing 2012-2013 performance contracts and to continuously support Rusizi district to ensure its development success.

Priorities to be considered,include demacation of plots where the District will establish its infrastructures and make properties to be more productive.

Nzeyimana Oscar, the mayor of Rusizi District, among the plots in claims, they are plots owned by National Police especially in Karambo Camp and other plots owned by the Ministry of Infrastructure at Kinini camp.

However, Nzeyimana calls on different investors to be part of the District’s development.

He urged RSSB to build houses to accommodate agencies including ORINFOR, RRA, EWSA, Banks and other non governmental .

Rusizi district was positioned 27th in the 2011-2012 performance contracts evaluation among 30 districts in the whole country.

{{The Anglican Church of Rwanda is expected to gain from doing business especially after comissioning a new multi million shopping complex located in Musanze District.}}

The commercial building of 3-floors has 26 rooms compelete and 30 extra rooms will be complete in the final construction phase.

Upon completion, the structure is expected to cost RFrw 500 Million.

The commissioned complex is valued at Frw220 Million. It comprises of a modern shopping mall.

Its gates were officially opened by the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, Onesphore Rwaje.

The Archbishop explained that the plan to construct the building was derived from the desire for the church to establish financial sustainability.

“We perceive this as a way of disseminating the word of God through both words and actions, since by doing so, we enable our Christians to establish a firm foundation for their economic growth,” he said.

{{Police in Kirehe District has arrested a 22 year old woman,Marcelline Manizabayo who was on September, 23 allegedly assaulted her husband with a machete.

Manizabayo is currently detained at Kirehe Police Station.}}

The suspect reportedly attacked her husband Jean de Dieu Niyonshuti with a machete and cut him on the forehead, leaving him unconscious.

Niyonshuti was rushed to Kirehe hospital where he is currently receiving medical treatment.

According to Police in Kirehe, the couple had been involved in an argument over money apparently which the victim took from his wife.

Police Spokesperson, Eastern Region, Supt. Benoit Nsengiyumva said most family conflicts and domestic crimes in the region are caused by land disputes, illegal marriages, polygamy, drunkenness and husbands who mistreat their spouses which prompts the latter to seek other means to defend themselves.

He however, said that measures have been taken to contain the situation, including sensitization, adding that the issue is on the decrease following the new measures initiated.

{{After suspending Natural Resources development (NRD) from Mining activities in Ngororero, residents who have worked for the company want the company to pay salary arrears of five months.}}

However, local authorities say they will ask the company owner to pay residents since they have rights to their salaries.

The Ministry of Natural Resources temporally suspended NRD following illegal wolfram mining that damaged Giciye River through one of its sources called Nyagikero.

The suspended company conducted its activities unsustainably where environment has been reportedly damaged and this resulted in flooding which leaving citizens’ crops destroyed.

Since its suspension, NRD has left the region and no one knows where the company relocated.

The former employees of the company said they don’t know where to report their cases.

However, Mutwarangabo Innocent, the executive Secretary of Muhande sector assured citizens to make a follow up about the existing problem adding that the company should pay citizens for their works.

The secretary added that they will help former employees to create new jobs including helping them to find new ones at a tea factory.

{{Residents of Kimicanga are complaining about unfair and selective relocation taking place in Kimihurura sector in Kigali city.

Residents noted that some people are being relocated while others are left in a ruined area without being relocated.}}

The relocation is in line with building houses according to Kigali City master plan.

It is noted that the District of Gasabo has managed to relocate citizens leaving near the tarmac road from city center to Kimihurura and another neighbourhood near Kimicanga wetland.

Citizens who were left in the middle of the ruined region said that they are afraid of disasters which may occur following the rainy season including risks of robbers which is reportedly taking place there.

Citizens urged Gasabo District to relocate them as soon as possible.

Jean Claude Munara, The Vice-Mayor of Economic affairs in Gasabo district says the District authorities are aware of the problem adding that the reason of not relocating the whole region was due to the budget constraints.

Frw 4 Billion was to be used in the process of relocating, however, the District was not able to get all the sum “that’s why some were not relocated.”

Jean Claude Munara assured residents that by the end of 2012, all remaining citizens in Kimicanga will be relocated.

{{Teachers have been encouraged to intensively use english and improve their confidence in application of english language in their daily activities.}}

This was noted by Dr.John Rutayisire of Rwanda Education Board who calledupon teachers to put more effort in the use of English language.

In line with government policy of empowering its personels with capacity building, about 500 English based mentors have been posted in different public schools to train teachers in the use of English in and outside of classrooms and even in the school environs.

However, these mentors were reportedly said to be given less respect where they have been appointed as English mentors.

In an interview with IGIHE, Dr. Rutayisire urged school leaders and vice mayors in charge of Education in Districts to be responsible for the ongoing program and ensure its progress.

He added that schools should establish internal regulations and mechanisms which give value to English language.

Dr. Rutayisire encouraged teachers to be self confident while conducting lessons and feel that no one will laugh at them when using English.

Mr. Kamugisha J. Marc is a school based mentor at G S Kinyinya.

He says some teachers are reluctant to use English, However,He is expecting teachers to be equipped with necessary skills in English if they are to follow this program effectively.

{{Over Frw65 Million has been mobilised jointly by Muhima and Nyarugunga Sectors.

The money will be deopisted into the Agaciro Development Fund which expects to hit the Frw 20 Billion Mark before the end of September.}}

Over 1500 Residents of Mulindi cell, Kamashashi in Nyarugunga sector in Kicukiro district managed to contribute Frw 1,400,000 to the Agaciro Fund.

Mukasonga Solange the Mayor of Nyarugenge district said, Rwandans understand the purpose and value of the Agaciro Fund in nation building without waiting for foreign Aid.

{{At least 200 Al-Shabab militants have surrendered Saturday to Amisom due to heavy fire power of the African Union troops.}}

Uganda observer reported that the incident happened in Garsale, approximately 10km from the town of Jowhar and some 80km from Mogadishu.

The statement further says the al-Shabab fighters “disengaged in the early hours of Saturday morning” following in-fighting in which eight militants were killed.

“By the afternoon, over 200 militants had disengaged and were under Amisom control. The total number is expected to rise to around 250,” the statement says.

The deadly infighting, in which two senior al-Shabab commanders were involved, is reported to have pitted rival groups against each other.

Amisom says its forces recovered at least 80 weapons. Amisom’s deputy force commander in charge of operations, Brig Michael Ondoga, said of the development:

“Today’s events confirm that al-Shabaab is divided and being defeated across Somalia. Somalia is moving towards a secure and stable future free from the scourge of violence and terror. The political transition has ended, and the Somali people have the opportunity to shape together a more peaceful future.”