Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter RUBiS Energy Uganda has launched RUBiS UltraTec, its first advanced fuel technology that is set to revolutionize fuel and engine performance for Ugandan motorists. UltraTec is designed to improve vehicle engine cleanliness and performance while saving customers money and ensuring fuel efficiency. While addressing guests at the launch, the Rubis Group CEO Jean Christian Bergeron reiterated RUBiS’s mandate and proposition in investing and building the Ugandan economy through the trade of quality fuel and fuel products. “RUBiS Energy acquired two companies in 2019 and over the last two years we have invested more than 20 million dollars…
By Our Reporter It was an explosive throwback night as the Smirnoff sponsored NTV Dance Party gave a special tribute to old school hits in what they dubbed the Kikadde Edition on Saturday night. With the festive season around the corner, and bars and clubs still under lockdown, revelers continue to turn to TV for weekend entertainment and the Dance Party didn’t disappoint. To kick-start the show, the dazzling Lynda Ddane, vibrant Crysto Panda , MC Esco and Uganda’s top spin doctors DJ Ciza, DJ Pitto and VJ Baby Love treated the viewers to a joyful dance fest with their…
By Our Reporter The nominees for the 2021 Buzz Teenz awards have been released. Azawi leads with most nominations at 6, including a nod for Teenz Artist of the Year, Teenz Female Artist and Teenz Hottest Song of the Year. She is closely followed by Fik Fameica who picked 5 nominations, including Teenz Artist of the Year and Teenz Male Artist. Others include Liam Voice and Vinka who each have 4 nominations. The nominees were selected by the teenagers over a period of 3 weeks via the Buzz Teenz website. They will now go on to vote for ultimate winners,…
By Our Reporter Winnie Nwagi took to her socials to announce that her daughter, Destiny has joined Dance with Valentino. The 10-year-old young star is set to make her debut during the first edition of Dance With Valentino Experience happening this Sunday 21st November, 2021 at Victoria Ballroom, Serena Hotel Kampala. Destiny and other kids are part of the first cohort of dancers who have been attaining training from Latin & Ballroom dance maestro Valentino R. Kabenge during the past two months. These, together with a few adults, will put on a fabulous show come on Sunday. Meanwhile, all is…
By Our Reporter Record-breaking singer-songwriter Adele gives her first concert performance in more than four years for the CBS prime time special, Adele: One Night Only – and M-Net viewers can enjoy it when it airs exclusively to DStv Premium on M-Net Channel 101 on Monday 22 November at 19:30. The two-hour special, which has set social media alight, was filmed at the stunning Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. It includes extraordinary performances of some of Adele’s biggest hits, as well as several never-before-heard songs from her upcoming, highly anticipated fourth album, 30, her first new material in six years.…
By Our Reporter Masaza Cup football tournament returns this weekend. The tournament will kick off on Saturday, 20th November where Gomba will Vs Kyadondo at FUFA Technical Center, Njeru in Buikwe District, Kyaggwe region “Saaza”at 2:00pm. Started in 2004, Masaza Cup is an annual Buganda Kingdom Football tournament that brings eighteen (18) Buganda Kingdom counties to compete for the Masaza Cup Football title. Speaking during the launch of this years edition, Buganda’s 2nd deputy Katikkiro and minister of finance, investment, planning and economic development, Mr Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa, noted that, “Though we are facing the unprecedented times, players from the…
By Our Reporter Sky View has rewarded winners in this year’s “Yolesa Ekitone” competition. Started in 2019, “Yolesa Ekitone” is a multi-cultural national talent show aimed at searching and uplifting talents across various disciplines like comedy, music, dance, martial arts, and magic among others. This year’s edition was launched on 22nd March, 2021 at Pearl of Africa hotel and it steered across all regions of Uganda. Over 8,000 people participated in the auditions and only five (5) of these made it to the grand finale which happened on 14th November, 2021 at MOTIV THEATER in Bugolobi. Jet Trojans took the…
By Our Reporter Zari “The Boss Lady” is set appear on a new TV show dubbed “Talk With Toke Makinwa”. On this show, viewers will see some of Africa’s biggest celebrities sit down for an intimate conversation with Nigeria’s Toke Makinwa. These in-depth interviews reveal the stories behind the headlines, addressing the stars’ controversies and triumphs, and finally giving them an opportunity to set the record straight. Zari “The Boss Lady” will appear on Season one of the show along the likes of DJ Zinhle, Brobrisky, and Mutale Mwanza among others. The hour-long show is currently filming two seasons of…
By Aéko Ongodia MTN, the dominant mobile network operator in Uganda for the last 20 years is offering up a fraction of its shares to the public in an initial public offering requiring a minimum investment of UGX 100,000. MTN has made it so easy to invest in its IPO, you can dial *165*65# follow a few steps and buy shares in under 30 seconds. The offer closes on November 22, 2021, and will officially be available to buy and sell from December 6, 2021, on the Uganda Securities Exchange. The MTN IPO has generated plenty of polarizing debate, as…
By Our Reporter Having successfully launched the structural Commodity Finance Loan product in Lira, Equity Bank Uganda has now moved to launch the same innovative product in Gulu and Arua. The structural Commodity Finance Loan is a financing solution aimed at supporting the growth of agribusinesses and smallholders in Northern Uganda. The structured commodity finance loan will allow agribusinesses to borrow against their agricultural inventory which can be used as collateral for security and repayment. Agribusinesses stand to benefit from SCF by receiving financing to ensure that cash flow is available for maximum output; with the intention of repaying the…