Author: BigEyeUg1

By Our Reporter Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced it has concluded an agreement with Shoprite Uganda. The terms of the agreement will see the transfer of Shoprite’s six Uganda store leases to Majid Al Futtaim by end of year. The six stores are located in Acacia Mall, Village Mall, Victoria Mall, Lugogo Mall, Clock Tower, and Arena Mall. Majid Al Futtaim currently operates two stores in Uganda, under the banner of Carrefour. Following the implementation of the agreement, Majid Al Futtaim will expand its…

By Our Reporter Over 10,400 Shell customers have so far been rewarded with prizes worth UGX 366 million in the ongoing Jjuza Akameeza promotion by Vivo Energy Uganda, the company that distributes and markets Shell branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda. Launched last month, the promotion rewards customers for every purchase of Shell FuelSave Diesel worth UGX50,000 or more at Shell service stations across the country. “Today we are handing over a brand new Toyota Hiace and fuel worth 1 million each to 5 lucky winners from our first grand draw under the campaign. We have even more prizes up…

By Our Reporter PostBank has launched a series of agricultural forums in seven districts where they shall equip and educate farmers on how to improve their businesses for profit maximization. Agriculture is a backbone of the economy, employing more than 70% of Uganda’s population and accounting for up to 37% of the country’s GDP. While the sector has come a long way, it still faces a lot of challenges such as low out put due to inadequate of use of fertilizers, high cost of finance, lack of agricultural machinery, lack of proper information, climate change, pest and diseases among others.…

By Our Reporter Swangz Avenue singer, Azawi has finally announced the release date and title for her upcoming debut album. The album will be titled “African Music”, and will be released on 9th October, 2021. She made the announcement in a video shared on her socials. “I have to let you know that about 98 percent of the work on the album is done. My debut music album title is African Music and it is gonna drop on Uganda’s Independence Day.” She said in the video. However, she doesn’t give away much about the album and there’s no mention of…

By Our Reporter The annual East Africa Information Security Conference is returning for its 10th edition this month. Organized by ISACA Kampala Chapter, it will be held virtually between 23rd–24th September 2021, under the theme, “Rethinking Value and Technology Assurance in the Workspace”. Annually, the Chapter extends an opportunity to professionals to enhance their skills, appraise their knowledge, and rethink organizational value add through discussions on the emerging changes and demands for organizations, use of technology to enhance customer engagement, strengthening internal processes and data management and reshaping physical and virtual business presence. Contemporary topics such as Privacy, Brand Protection…

By Our Reporter Our snoops at Naguru-based media conglomerate, Next Media Services, have it that Canary Mugume is not the only employee there getting off the shelf soon – there are two others! As the LiveAt9 News Anchor and Senior Journalist, Canary Mugume prepares to wed long time girlfriend, Sasha Ferguson (real name Fiona Naggirinya) on Saturday 18th September 2021, fellow TV star Alya Alaine, who works on Sanyuka TV as co-host of daily music show, “Music Taxi” along with the famed Mukunja, also had her Kukyaala over the weekend. Meanwhile, Next Conference Centre manager, Muhamood Nsimbe, bent their knee…

By Our Reporter Uganda Securities Exchange’s (USE) Securities Depository USE SCD has launched a digital Securities Central Depository (SCD) account opening platform in partnership with MTN Mobile Money in a bid to further democratize Uganda’s stock market. This innovation is the first of its kind in Uganda and it is envisaged to simplify the process of opening an SCD account, which is a requirement for individual investors to participate in the securities market. While launching the digitalised SCD account opening service in a joint press conference between USE and MTN Mobile Money at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Paul Bwiso, the…

By Our Reporter Trading cryptocurrencies and knowing all about crypto has never been easy. Many people have lost money to scams and to poor judgement when trading crypto but now that is something of the past as Yellow Card has come up with the Yellow Card Academy. The virtual platform offers simplified guides to understand crypto, blockchain, trading strategies and personal finance on your journey to financial freedom. This is an opportunity for anyone interested in learning or trading bitcoin to get started with the basics before they can dive right into it. Whether you are a beginner or a…

By Our Reporter After an intense week of mind games, romantic gestures, several kisses and extreme parties, as always, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu took on Big Brother’s stage for the seventh live show of the season, and he came bearing bad news for two housemates. Jaypaul and Jackie B bowed out of the house in one of the calmest eviction shows of the season. The housemates nominated Saga, Emmanuel, Pere, Jackie B, WhiteMoney, Liquorose, Saskay and JayPaul during a one-of-a-kind nomination session last Monday, which saw Big Brother giving the nominated housemates a chance to save themselves by either winning the Head…

By Our Reporter Sanlam Investment East Africa has launched a new and cost-effective investment option dubbed Sanlam Income Fund in an effort to boost the creation of wealth and investment in the capital markets for Ugandans. The Fund was officially launched by Mr. Keith Kalyegira, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Mr. Mark Mulatya Chief Operating Officer Sanlam Investments East Africa and Mr. Martin Nsubuga, Chief Executive Officer, Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) at Kampala Serena Hotel last week. Speaking at the launch, Mr. Mulatya noted that Sanlam believes in improving people’s lives by empowering them to be…