Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter The Airtel – FUFA Awards are back. Returning from a one-year hiatus, they were launched on Thursday at Stonehaven Restaurant in Kololo, Kampala. The awards are aimed at recognising and celebrating the best and most outstanding football players across the country while recognizing their achievements on and off the pitch. While making his remarks at the press briefing, Airtel Uganda Managing Director, Manoj Murali said, “As Airtel Uganda, we are excited to be part of the launch of the 2021 Airtel – FUFA Awards, awards that recognize and honour excellence of Ugandan footballers, both men and women…
By Our Reporter Johnnie walker, the world’s bestselling scotch Whisky has announced that DR Emma Walker will be taking over the reins from Jim Beveridge OBE who retires at the end of the year. Emma replaces Jim Beveridge who retires after a four-decade career in whisky during which time he has been responsible for some of the world’s most popular and acclaimed Scotch whisky blends including Johnnie Walker Blue Label. With her appointment, Emma becomes one of a select group of people, and the first female, to take on the coveted role of Master Blender in more than two centuries…
By Our Reporter There has been a lot of excitement following the much anticipated announcement by telecom giant MTN that the public can now apply for shares which will see them own part of the company. MTN has offered 4.5billion shares to the public at only UGX200 per share with a minimum investment requirement of 500 shares equivalent to UGX100,000. The shares are acquired in lots of 500 meaning a potential investor is permitted to apply for either 500, 1000, 1500 shares and more. The telecom has furthermore democratized the share acquisition process at the Uganda Securities Exchange through introduction…
By Our Reporter Moses Kiboneka, commonly known by his stage name ‘Uncle Mo’ has scooped himself a juicy deal with Vivo Energy Uganda. He will spearhead a campaign to educate and empower motorists to make informed decisions about the best motor engine oils, championed by Shell’s high quality motor engine oils, Shell Helix and Shell Rimula. Known for his satirical take to current affairs through his YouTube channel, Uncle Mo has perfected the art of mashing up humor and satire earning him a great following on his YouTube Channel (I Am Uncle Mo). But most importantly, he is also a…
By Our Reporter The world never runs out of reasons to celebrate. From big days like New Years’ and Christmas, there is literally something to commemorate each of the 365 days of the year. Today, October 19, is International Gin & Tonic Day. It is the day to celebrate one of the world’s most popular alcoholic mixes. “Gin and Tonic or G&T like most people like to call it is one of the easiest cocktails to make. It is as simple as mixing gin and Tonic Water. Of course, we recommend Tanqueray, the world’s best gin and Tonic Water,” says…
By Our Report Uganda Breweries Ltd through its Pilsner Lager brand has announced it will inject 1 billion in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League over the next three seasons, with 650 million shillings going directly towards the league and the rest towards promotions and activations to make the league more exciting and rewarding for fans. The sponsorship is a continuation of Pilsner Lager’s sponsorship of the league since 2018 in particular the Pilsner Man of the Match, Pilsner Player of the Month and Pilsner Coach of the Month Awards. Speaking at the announcement of the sponsorship renewal on Monday, Pilsner…
By Our Reporter On Saturday, 2,814 people got vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Kololo Independence Grounds, the biggest number to be achieved from a single location in one day. Of these, 2,483 received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine while 331 received their second jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The vaccination drive, dubbed “Fenna Tugemebwe”, is an initiative by Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) under its Raising The Bar program, which saw the brewer partner with the Ministry of Health, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Safe Boda and Next Media Services among others. The hundreds of…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda recently announced the opening of its Initial Public Offer for 20% of its company’s shares, an opportunity for the public to apply for stake in the company. Stanbic Bank is MTN’s Transactional advisor for MTN’s Initial Public Offer. In this interview, Anne Juuko, the CEO of Stanbic Bank sheds light on MTN’s IPO for prospective investors. From your expert opinion, would you consider the MTN IPO a good investment and why? This is definitely a worthwhile investment when considering the macro-economic and industry environment. There is a low mobile penetration rate in Uganda of just…
By Our Reporter Betway Kobs have edged closer to retaining the National Rugby Sevens Series after winning the Eastern Circuit of the Guinness 7s held on Saturday at Soroti Stadium. Kobs beat Heathens 14-00 in the final to win a third straight series circuit in all the (three) events held so far. Adrian Kasito was the star for Kobs as his attempted charge past Heathens forced a penalty try in his side’s favor as Heathens’ Norbert Okeny was shown a yellow card to earn the title holders a one-man advantage for the remainder of the first half. In the second…
By Our Reporter PZ Cussons, in partnership with African Queen Distributors, has launched a new campaign in which they will reward customers with Ugx 10 million for their creativity. Dubbed “Cussons Baby Moments”, it was launched at a colorful event held at the Kampala Serena hotel on Saturday where they hosted their dealers and consumers. Speaking at the launch, Hafsa Arthur, the Head of Category and Brand at PZ Cussons East Africa said that they were very excited to launch the campaign, noting that it will give their customers a platform to share their creative baby moments and get rewarded.…