By Our Reporter The Huawei ICT Competition is returning for its 3rd edition. It was launched by the State Minister for Higher Education, Dr. John Chrysestom Muyingo during a ceremony held at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Friday. Speaking at the launch, Dr. Muyingo lauded Huawei Technologies for working with the government of Uganda to promote the delivery of quality education through ICT. “The Coronavirus pandemic has presented the sector with profound challenges. Over 15 million learners have been left at home and we have been forced to rethink the delivery of Education for our learners.” Dr. Muyingo noted. “With…
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By Our Reporter Azawi has released a new song titled “Slow Dancing”, the second single off her upcoming debut album. “Slow Dancing” is an Afro-beat track with a touch of reggae produced by Kuseim at ABM studios. The song is written by Azawi. The song has been released with beautiful visuals shot in Zanzibar. Directed by Swangz Avenue’s Marvin Musoke, Azawi appears on the streets of Stone town having a great time and later on at the party ‘slow dancing’ with her friends. “Slow Dancing” follows the massive success of her debut single, “My Year” which topped music charts across…
By Our Reporter For over a year now, Yellow Card has been supporting Ugandans that need to get onto the new financial train of crypto currency, offering them the most secure wallets to trade crypto in Uganda. The bitcoin and crypto currency wave has hit the Ugandan Market and many people are interested in being part of this future of finance. However, many still don’t know how or where to get started. Today, we talked to Abel Namureba, the Head of Operations for Yellow Card in Uganda and he shared many insights into what Yellow Card is, what it can…
By Our Reporter Governments, especially on the African continent, have been urged to forge diplomatic ties with the Big Tech companies such as Facebook and Apple. This was during a panel discussion at the Uganda Social Media Conference that was held on Wednesday at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The discussion is timely as it comes when Facebook is currently banned in Uganda. The ban on the social media platform was in retaliation to a takedown of several pro-government accounts on the platform which were accused of trying to manipulate voters online during the general election that was held early this…
By Our Reporter On Wednesday, members of the exclusive Johnnie Walker Blue Club bade farewell to outgoing Uganda Breweries Ltd Managing Director, Mr Alvin Mbugua, in a multisensory Scotch Experience at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa. Mr. Mbugua was appointed UBL’s MD in 2019 and steered the business to a 33 per cent growth in the last financial year, despite operating in a volatile environment characterized by COVID-19 lockdowns. He now moves to Panama, where he has been posted as General Manager, Diageo Caribbean and Central America (CCA), the largest beer business in Latin America and Caribbean…
By Our Reporter Uganda Clays Limited (UCL), the leading manufacturer of quality baked clay building products has announced that the company posted impressive results for the half year 2021 with a net profit of UGX 2.75 Bn. UCL Managing Director, Reuben Tumwebaze said that the impressive performance is a turnaround from a loss position of UGX 1.4 Billion that was incurred in 2020 in the same period. “The significant improvement in the performance of the entity is majorly attributed to improved efficiencies in production and an increase in sales volume of 34% to UGX 17.5 Billion for the period compared…
By Our Reporter Biggie’s prank on the housemates was a success. Last week, Biggie revealed to HoH, Maria that there would be no evictions on Sunday. However, she was told to pretend like there would be and that she had been given the authority to select the housemates that will be up for possible eviction. Maria showed her impressive skills as an actress as she convinced the housemate that she would be the one doing the nominations alone. All the housemates were apprehensive and immediately put on their best behaviour to not end up on Maria’s list. After all was…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has launched a nationwide forest restoration project to symbolise the deepening of its roots in Uganda, a country that has been home to the company since 1998. Themed “Uganda is Home”, this initiative is in preparation of MTN Uganda listing 20% of its shares on the Uganda Stock Exchange, an opportunity for Ugandans to own a part of the company. Launched at Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve in Entebbe on Tuesday, the MTN reforestation project, that is being undertaken in partnership with the National Forestry Authority, will see the company restore 220 hectares of forest cover…
By Our Reporter Airtel Africa Group CEO-designate, Segun Ogunsanya, has been named the African Business Leader of the Year in the 2021 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA). The awards are organized by African Leadership Magazine, a flagship of Pan-African, leadership-focused publication. Ogunsanya topped the category ahead of runner-up, Standard Bank Group CEO, Simphiwe Tshabalala. According to the organizers, Ogunsanya, who also won the Africa Industry Personality of the Year in 2020, was selected in a highly contested three-step points-based process that included a call for nomination; online voting for shortlisted nominees; and the editorial board’s final review of nominations and…
By Our Reporter Seasoned adman Robert Sebunya has been named the new president of Top Bloggers Uganda, an association uniting all Bloggers in the country. Sebunya took the seat after a unanimous vote by Association members in their Annual General Meeting held Saturday August 21st. He takes over from Makerere University Head of Digital Communications Mathias Ssemanda who was the Association’s founding president but took a back seat after enrolling for a post graduate program at the Pennsylvania State University. Ssemanda remains on the Association’s board but playing an advisory role as the Founder. “I know it’s going to be…