Author: BigEyeUg1

By Our Reporter Beauty queen Ashlei Watson is set to represent Uganda at the Miss Global beauty pageant world finale happening in Bali, Indonesia from August 30th to September 13th this year. This comes after she won the the Miss Global Uganda 2021 crown. The 27-year-old American model who was born and raised in New York is representing Uganda after adopting it as her country of heritage. Being that the earliest human bones were found in the Nile Valley and the source of River Nile is Uganda, it was only logical that her ancestral roots are connected to Uganda hence…

By Our Reporter  Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) has announced a collaboration with IBM to empower young women and men in Africa and the Middle East with the digital skills, workforce readiness proficiencies, and business knowledge needed for successful careers, social wellbeing, and economic growth. DOT will work with local organizations to help young people tap into IBM’s free Open P-TECH’s career readiness curricula. The platform equips learners with competencies in foundational technologies used in all industries, such as AI, cloud computing and cybersecurity, along with professional workplace skills like design thinking, teaming, and presentations. Together, the organizations will aim to…

By Our Reporter Huawei has launched a range of smartphones, smart watches, and tablets powered by its new HarmonyOS 2 operating system, including a new version of the HUAWEI Mate 40 Series and HUAWEI Mate X2, the HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series, and the HUAWEI MatePad Pro. During the event, Huawei also released the HUAWEI FreeBuds 4, its next-generation open-fit Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) wireless Bluetooth earbuds, and two high-end monitors, the HUAWEI MateView and the HUAWEI MateView GT. The company took this opportunity to announce that roughly 100 other Huawei devices – including both smartphones and tablets – will be…

By Our Reporter Kiiza Ronnet, a second-year student at Kampala International University, has won UGX 7.5 million in Uganda Breweries Limited’s (UBL) Kyusa Levo promotion. The promotion, which is part of UBL’s 75th anniversary celebrations, commenced on 9th March 2021 and has consumers of Uganda Waragi, Bond 7 and V &A from all over Uganda stand the chance to win cash prizes worth 2.1 billion. Speaking at the prize handover ceremony, Kiiza said, “I am so excited. I honestly did not expect to win, but just tried my luck and then received a message saying that I had won 7.5…

By Our Reporter The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has extended its Education Intervention Project to improve the learning conditions in government aided primary schools upcountry. While addressing journalists at Pioneer Primary School, Byarugaba said that the Fund’s intervention is informed by reports that learning conditions in most public primary schools are below standard and could be a health hazard to the learners and their teachers due to the increase in enrollment in public schools. “Government has done well extending free primary education to every corner of Uganda. However, with this expansion, the high enrolment numbers have led to overcrowding…

By Our Reporter At the beginning of May 2021, ayoba celebrated its 2nd anniversary with an impressive customer base of 5.5million monthly users of the app and an award for Best Mobile application late last year. Named the Pan African App, thousands of people continue to choose ayoba as their Instant messaging app of choice majorly because it offers more than a chatting platform. Apart from offering free instant chatting to its customers on MTN, ayoba also offers a captivating entertainment collection of over 100 content channels bringing news, fashion, beauty, sports, and education. Ayoba users can also listen to…

By Our Reporter dfcu Bank has announced and awarded journalists that took part in its media bounce back challenge that was one of the key elements of the bank’s loans products ‘Bounce Back campaign’ aimed at giving customers a boost at getting back on track following the upset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank tasked journalists to take part in the media challenge by simply submitting short stories on challenges faced in 2020 on account of the pandemic and how they propose to bounce back in 2021. This promotion was intended to encourage journalists to explore the possibilities of the…

By Our Reporter Tusker Malt Lager has unveiled a new look with a refreshed label to stamp its position as Africa’s leading premium beer. While the look has been refreshed, the liquid remains the same unmistakably rich premium taste of Tusker Malt Lager. “The new look re-echo’s TML’s position as the finest beer on the market. Expect the same premium quality of our lager that is slow brewed to give fuller flavour to our consumers,” says Elizabeth Mutamuliza, the Premium Beers Brand Manager at UBL. The new sleeve is premium, with a richer shade of green and Tusker’s symbolic elephant…

By Our Reporter Lapaire, a pan-African eyewear brand, has offered free eye screening and testing services to students at Kyambogo University. The testing is being conducted at the university’s annual health camp which is ongoing until Saturday, June 5th. According to Kenneth Ndahura, a B2B Partnership Assistant at Lapaire, the outreach program to Kyambogo university comes as part of their broader campaign dubbed “your eyes wellbeing, our priority” in which they are reaching out to different communities to create awareness about sight problems and their impact on people’s day-to-day life. “The biggest challenge we have realized in the eyecare industry…

By Our Reporter  MTN Uganda along with its parent company have been recognised as the most helpful brands during the pandemic. The parent company came second after the World Health Organisation (WHO) whose core mandate is to support health causes around the world. The survey conducted by Brand Africa 100 covered over 80% of the African continent in a bid to determine Africa’s Best brands 2021. From the survey, MTN stood out for the support rendered during these challenging times. In this unprecedented time chock-full of uncertainty, MTN did not waiver when it took the decision to immerse all its…