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Parents must pay attention to their children's digital teachers
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (618+ words) As traditional gatekeepers disappear, parents face a new challenge: helping children navigate a world where anyone can publish anything. Not so long ago, parents had an unexpected but powerful ally in raising their children: the media. ALSO READ: Rwanda considers…...
Are our children safe in this brave new AI world?
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (678+ words) Last Saturday I was at my cousin's house in Kicukiro for dinner. I'll call her Chantal, and her daughter Keza. Those are not their real names. Chantal would skin me if I used the real ones. ALSO READ: When is…...
Sports sector to create more jobs as youth participation rises
1+ week, 2+ day ago (821+ words) The sports industry has significant potential to create careers and economic opportunities for young people, according to Candy Basomingera, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Sports. According to the ministry, the number of young people participating in organised sports programmes…...
Processed foods, screen time driving rise in child obesity
1+ week, 6+ day ago (24+ words) | The New Times The New Times Processed foods, screen time driving rise in child obesity...
As AI reshapes learning, can schools keep up?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1091+ words) The gap between how young people learn today and how schools were designed to teach is becoming increasingly visible, especially as artificial intelligence and digital tools reshape everyday life. For many students in Kigali, learning no longer begins and ends…...
You stop expecting some privileges: A single father on raising five children
3+ week, 3+ day ago (31+ words) | The New Times The New Times You stop expecting some privileges: A single father on raising five children...
Ethiopian woman gives birth to five babies after 12-year wait
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (28+ words) | The New Times The New Times Ethiopian woman gives birth to five babies after 12-year wait...
What every parent should know about autism learning environments
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (321+ words) | The New Times'The New Times Parents often find it difficult to choose the best learning environment for their children with autism Many constantly wonder whether specialized centers are better or if inclusive schools where autistic and non-autistic children learn together…...
Why youth must resist the politics of identity
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (745+ words) For a country that has spent decades rebuilding unity and a shared national identity, it is striking how quickly moments of frustration can still give rise to echoes of genocide ideology. In Rwanda today, it is not overt ethnic politics....
A midwife's mission to bring new life into the world
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (545+ words) Louise Kamanyana is among the 2, 400 midwives practicing in Rwanda. Her interest in midwifery developed in response to the shortage of midwives in health settings. ALSO READ: Rwanda has a shortage of 1, 000 midwives - Minister Nsanzimana She recognised how important the profession…...