Author: BigEyeUg1

By Our Reporter On 22 February, Letshego will be hosting its latest stakeholder engagement online. The event is aimed at connecting start-ups, side hustles, innovators digital ideators and African Fintechs with young entrepreneurs, visionaries, creatives, trail blazers and trendsetters to deliver a sharing and cross-pollination of ideas that can later be transformed into viable business opportunities. It will be hosted by Mpoeng Mphoeng, founder of the popular and influential @BWConnectSpaces via Twitter Spaces, starting at 9pm. It will feature several panelists including Social Enterprise Entrepreneurs and top Influencers like Vee Mampeezy and Thabiso Mashaba from Botswana, Mr. Macoroni from Nigeria,…

By Our Reporter Dating Reuben Robert must be more rewarding to media personality Zahara Toto than anything else. News we have gathered is that she is now a proud owner of an apartment in Najjera, a Kampala suburb, after her generous boyfriend, Reuben Robert gifted her with keys to a condominium apartment he recently acquired. A reliable source to the businessman says he purchased the apartment at 350M from a property agency and handed the documents of acquisition to Toto as a surprise gift. Although Reuben did not share the documents, he did not deny the claims by our source…

By Our Reporter The MTN Foundation Uganda has handed over a newly completed sanitary facility to Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital in Kampala. The sanitary facility was constructed with funding from the MTN Foundation following the soaring numbers of mental health patients that caused constraints on the existing facilities. Initiated by Soul Foundation, a Not-for-profit mental health awareness organization, the MTN Foundation-funded project was executed under the Butabika Sanitation Improvement Project (SIP) with technical support from the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). At a cost of Ugx 333Million, the sanitary facility consisting of 7 waterborne toilets; 3 for the female…

By Our Reporter MultiChoice-Uganda has in its effort to build and positively contribute to the film industry started its two-month film tours where Ugandans will be trained and equipped on how best to make films even with a low budget. The pay-tv company has sought experts in the film industry with expertise in production, scripting/writing, acting to unpack how vital each stage is when developing a film worthy of screen play. One of the trainers Cissy Nalumansi a writer known for her work with award winning shows like Sanyu and Prestige will take the audience present through scripting a vital…

By Our Reporter Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited has concluded the three months countrywide Airtel Money After Money Promotion where Airtel customers and agents won Ushs. 1.5billion. The 3 months’ promotion ran from 15th November 2021 and ended on 15th February 2022. The promotion saw Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) customers and agents across the country transact and win daily, weekly and monthly cash prizes. During the campaign, all that was required of the Airtel Money customer was to use Airtel Money to do any transaction like sending money, withdrawing money, paying bills like Water, Yaka, TV or even…

By Our Reporter Yellow Card has signed a mega partnership deal with Entertainment brand, Vibez Nzuri in a bid to bolster their efforts towards financial inclusion for all. The partnership deal was signed at the Yellow Card Offices by Namureba Abel Yellow Card’s Country Manager, Vibez Nzuri Team Lead, Brian Owomugisha and Ddamulira Jonathan, the head of communications at Vibez Nzuri. This partnership is part of Yellow Card’s country strategy to fully support the young generation in a bid to achieve financial inclusion for all while supporting young creatives in diversifying their incomes so as to earn an extra buck.…

By Our Reporter MTN Foundation Uganda has received a Humanitarian Recognition award for the year 2021 from the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS). The award comes as an acknowledgement of the MTN Foundation’s tremendous support towards the URCS’ lifesaving interventions in response to disasters among other emergencies. The URCS Secretary General, Robert Kwesiga presented the award to the MTN Uganda General Manager, Enid Edroma, last week at the MTN headquarters in Kampala. While handing over the award, Kwesiga thanked MTN for being a reliable partner to the URCS initiatives. “We are honored to have a great humanitarian partner in MTN…

By Our Reporter Pearl Magic Prime has marked its first anniversary. On Tuesday, MultiChoice Uganda held a red-carpet event at Mestil Hotel to celebrate this milestone. The ceremony was graced by actors, film producers and other players in the film industry. In his remarks Hassan Saleh the MD, MultiChoice Uganda, revealed that, over the past year, Ugandans have welcomed film and content created locally and this support is evident with the growing number of viewers on the channel. “This viewership goes to show that there is great demand for good Ugandan content, but also goes to show that the Ugandan…

By Our Reporter Aloesha Organic Natural Health Products Limited, a provider of health services through the use of conserving centuries-old herbal medicines, has unveiled an Ecotourism Centre in move that is aimed at boosting local tourism. Located in Bombo – Kalule, Luwero district, the new eco-tourism center seats on about 49 acres of land. It comprises of a nursery establishment, ornamental compound, a medicinal tree forest and a training institute. “We are marking 10 years since the establishment of Aloesha Organic, and as part of the celebration, we have officially opened our Ecotourism Centre to the public,” revealed Bugingo Don…

By Our Reporter Tuliwawelu has been the motto for Ugandans since the government lifted the two-year curfew that had put a stop to all kinds of gatherings especially within the entertainment industry. The Luganda word is a slang that was picked up by many party animals to loosely mean “we are outside”. That was exactly the vibe during Nigerian singer and songwriter, Chike’s A Night With Chike show that took place on Tuesday evening at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The show that was sponsored by Baileys felt like a weekend in 2019 when Ugandans did not know of a global…