By Our Reporter MultiChoice Uganda has announced the signing of Sheila Gashumba as the host of an exciting new continent-wide show on Honey TV. Sheilah Gashumba brings previous local and regional TV experience to the new show titled House Of Chefs. She will be hosting the show alongside seasoned TV personality and show judge Siba Mtongana from South Africa. The House of Chefs show will be an 8-part season and will start airing on 13th August on the Honey TV channel 173 on the DStv platform. “MultiChoice Uganda is excited to announce this show launch as it reaffirms our commitment…
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By Our Reporter Easy Matatu, a tech company that provides commuter transport has launched an initiative to support its drivers and their families with household expenses amid the lockdown dry spell. The company will provide direct help to its drivers with household supplies that include food, groceries and sanitary items to enable them easily sustain themselves during the lockdown period. The lockdown which was instated to curtail the unprecedented pressure on hospitals due to a surge in COVID-19 deaths and infections across the country, saw the closure of many business centres and a ban on both public and private transportation.…
By Our Reporter Bunambutye resettlement camp in Bulambuli district was as dark as a shadow a few years back. To see during the night, locals used candles which not only provided insufficient light, but also posed a safety threat especially when around children. Bordering Nakapiripirit District to the north and Kapchorwa District to the east, Bulambuli district is home to resettled landslide survivors from Bududa. Following the landslides in Bududa, the Office of the Prime Minister through the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness acquired land to construct 900 houses for purposes of resettling the affected families. Nathan Wilson Wanasolo, the chairman…
By Our Reporter MultiChoice has launched a new channel dubbed Maisha Magic Movies dedicated to showcasing East African movies. The unique offering is inspired by and targeted primarily at the Ugandan, Kenyan and Tanzanian market but will be available across all key markets across the African continent. In anticipation of the new strategic offer that addresses viewer demand, Barbara Kambogi, Channel Head Maisha Magic Movies, at MultiChoice said, “We continuously study audience behavior and tailor- make our offering to match the needs of the market at hand hence the launch of Maisha Magic Movies.” The channel has been positioned as…
By Our Reporter The sixth season of Big Brother Naija tagged Shine Ya Eye, premiered Saturday night with 11 male housemates unveiled by show’s host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. The first set of housemates – Boma, Saga, Yousef, Pere, Whitemoney, Niyi, Yerins, Jaypaul, Emmanuel Sammie and Cross – gave off a fun, bold, unique and energetic vibe, which will keep the viewers glued to their screens over the next 72 days. The second launch which took place on Sunday, certainly lived up to the energy of the first launch show. After hours of anticipation, the BBNaija fans as well as the male…
By Our Reporter Huawei Technologies Uganda Company Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kampala International University (KIU) to build an ICT Academy at the institution. According to Mr. Gao Jean, the Public Relations Director for Huawei Technologies (Uganda) Company Limited, the Huawei ICT Academy is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of the company. The ICT Academy is a school-enterprise cooperation project that helps higher education institutions build talent ecosystem. It covers the entire Huawei ICT talent development process from course development, trainer enablement, lab environment setup, talent certification, competition and employment. “It is an ICT talent development…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has launched a dedicated online home of UG sports dubbed “MTN Sports” to give Ugandan sports enthusiasts a one-stop point for all sports related news, analysis and updates. This innovation is hinged on MTN’s vision of delivering the benefits of a digital world to its customers. Since it opened shop in Uganda over 20 years ago, MTN’s proactive role in sports has positioned the brand as the biggest supporter of local sports through its sponsorships, partnerships and active engagements with the various sports disciplines including football and athletics among others. While launching the MTN Sports…
By Our Reporter Movit Products Limited, through its Skin Guard and Baby Junior brand, has donated personal care and sanitary items to the Kibuye and Nakasero markets and vendors. The donation, which is the launch of a series of support the brand has planned to extend to other markets around Kampala, will be made to 15 major markets and clinics as a means to further beef up the ongoing efforts by government and the market vendors associations to curb the spread of COVID-19. While delivering his speech, Robert Kitenda, the Head of Marketing, Movit Products Limited said that the brand’s…
By Our Reporter CiplaQCIL has donated medication to faith-based hospitals to help alleviate the symptoms for patients battling COVID-19. This comes after the company recently launched an effervescent paracetamol tablet, Cipladon, which helps to relieve pain twice as fast as ordinary paracetamol tablets. CEO of CiplaQCIL, Nevin Bradford, said: “We are cognizant of the fact that COVID-19 cases have increased tremendously in the past couple of months and it has impacted negatively on the health of Ugandans and the economy at large. That is why CiplaQCIL is trying to help by providing the necessary medication to Ugandans.” CiplaQCIL has donated…
By Our Reporter MultiChoice Uganda has announced the launch of NXT Radio for all its DStv subscribers. NXT Radio, a youth centric radio station that launched in October 2018 as the first visual – audio radio station in the country, will air on Multichoice’s E36 platform for their Ugandan audience. While addressing the press at the launch event, Joan Semanda Kizza, the PR and Communications Manager, MultiChoice Uganda said, “The launch of NXT radio is a step towards expanding what we offer as an edutainment brand. This channel, a first in its category in Uganda as an online radio, will…