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By Our Reporter Ride hailing platform, SafeBoda has announced an initiative to provide food supplies to over 3000 of its SafeBoda drivers. This follows the presidential directive to halt public transport across the country as a result of the rising COVID-19 cases, which has heavily affected the income and livelihood of many SafeBodas. This initiative has been done in partnership with parties like Yuvraj TVS, to whom Ricky says SafeBoda is highly indebted. TVS contributed over 500 bags of 5kg maize flour to this cause. This donation activity was administered on Monday at the SafeBoda Academy in Kyebando where drivers…

By Our Reporter “Congratulations, you are the Grand Winner of 75000000 UGX in the Kyusa Levo Promotion brought to you by Uganda Breweries Ltd. You will be contacted by UBL to receive your award.” How would you react if you received this message? For Andrew Mugisha, a former law student and irish potato farmer, the reaction was utter shock when he found out that he had emerged the ultimate winner of UGX 75 million in Uganda Breweries Limited’s Kyusa Levo promotion. “It was lunch time when I received the message, and I immediately lost my appetite. I couldn’t believe it.…

By Flavia Ntambi Lwanga In an era of uncertainty and unpredictable lockdown measures instituted to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Management of employee welfare becomes pivotal for Business Continuity Planning. Following Uganda’s 42-day lockdown, thousands of employees in the formal sector have been confined to their homes and forced to work from home again. It is imperative that Human Resource leaders and administrators revisit HR manuals/guidelines to better manage human resources while addressing continuity of work in the new normal, to ensure the new work place and culture strikes a favorable balance for both employers and employees. In…

By Our Reporter Letshego Group is a Botswana-born retail finance organization with African roots spread across 11 markets, and a 22-year history of improving lives through inclusive financial solutions. Across the continent, the collective heartbeats and diversity of the people of Africa fuel the journeys, and indeed fuel the growth of this proudly African brand, leveraging digital technology and inspiring innovation to extend the reach of inclusive financial services to more customers. “From our spoken word poetry to our dance, our myriad of cultures and languages, cuisines and passions, we are Africans building a better Africa” – such is Letshego’s…

By Our Reporter Absa Bank Uganda and MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited have announced the introduction of mobile money payment functionality, also known as MTN MoMoPay on Absa Point of Sale (POS) machines/terminals. The service is open to all MTN Uganda mobile money account holders, who can now make payments on any Absa POS machine, regardless of whether they hold an account with the bank. Announcing the partnership, Absa’s Managing Director, Mr. Mumba Kalifungwa noted that the new functionality makes it even more convenient for customers to pay for goods and services directly from their MTN mobile money account to…

By Our Reporter Nigerian Idol season 6 will come to an end this Sunday, 11 July 2021. Fans of the singing competition TV show will get to witness who will emerge winner and walk away with a recording deal of a six track EP, with music video shoots for three of the songs, and over 50 million Naira worth of prizes which include a N30 million cash prize and a brand new SUV. As a platform that is a launch pad for young, talented Nigerians to achieve their dreams in music both on the local and global stage, the first…

By Our Reporter The Ministry of Health together with the National Drug Authority (NDA) have come under the spotlight following the increasing number of health workers dying of COVID-19, which has been attributed to a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and sanitizers in the country. According to the Uganda Medical Association, an umbrella body that brings together all health workers in Uganda, health workers in public hospitals and other facilities across the country are struggling to attend to COVID-19 patients due to limited PPEs and sanitizers. As a result of this, over 2,299 health workers have tested positive for…

By Our Reporter PostBank Uganda has been appointed to disburse the government COVID-19 relief funds to the select Ugandans impacted by the pandemic and the ongoing lockdown. As opposed to distributing food as was in the first lockdown, the government of Uganda through the Office of the Prime Minister is using mobile money to disburse funds to support people that were affected by the re-instating of lockdown intended to curtail the 2nd wave of the pandemic. George William Kiyingi, the Manager Grants and Strategic Partnerships, PostBank Uganda said, “We welcome and appreciate the move by the government through the Office…

By Our Reporter Gulu-based female singer Jenneth Prisca has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. This was confirmed in statement released by the singer’s management on Friday who revealed that she is currently admitted at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor is Gulu. “She is in a stable condition and receiving all the necessary support and attention from the medical team at the facility,” her management said. According to close relatives, Prisca started experiencing on and off headaches and complained of chest pain. She got medication to ease the pain. But when the symptoms persisted, she went for a…

By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has revived the MTN CallerTunez Awards that will see artistes earn from their music and other content, every month for the duration of the promotion due to end in December 2021. These monthly awards come in at a time when concerts and other outdoor entertainment have been suspended as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19, significantly affecting income of artistes and other owners of audio content. With the new monthly MTN CallerTunez Awards, lucky artistes with the highest number of downloads will win UGX 2,000,000 per artiste while those who own content e.g.,…