By Our Reporter Sanyu TV show is returning for season two. This was revealed by the show director, Matthew Nabwiso while he took media on a location tour for a behind the scenes peek into the making of the show. “We filmed season one which was 100 episodes,” Matthew Nabwiso said. “Now, we are shooting season two which will be 260 episodes.” “We could go as far as nine seasons. For the next five or six years, we could still be producing content for Sanyu.” He added. The show is shot in a palatial home located on Mutungo hill. The…
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By Our Reporter A reality TV show about Nollywood queens is now showing on your TV screens. The show producer Lusanda Chauke from Black Roots Media says, “Nollywood Queens is an exciting project to work on as it’s an opportunity to showcase the real stories of strong, beautiful & uninhibited screen divas. It’s been an amazing journey seeing them in their natural element as everyday people who go through a range of emotions and manoeuvre through all what life has to offer them.” The show features prominent figures on the Nollywood scene including Venita Akpofure, Grace-Charis, Mercy Isoyip, Nuella Njubigbo,…
By Our Reporter Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU), a youth-led and youth serving organization has partnered with the National Youth Council (NYC), an umbrella organization of all Youth in Uganda to promote meaningful youth participation in the country’s development. According to a 2020 report by UBOS, youth aged 18-30 comprise up to 30% of Uganda’s population. With many of these just starting out in life, they are therefore in need of information and direction. “This partnership is a start in the direction of more safety and access to the much needed youth friendly information among young people in Uganda.” Said…
By Our Reporter The Nkozi charity run kits have been unveiled. The kits were unveiled during a ceremony held at Movit Products Limted Head Offices in Bunamwaya on Tuesday. During the ceremony, Movit also handed over 1,500 vests/kits valued at over Ugx 25 Million to Nkozi Hospital officials. While handing over the kits, Stephen Adinyai, Movit Brand Manager said that, “this donation is a clear indication of our continued partnership with Nkozi hospital. Therefore, as sign of this commitment to support this year’s initiative and as part of Movit’s Corporate Social Responsibility, we are today handing over a total of…
By Our Reporter Brand Africa, in conjunction with Publics Africa Communications and the Uganda Investments Authority (UIA), is set to announce Uganda’s most admired brands. The announcement will be made alongside the “2021 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands” ranking, which highlights the top 100 brands on the continent. According to a statement released on Wednesday, they will also announce brands that have been helpful during the Covid-19 pandemic and also show how African brands and businesses are repositioning themselves post the pandemic. The rankings announcement will be hosted by Brand Africa founder and Chairman, Thebe Ikalafeng on 25 May…
By Our Reporter Uganda Breweries has announced a partnership with Vivo Energy Uganda together with National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Stanbic Bank to promote sustainable environmental protection in a new educative campaign dubbed ‘Taasa Obutonde,’ which means ‘Let us save the environment.’ The campaign, which was launched at Namboole Stadium, is also in line with the year’s World Environment Day theme – ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ – a call on world leaders and the populations to pay special focus on creating a good relationship with nature and to focus on preventing and reversing the loss of degraded natural ecosystems to fight…
By Our Reporter dfcu Bank has extended support to the Uganda Cancer Institute with the construction of a 100-seater shelter to provide the outpatients with a secure and decent waiting area as they access health services at the Mulago institute. The shelter valued at close to UGX 80million is expected to be ready for use in four weeks. The Uganda Cancer Institute was established in 1967 and its mission is to provide state-of-the-art cancer care services while advancing knowledge through research and training of healthcare professionals in cancer care. One of the major challenges faced by UCI is the high…
By Our Reporter Airtel Uganda has also launched internet bundles that do not expire. Dubbed Chillax Bundles, the new bundles are designed to give customers more flexibility and comfort as they browse the internet. “The Chillax Bundles do not expire once subscribed to unless exhausted,” the Chief Commercial officer Airtel Uganda, Amit Kapur, said during the launch. “The launch of these bundles is offering our customers more options to enjoy our fast and interrupted data services that are accessible in every corner of the country.” Through continuous investment and innovation, Airtel Uganda has revolutionalized the telecom industry in Uganda to…
By Our Reporter Airtel Uganda has been recognized and awarded for its continuous innovation under the Airtel Money services that has accelerated financial inclusion in Uganda. The telco scooped the 2021 FinTech Innovation Award at the 18th annual East Africa Com Virtual Awards ceremony held last week in Nairobi – Kenya together with Comviva, a global leader in mobile solutions offering digital VAS, mobile finance and customer management solutions for telecom operators. According to East Africa Com, the awards organizer, The Fintech Innovation Award honours top companies and products leading in Financial Technology (FinTech) innovations in East Africa. Airtel Money…
By Our Reporter The much-anticipated climax to Season Four of the Budo League came to an exhilarating end at Legend’s Grounds in Lugogo on Sunday. The finale was a display of soccer prowess that saw crowd favourites Thazoballo take on Peaky Blinders in the first round of the semi-finals, with the Peaky Blinders coming out victors with a 3-1 win to book a date in the finals. The other main cup semi-final saw Centurions going head-to-head with the Accumulators, and the Accumulators winning the game 1-0 and bagging themselves in a spot in the final. The second tier semi-finals saw…