By Our Reporter For the 6th year running, dfcu Bank in partnership with Vision Group, KLM Airlines, Koudjis and the Netherlands Embassy has awarded Uganda’s best farmers country wide through an initiative dubbed ‘Harvest Money’. As part of the activities, farmers were called upon to participate in a competition aside from the farming training conducted throughout the year. The initiative aims to highlight the contribution of agriculture to the development of the economy and also change the negative perception that most Ugandans hold towards agriculture as not being a good career option. According to the United Nations, the world needs…
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By Our Reporter Media Personality Jaqi Deweyi, together with hubby, Enock Nsubuga have taken their love for food a notch higher, creating a platform to share their experiences with other food lovers and enthusiasts. Dubbed “Kitchen Raiders EA”, it is an online platform aimed at bringing together those who love food, cook it or serve it. “We share our food experiences, provide value – entertain, educate, inform, inspire or teach others about food and ask questions about anything food.” Jaqi Deweyi explained. The most interesting bit about the group is their “raiding of kitchens”. “We are ‘Kitchen Raiders’; we visit…
By Our Reporter Award-winning Ugandan Fashion Designer, Santa Anzo joined other international designers to showcase at the International Thai Silk Fashion Week. The International Thai Silk Fashion Week was part of the activities organised in Celebration of Silk project to exhibit traditional and modern Thai silk and design. For the last eight years the project has been organized in honor of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. Santa used the Queen’s exquisite fabric to create beautiful pieces that epitomize her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s vision, in a collection she named UBUNTU. ARAPAPA by Santa Anzo was selected due to Santa’s outstanding performance in…
By Our Reporter Cake lovers on Sunday stormed Uganda Museum for the annual Kampala Cake fair. By 2pm, the venue was packed with cake lovers, bakers and cake enthusiasts. Flavors, styles and cake fashions of all nature are what comprised the day. There was free tasting in almost all the tents. The event featured a number of baking competitions including a celebrity bake off between Andrew Kyamagero, Pablo Kimuli and Faridah Nakazibwe. Winners of the competitions were showered with goodies from Baileys. The Iovers of the Baileys Irish cream were treated to a classic picnic event under the sun with…
Singer Hellen Lukoma has finally served what she been cooking for her fans. After weeks of teasing the project, Lukoma has today released her much anticipated “Olinye Ya Majje” video. Shot by Zero One Media’s Darlington at Kazi Scouts grounds in Busabala, “Olinye Ya Maje” depicts scenes of a jealous lover. In one of the scenes, Lukoma is seen chasing after other women for apparently waving at her lover. The new video was received with lots of praise from her fans. The audio was produced by Felix Pro. Check out the video here. Staff Writer
By Our Reporter Comedy duo, Mad Rat & Chiko will be the star attraction as Bukoto-based nightspot, Lit Lounge re-launches this month. Slated for Friday, December 6th, the re-launch will be a night filled with lots of entertainment and laughter as Mad Rat & Chiko are expected to crack up the crowd with a cocktail of jokes. There will also be performances from musicians including Karole Kasita and Oma Africa as well as showcases from a host of deejays who will get revelers dancing to the hottest music mixes. According to sources, Lit Lounge recently underwent a transition in management…
By Our Reporter Singer Winnie Nwagi left Fort Portal town on its knees after throwing a beguiling performance during the Johnnie Walker Highball tour that took place at Afrikana Sports Bar on Saturday Night. The tour that has been traversing the whole country since August closed the year in style shutting down Fort Portal with an epic show featuring an action packed line up of musicians and arguably Uganda’s hottest DJ, Selector Jay who like clockwork kept revelers dancing throughout the night. The salacious singer left revelers at the event begging for more after she turned the stage upside down…
By Our Reporter Ugandan R&B lovers were treated to an unforgettable evening on Saturday at Lugogo Cricket Oval as American star, Mya graced the stage at the Johnnie Walker All Music Safari. Those who were in their teens in the late 90s and early 2000s had made their way to the concert brimming with expectation. Their younger compatriots, perhaps not entirely sure what the fuss was all about, soon got their answer. And it came in the shape of Mýa’s absolutely stunning performance. The American star was the main act at this year’s Johnnie Walker All Music Safari, a grand…
By Our Reporter Exim Bank has launched a new banking solution aimed at driving financial inclusion and bolstering the cashless economy. The new product, a Visa Prepaid Card, was unveiled on Friday during a launch ceremony held at their head offices along Hannington road in Kampala. Addressing guests, Mr. Sabhapathy T. Krishnan, the CEO Exim Bank Uganda said, “the Visa Prepaid Card is a journey we have undertaken at Exim Bak today as we strive to bring convenience and digitize the Ugandan economy by making it cashless and enabling financial inclusion of the unbanked.” He further revealed that the prepaid…
By Our Reporter Time heals all wounds, they say. But for Idah Ssuuna Mubiru, who was a victim of female genital mutilation as a teenager, it may take more than this lifetime to heal. Now turned an activist against the archaic practice to save young girls from going through the same, Idah says that she continues to struggle with esteem and psychological issues left behind by the experience, even as an adult. “I was a teenager, had just turned 17, when my grandmother performed the partial genital mutilation ritual on me,” she told this website. ” But upto today, 21…