By Our Reporter Zahara Toto’s man, Reuben Robert has no kind words for Emmanuel Lwasa. This follows demeaning statements that Lwasa made against Zahara saying that she is not his type. Reuben has come to Zahara’s defense. Through his Facebook platform, Reuben has taken a swing at Lwasa, writing, “Lwasa, but have you even seen how you look – of course Fieldmashall Entertainer Z Totto ‘isn’t your type’. Inbox your mobile-money number and I’ll ask my manager to send you some-ka-money for you to buy a mirror.” Reuben and Zahara have been dating on-and-off for years now. It had been rumored earlier…
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By Our Reporter Uganda Breweries, on Friday, illuminated their head offices at Port Bell, Luzira, green, in commemoration of St Patrick’s Day. This year, the Irish holiday celebrated across the world with fanfare and parades may not be as action packed as previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions and Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) set by the government to curb its spread. In the interests of keeping the public safe, the Luzira based brewery is recognizing the holiday by illuminating their main building, The Bell House in neon green lights ahead of the actual St Patrick’s Day set for…
By Our Reporter Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has rewarded 8 youths with seed capital of UGX 7 million to boost their startup businesses, following their outstanding performance in the UBL skills for life program. The youths, 4 of whom are girls have been part of UBL’s Skills for Life scholarship initiative for academically deserving yet economically disadvantaged students. The seed capital was handed over during the student’s graduation ceremony that was officiated by George Mutekanga, the Commissioner in charge of Private schools and Institution of Higher Learning. In 2019, UBL offered 40 scholarships worth UGX 116 million for the students…
By Our Reporter Vivo Energy Uganda, the marketer and distributor of Shell fuels and products has handed over four brand new motorbikes to four lucky winners in the ‘Wangula nga Kapo’ promotion. This promotion has been part of the Shell Advance ‘Kapo W’ekibuga’ campaign that was launched in December 2020 to recognize, appreciate and reward boda boda riders for the role they play in the community. The campaign has seen over 15,000 boda riders rewarded with prizes of up to UGX 300 million shillings. Speaking at the final handover event, Mr. Gilbert Assi, Managing Director of Vivo Energy Uganda said,…
By Our Reporter Uganda Breweries Limited has handed over cash prizes of up to UGX 7.5 Million to the winners of the media competition aimed at rewarding journalists with iconic memories or experiences of UBL or any of its brands. The Best Video category was won by Wandera Were Erasmus who walked away with 2 million shillings. The best article and picture categories were won by Moses Serugo and Micheal Nsubuga respectively and each walked away with 1.5 million shillings. Rowland Nkahebwa had the most unique submission winning himself 1.5 million and Emmanuel Ssejjengo was the runner up taking home…
By Our Reporter Gordon’s Premium Pink Gin has unveiled a promotion that will see twenty lucky couples win one night at Mestil Hotel and Latitude on the 12th of March. The promotion, running from 4th – 6th March, will see customers who buy Gordon’s Pink Gin from Shoprite Lugogo, Shoprite Acacia, Quality Supermarket Naalya and Quality Supermarket Kitende enter a draw where the grand winners and their companions of choice will enjoy a night at the exclusive destinations. Speaking about the promotion, Wankyo Marando, Lead Innovations Manager at Uganda Breweries Limited said, “Gordon’s Pink is a world-class quality gin that…
By Our Reporter All is not well with singer and songwriter, Nince Henry. This after the “Mpola Mpola” singer alluded to suicide on social media, leaving many of his fans worried. He wrote on his Facebook page that, “Ngenda Kwetta leero! Kilo Kyaleero!”, which loosely translates to, “I am going to end my life today.” Several fans have since come out to show concern for the singer, with several offering words of hope and asking him to reconsider his decision and seek help. Although it remains unclear what triggered the suicidal thoughts, it appears the singer could be struggling with…
By Our Reporter MNet, a South African video entertainment company, has made a call to Ugandan filmmakers to submit original film projects to be considered for production for an upcoming new TV channel. According to the commissioning brief, the movies should be themed around day-to-day life with a running time of 90 minutes. “MNet would like to commission original films from Uganda for its channels, on themes that focus around all facets of our daily lives. The films must be authentic in either English or Luganda (subtitled in English). The storyline must be engaging and exciting to our target audience,…
By Our Reporter Entebbe Ladies Golf Club has launched the Entebbe Ladies Open ahead of the annual international Women’s Day Celebration. Speaking at the launch, Rita Apel, the Lady Captain of Entebbe Golf Club revealed that this year’s tournament will be held in adherence to strict COVID-19 regulations and SOP’s. “As has been the tradition, we hold the Ladies Golf Open event the weekend before women’s day each year. Due to the global pandemic, this year’s event will have strict COVID-19 regulations and SOP’s observance that we as a club must follow. ” She said. “Participants in the competition are required…
By Our Reporter International Medical Group (IMG), the parent company of International Hospital Kampala (IHK) and International Medical Center (IMC) together with MTN Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a digital approach to medical access across the country. Speaking at the launch held at the International Diagnostics Center (IDC), the IMG Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sukhmeet Sandhu said, “As International Medical Group, our mission is to improve standards of healthcare in Uganda through innovation, applied research, education and community-based services. As a result of the fast rise of the digital era, impact of COVID 19 and strategic…