Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter Renowned fashion designer and businesswoman, Santa Anzo is set to mentor and equip the youth with fashion and entrepreneurial skills. This follows a partnership with MTN Uganda’s youth platform, MTN Pulse. In the partnership, youth will undergo a 3 day mentorship with Santa Anzo across various aspects of fashion and entrepreneurship. Speaking during a virtual media launch, Hellen Kirungi, the MTN Youth Segment Manager said that the youth are a key demographic to Uganda’s economy as they are blessed with creative skills that have the potential to challenge the status quo for the better. “MTN Pulse is…
By Our Reporter Bebe Cool has unveiled a new song titled ‘Gyenvudde’, through which he encouraged the public, and especially artists, to celebrate and appreciate where they have come from and move forward with confidence knowing they can overcome any challenge. The singer also appreciated Bell Lager for its consistent support to local artists, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and also highlighted the brand’s role in his journey as an artist. Furthermore, Bebe appreciated all artists that have demonstrated resilience during the pandemic and continued to released new music despite the lockdown. He made the remarks during a surprise performance…
By Our Reporter Like her recently released album is aptly called, Azawi is literally taking “African Music” to the world. The “Slow Dancing” singer who has just inked an influencership deal with Guinness is currently one of the African stars shinning brightest as she appears on billboards in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and London. The billboards are creating awareness for YouTube’s Black Voice Music Class of 2022, in which Azawi is among four African artistes representing the continent on the programme. Supported by the YouTube Black Voices Fund, YouTube Black Voices Music Class of 2022 is a development programme…
By Our Reporter A new Ugandan social networking platform dubbed My globaL communitY link (MyLYK) has been launched. The new platform was unveiled during a press briefing held at the Ministry of Tourism offices in Kampala on Friday. According to Hon. Andrew Aja Baryayanga, the project Team Lead, the new social networking platform was designed by Ugandans for Ugandans and is aimed at connecting people and communities, as well as preserving Ugandan history and heritage as a resource for posterity. “We want to create and archive memories while providing a platform to everyone all over the world to connect and…
By Our Reporter Singer Azawi is smiling all the way to the bank as it has been confirmed that the ‘My Year’ star has finally inked the dotted line making her the face of the Guinness black shines brightest campaign that launched back in August. Azawi, who released her debut studio album just a week ago is officially a part of the selected African talents ranging from music, fashion, art among other sectors that have been chosen to spearhead the campaign. These individuals will create moments, events, and content to be enjoyed by everyone. The Ugandan list includes shining star…
By Our Reporter Roofings Group has introduced new reinforcement steel bars on the market. Dubbed Roofings TMX 500 C reinforcement bar, they were unveiled alongside the “True Strength Comes from Within” Campaign. The ROOFINGS TMX 500 C rebar comes with cut & bend abilities; a first of its kind on the market. TMX steel is a high-quality version of TMT steel bar with excellent characteristics, such as weldability, durability, thermal stability, ductility, tensile strength etc. Speaking at the launch which was held on Wednesday, the Group CEO, Mr. Sheikh Arif explained that the strength of the rebar comes from within…
By Our Reporter Ugandan singer and songwriter, Azawi, real name Priscilla Zawedde, has been selected for the YouTube Black voices program. Azawi is one of the four African artistes selected for the program. She will be joining the YouTube Black voices class of 2022 alongside other African musicians including Omah Lay and C Kay, who are both from Nigeria, as well as South Africa’s Elaine. Commenting about the opportunity, Azawi said; “My music is a fusion of African rhythms and sounds, heavily influenced by my life experience with traditional music. I have a passion for writing songs and desire to…
By Our Reporter Pairing gin and food has been a tradition for many decades and it’s no surprise that the striking lime green bottled gin, Tanqueray has partnered with different restaurants around the city to gift it’s consumers a one of a kind feasting experience. Being one of the most awarded gins in the world and the bartender’s choice for the perfect gin and tonic, the meaty spice of Tanqueray’s London Dry Gin juniper coupled with Izumi signature sea food menu and Hickory’s Chef’s special is an experience Tanqueray wants its consumers to relish. “Gin and food pairing is a…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda in partnership with SIMFY, the developers of ayoba, has launched a dynamic campaign dubbed ‘Life inside ayoba’ that will see ayoba users sending MTN MoMo for free to fellow ayoba users. The ‘Life inside ayoba’ campaign will enable all the ayoba users to send MTN Mobile Money for free in-app while bringing together all the unique and exciting features of the ‘SuperApp’ including chat, voice and video calling, content sharing, music and playlists, gaming, and payment facilities among others. While launching the ‘Life inside ayoba’ campaign, Olivier Prentout, the Head of Customer Marketing for ayoba…
By Our Reporter Huawei has launched the 2021 edition of the Seeds for the Future training Program. Launched virtually on Thursday, it was officiated over by H.E Ambassador Mugisha Fred the Deputy Head of missions of the Ugandan Embassy and acting Ambassador in Beijing who called upon the students to use the program to create networks that will further their ambitions in life. “It is worth noting that the government of Uganda acknowledges the importance of ICT and its able growing revolutionary input, therefore I would to thank Huawei for this (seeds for the future) good initiative which not only…