Author: BigEyeUg1

By Our Reporter  Renowned Latin and Ballroom dancer Valentino R. Kabenge, together with ValRich Arts, an arts and entertainment company, will, on Sunday, 21st November, host Dance with Valentino Experience, an exciting Latin and Ballroom dance extravaganza to launch the dance classes continuously requested after the airing of the hit TV show Dance with Valentino, where dance lovers acquire professional training on various Latin and Ballroom dance genres from Valentino himself. This is the first dance training experience in Uganda catering to kids and adults alike. The classes have been going on for two months now. At the event, which…

By Our Reporter MTN Mobile Money Ltd has increased the number of Senkyu points a customer gets to 15 points for every UGX 100 charged in MoMo withdrawal fees. The points are given on the withdrawal fees that the customer is charged i.e., for every 100/- a customer is charged they receive 15 Senkyu points. In addition, sending money between MTN MoMo customers on the MTN MoMo app has been made free, during the promotion that will go on till early 2022. MTN Senkyu is a customer loyalty initiative aimed at rewarding customers who use MTN services. Once a customer…

By Our Reporter Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited has launched a countrywide 1.5billion shillings reward based promotion for its customers and agents. The 3 months’ promotion dubbed “Money after Money”, running from 15th November 2021 to 15th February 2022, will see Airtel Uganda customers and agents across the country transact and win daily, weekly and monthly cash prizes. While launching the promotion, Airtel Uganda Managing Director Manoj Murali said, “Airtel prides in having the most affordable rates for mobile money, with a secure platform offering our customers convenience as they transact in Uganda and across borders. Amidst the pandemic, we…

By Our Reporter Unicaf University has announced that it has received the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) licence to operate in Uganda. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Serena Hotel in Kampala. Speaking during the event, Unicaf University’s Pro Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation at Federal Level, Dr. Antony Brogden-Ward, said that the University is committed to delivering international quality higher education at an affordable cost through strategic partnerships with universities in the UK and Africa. Mr. Timothy Sejjoba, Principle Education Officer, who was representing the State Minister for Higher Education, welcomed the new…

By Our Reporter Kenyan Investors are showing keen interest in participating in the MTN IPO following the opening of the offer on October 11 2021 and a series of investor roadshows that took place in Nairobi last week. The offer which closes on November 22 2021 is now open to Kenyans and East African investors. With 4.4 billion shares on offer, the MTN IPO is the second largest offer in the region after Safaricom in Kenya and the first telecommunication company to be listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange. Speaking on the sidelines of one of the investor meeting, Cynthia…

By Our Reporter The Uganda Cranes will be aiming for maximum points when they face Kenya’s Harambee Stars at St. Mary’s stadium, Kitende this Thursday in a bid to keep their hopes for qualifying for their first ever World Cup finals alive. The Cranes who are second in Group E with 8 points were previously held to a goalless draw when they faced the Harambee Stars in the first-leg that was played in Nairobi. They now must beat Kenya and Mali to reach the final play-off round of the road to Qatar 2022. Although Cranes coach Sredojevic ‘Micho’ Milutin has…

By Our Reporter TECNO has today released its newest CAMON18 series – CAMON 18 Premier, CAMON18P and CAMON18. Launching the new mobile phones, Mr. Timmy Shen, TECNO Uganda Brand Manager, noted that the TECNO brand aims to continually make breakthroughs in product and design innovations and this is what they have delivered through the new CAMON 18 Series. “We always seek for breakthroughs of product and technology to inspire our consumers to unlock the world of possibilities. The digital revolution with the rise of new generations brings the latest trend of film making through a smartphone device.” Said Mr. Timmy…

By Our Reporter The Uganda Alcohol Industry Association (UAIA) has elected a new executive. This was during the association’s Annual General Meeting held at Kati Kati Restaurant recently. During the AGM, Uganda Breweries Limited’s Juliana Kagwa was elected as the association’s new Vice Chairperson, taking over from Manish Kalla of Grays Uganda. Ms Kagwa, who previously served as the Secretary-General, joins Nile Breweries Limited’s Onapito Ekomoloit, who has retained his position as Chairperson and Srinivasa Reddy of Premier Distilleries, who remains the association’s Treasurer on the executive committee. Other committee members include John Magara of Beedee Eff; Raghavendra Reddy Ganesh…

By Our Reporter Prudential Uganda has donated UGX 350 million towards supporting communities that have been affected by COVID-19. This fund will go towards providing food relief to 3000 primary and secondary school teachers in Eastern Uganda who have been impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic; and providing interpersonal psychotherapy to 1500 vulnerable working adults in Kampala aged 18 years and above, whose mental wellness has been affected by the COVID-19. Prudential Uganda is carrying out this initiative through implementing partners; Humanitarian Operations Projects & Emergencies (HOPE), a none profit humanitarian and development organization focusing on humanitarian aid in Africa; and…

By Our Reporter Following the latest regulations by regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), NBS Television came up with an extension of their daily 7 PM bulletin, “Amasengejje,” to include an Entertainment news segment. Over the last couple of weeks, the news extension has seen entertainment news fitted into the popular news bulletin, with now-former Uncut host and budding politician Annatalia Oze taking on the role of news anchor for the rather formal segment, and celebrated TV legend MC Kats, taking on the role of field interviewer. When approached for comment, Desire Derekford Mugumisa, Next Media’s Head of Brand and Communications,…