Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter On Friday, Tusker Lite took their Neon Party experience to Heat Events in Mbarara City. It was a vibrant fun evening as revelers enjoyed music mixes and performances. To light up the evening was a performance from Vinka. She took to the stage a few minutes past 11pm and was deliberate about working the crowd. The partygoers didn’t disappoint either, as they sang along to her hits like Love Portion, Chips Na Ketchup, Loving, Bebe, Amaaso, Thank God, Fimbo and many more. Before Vinka, home talent including names like Rob Ross, Niwe Ben and Uzi Malcon also…
By Our Reporter A total of 62 cooks, over 3,000 kilos of pork, and assorted ingredients boarded a bus from Bushenyi on Friday 29th April on the way to Kampala for the Kabagarame Kampala Food Festival, which happened on Saturday 30th April at the Uganda Museum. The festival brought the essence of western Uganda’s Kabagarame weekly pork market, which is located along the Mbarara-Ishaka road in Bushenyi District to the capital city, in partnership with Bell Lager. The festival attracted revelers looking to get a taste of the famous pork market. And a taste they got – as an authentic…
By Our Reporter All roads led to Lugogo Cricket Oval on Saturday evening for the much anticipated Fireboy DML concert. Fans who flocked Cricket Oval were not disappointed as the Nigerian star staged a riveting performance that lasted for over one hour as he belted out the crowds’ favorite songs, one after the other. Zex Bilangilangi opened the performances for the evening, before paving way for rapper Fik Famica. Other performers of the evening included Navio who gave revelers a dose of hip-hop and Sheebah Karungi who delighted the crowd with a sultry performance. In between the musical performances, several…
By Our Reporter University students have been tipped on how to build and promote their personal brand. This was during day 3, and final day, of the annual NSSF Expo which was held at MOTIV Uganda on Friday. Barbra Teddy Arimi, the Head of Marketing & Communications at NSSF explained that personal branding is essentially about how you are perceived by others and this is influenced by the way your look, how your feel, how you communicate, and how you behave. “At every interaction with a person you are forming a perception. The brand is in the mind of your…
By Our Reporter Kabagarame – the weekly meat market located along the Mbarara-Ishaka road in Bushenyi District is coming back to Kampala. After a two-year hiatus, the Kabagarame Kampala Festival is happening this weekend – Saturday 30th April – at the Uganda Museum, in partnership with Bell Lager – the official enjoyments beer. The festival brings specially prepared meat recipes prepared and served in a traditional setting with locally sourced, farm-fresh, organic ingredients. Speaking about the event, Owen Mwesigye, one of the festival’s founders, said, “The festival was developed to bring a cherished meal and reunion experience closer to the…
By Our Reporter In a bid to enlighten customers about the activities that go on to ensure quality service, Uganda’s Super app, SafeBoda welcomed a cohort of 50 customers for a tour of the company’s offices in Kyebando – the SafeBoda Academy. The monthly tour, dubbed ‘An hour at the SafeBoda Academy’ is geared towards keeping customers in the know of the latest developments from SafeBoda and getting their feedback on the SafeBoda app features. Ricky Rapa Thomson, the SafeBoda co-founder and director, says that this tour is a fulfillment of SafeBoda’s values of community engagement and transparency. “We value…
By Our Reporter Goldmine Finance has launched “GO FOR GOLD”, a digital platform that puts together a range of world-class information and business resources to help small businesses learn and thrive. The GO FOR GOLD platform is also geared towards enabling and partnering with brands and individuals looking to achieve their dreams. Whether it’s career advancement, or business growth- GO FOR GOLD provides the people with the financial boosting they need to go higher and reach wider. “Small businesses are the backbone of many communities and entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a key to economic growth, particularly in Africa where…
By Our Reporter Nigerian Star Fireboy DML has promised a show-stopping performance for his Ugandan fans come Saturday. Speaking to the media during a press conference at Kampala Serena Hotel, the “Peru” hitmaker said he is very excited to be in the Pearl of Africa and he can’t wait to meet his fans and give them a memorable show. “I have always been eager to perform for my Ugandan fans because I know how huge a fan base I have here; that is why this show is a very important occasion for me. I’m looking forward to being with you…
By Our Reporter As part of its continuous initiatives to appreciate and reward its countrywide consumer base, Hariss International Limited, the manufacturer of the popular RIHAM products, has injected UGX 2 billion in a ‘Drink & Win’ promotion dubbed TWEGATEKO. Unveiled on Thursday, the TWEGATEKO Drink and Win promotion will see up to 1.2 million consumers of Rock Boom Energy Drink and Lavita Pineapple Carbonated Soft Drink win a variety of prizes. Participants will simply have to purchase a 320ml PET bottle of either Lavita Pineapple or Rock Boom Energy Drink, open it, and check under the bottle cap for…
By Our Reporter Nigerian star Fireboy DML is finally in the country ahead of his much anticipated concert at Lugogo Cricket Oval on Saturday. The “Peru” singer landed at Entebbe Airport in the wee hours of Friday morning. Speaking to journalists briefly at the airport, Fireboy said he is happy to be in the Pearl of Africa and is more than ready to give his Ugandan fans a show of a lifetime. “I am so happy to finally be able to come here it has been a dream of mine to perform for my fans in Uganda. I cannot wait,”…