Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter City businessmen Sudhir Ruparelia of Meera Investments Ltd, has been summoned to police together with Ronald Luwangula aka Luwaluwa Investments, to record statements over allegations that they illegally took over properties belonging to City Architect Peter Kamya, which they claimed to have bought from Equity Bank during an auction. Whereas Sudhir purportedly bought and illegally caused the occupation of Simbamanyo House in Kampala by Meera Investments Ltd, Ronald Luwangula of Luwaluwa investments purportedly bought Afrique Suits hotel in Mutungo, a Kampala suburb. It is alleged that Sudhir and Luwangula bought the said properties at an auction by…
By Our Reporter As part of its efforts to cushion clients amidst the challenging business environment caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cooper Motor Corporation (CMC) Uganda is set to give free fuel worth Shs2m for every Mazda BT-50 purchased. Patrick Kajuma, the Brand Manager Mazda says that in addition, CMC will also offer free service for the pick-up truck for two years. The promotion follows a partnership between CMC, the official distributors of Mazda and Vivo Energy, the marketer and distributor of Shell branded fuels and products. “The partnership comes in handy as the world is battling the economic…
By Our Reporter The Pearlwood Awards 2021 edition has been launched. To be held under the theme, “For Her”, the 2021 edition is dedicated to content that features and celebrates Ugandan women and the Ugandan girl child. Pearlwood Awards is a collaboration between the Pearlwood Association of Uganda, the Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies (GLISS), YOTV Channels and MTN Uganda to promote Uganda’s movie industry. The collaborating institutions are driven by a shared commitment to mobilize and provide Ugandan movie artists with the resources and platforms needed to develop film products that are Ugandan in character and competitive in…
By Our Reporter Civil society organizations have made a call to government to start domestically mobilizing resources for HIV response in Uganda. The call was made during a breakfast meeting held at Hotel Africana on Thursday that was attended by different stakeholders including civil society members, government officials as well as community representatives for people living with HIV among others. Speaking during the event, Prof. Vinand Nantulya, a medical researcher and former chairman Uganda AIDS Commission revealed that HIV/AIDS funding in Uganda is heavily dependent on the contributions from foreign donors, with the government only making a paltry contribution. “HIV/AIDS…
By Our Reporter Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has announced that its subsidiary Airtel Uganda Limited (“Airtel Uganda”) has been issued a National Telecom Operator Licence. This follows a period of negotiation and transition to a new Licensing Regime. The new licence is with effect from 1 July 2020 and is for a period of 20 years. In a press statement, Airtel Uganda thanked the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Communications Commission for its cooperation on this important process. Airtel Uganda will retain all its…
By Our Reporter Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems have finally spoken out on their jail ordeal in Uganda. Omah Lay has revealed that his days in detention were some of the toughest days of his life and it almost made him lose his mind. “The past few days have been some of the toughest of my life that I wouldn’t wish them on anyone. Out in a new country with some beautiful people, the next thing I’m being treated like a common thief,” Omah Lay wrote on Twitter. ” I damned near lost my mind.” The situation was no…
By Our Reporter dfcu Bank has introduced Visa Contactless Credit Cards that will be a convenient way of offering short term finance support to its customers. The new dfcu Visa Contactless Credit Card comes with a range of benefits such as; Credit limit of up to UGX 100,000,000, life and permanent disability insurance of up to UGX 100,000,000, redundancy retrenchment of up to UGX 50,000,000, access to a revolving limit, interest-free credit provided you pay back the full installment within 50 days, convenient purchasing of items with 24/7 access to credit, ATM withdrawals, acceptance to over 40 million outlets worldwide,…
By Our Reporter High Court Judge His Lordship Justice Boniface Wamala has rejected recusing himself from hearing cases involving Simbamanyo Estates and Equity Bank, despite request for recusal written to him by Arc. Peter Kamya, the aggrieved party in the case. The rule is that a judge must recuse herself or himself i.e. disqualify himself or herself for hearing a cause or matter if he or she has a personal interest in the outcome of an issue he or she has to decide, or if the parties or the public might have a reasonable apprehension that he or she might…
By Our Reporter MultiChoice has announced a brand-new Pan-African lifestyle channel on the DStv channel 173 dubbed Honey. In addition to their legendary Sports, Education and Movie channels, the new HONEY channels will showcase unscripted lifestyle TV content for curious and connected Africans while celebrating and exploring African lives, love, fashion, food, weddings, dating, as well as reality. “The HONEY channel which will go live in February next year is part of an ongoing effort to enhance our customers’ viewing experience and delight them with additional content, MultiChoice is thrilled to bring this latest venture in African storytelling through the…
By Our Reporter There is bad blood between Nigerians and musician Bebe Cool. And it has now become apparent that it is more than just a social media spat. This after the singer was thrown out of the Nigerian Embassy on Tuesday evening. Bebe Cool who had expected a warm welcome at the Nigerian Embassy for his part in helping secure the release of Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems was instead met with animosity. Bebe had escorted the Nigerian singers to their embassy in Nakasero after they were released from jail on Tuesday where it is believed he also…