Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter Uganda’s National Netball team, the SHE Cranes has landed a sponsorship deal from GOtv. The team has signed a two-year deal with the pay-tv services provider to a tune of UGX 81.6 million which will cover travel expenses for the team as well as kits for the players. Speaking at the announcement of the sponsorship, Joan Semanda Kizza the PR and Communications Manager at Multichoice Uganda, noted that, “for a while as GOtv Uganda we have been tracking the performance of the She Cranes. We know that you are number one in the region, number two in Africa…
By Our Reporter Jamaican reggae and dancehall star, Turbulence is coming to Uganda, we can confirm. Turbulence will headline the Yard 1 Fest which is slated for Saturday, 12th March 2022 at the Uganda Museum. The artist, whose real name is Sheldon Ryan Augustus Campbell, is known for hit songs like Real Warrior, For Me, Love Can Make, Rasta Forever, As Sure As The Sunshine, What Is Words and many more. According to the show organisers, One Time Marketing Group Uganda and Yard One Promote Jamaica, the artist is expected in the country on Tuesday, 8th March. He will be…
By Our Reporter In an effort to boost maternal and child health care, MTN Foundation has handed over a newly refurbished and equipped maternity theatre and ward to the Karugutu health centre IV in Ntoroko district. Karugutu health centre IV is a government-owned facility which serves a catchment population of 27,000 people in the western region of Uganda. According to Fredrick Kahuma, the hospital in-charge of Karugutu health centre IV, there was a dire need for renovation of the dilapidated structures especially in the maternity theater which affected service delivery. “The theater lacked properly functioning equipment to carry out some…
By Our Reporter With one of Africa’s most streamed albums of 2021 to her name and an enlistment as one of Guinness’ brand influencers on the continent, it is only right that Azawi and Fik Fameica let confetti pop over their heads. On this visual collaborative effort with premium beer brand Guinness, Azawi offers fans the hustler’s anthem of the year as she looks back to where she started, how far she has come and cannot help but celebrate. Nevertheless, she preaches that the reward for hard work is more hard work, likening her work ethic to that of a…
By Our Reporter Sources from the Next Media Park indicate that all Next Radio presenters have been fired effective immediately. This comes at the heel of the organisation holding a retreat where it discovered that Next Radio’s “audiences’ tastes and preferences had shifted hence the need to realign the station.” An internal memo seen by this website dated 3rd March and signed off by their proprietor and Group CEO Kin Kariisa indicated clearly that there would be an extensive programme review, including aligning of all shows. A source in a position to know more now tells this website that management…
By Our Reporter Premium gin, Tanqueray has announced a new monthly glamorous and alluring social event dubbed, “Dress up & Brunch”. Just like the name of the event suggests, guests are expected to ooze style, elegance and sophistication when they step out for the brunch. Guests will be treated to fine cuisines that have been hand selected to tease their taste buds into what is anticipated to be a trip to gastronomical heaven. The party will be kept in motion by some of the entertainment industry’s most stellar DJs who will ensure the celebration’s vibe is kept at peak levels.…
By Our Reporter Swangz Avenue singer, Azawi is set to drop the visuals for “Majje”, her stirring collaboration with rap star, Fik Fameica. We have learnt that Azawi has collaborated with Guinness for the video project. The collaboration comes in the wake of her being enlisted as an envoy for the premium froth’s continental Black Shines Brightest campaign. In a teaser that has been shared on Azawi’s official social media platforms, the video promises to be stuff of the cinematic as Azawi, mounted on a horse, takes a stroll through a taxi (Ugandan matatu) infested street to the amazement of onlookers.…
By Our Reporter Blankets and Wine is officially back with another premier music experience designed to showcase outstanding musicians in the emerging genres of afro-based music. Following an almost 2-year hiatus due to a ban on physical events over the pandemic, the first edition of the year will now encompass live music performances, a pop-up market, food court among others. The post-lockdown edition coincides with the event’s 10th anniversary and according to the organisers, the celebration has been themed “Blankets is Me” and will reinforce the DNA of Blankets and Wine in an all-new experience powered by Tusker Cider. “Blankets…
By Our Reporter Swangz Avenue’s Veronica Nakiyinji aka Vinka has dropped a brand new video titled, “Fimbo”. Fimbo is a love ballad in which she praises her man about how he showers her with love and care. Written by Yesse Oman Rafiki, the song is a fusion of both the Luganda and Swahili languages. The audio was done by Elia Keys and video shot by Swangz Avenues Marvin Musoke. Meanwhile, Fimbo is Vinka’s second single since she returned from her music break that she had taken to give birth. She bounced back with a hit dance and gospel song titled,…
By Our Reporter Jose Chameleone’s controversy is as famous as his musical talents, with one of his most recent tabloid fodder being his enigmatic long-distance relationship with his spouse, Daniella Atim. “It is a big challenge to be in a long-distance relationship; it is not easy, by the way,” he reveals. He discloses these intimate details in a promo clip for the forthcoming edition of Tusker Malt’s popular YouTube musical property, Tusker Malt Conversessions, to which he is to play guest. The self-proclaimed musical doctor has however disclosed details on how he keeps the glue together in his marriage to…