Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter Emirates has announced that it will restart services to Entebbe, Uganda on 1 October 2020 and Muscat, Oman from 2 October, bringing the total number of cities served by the airline to 94. Emirates is gradually resuming operations and rebuilding its network to provide more opportunities for travel, sparing no effort to ensure the highest standards of health and safety for its customers and employees at every travel touchpoint. Emirates will operate to Entebbe with three weekly flights on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The addition of Entebbe expands Emirates’ African network to 20 destinations, enabling customers to…
By Our Reporter Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World Contraception Day on Saturday which was held under the theme “Lets roll back the teenage pregnancy crisis in Uganda”. In Uganda, the contraceptive prevalence rate is at 26% (UDHS 2016) with 18% of married women using modern methods, while 6% use traditional methods. In addition, contraception awareness remains still wanting as 25% of Ugandan adolescents aged 15 – 19 years already started child bearing and have given birth or are pregnant with their first child. However, all is not gloom as service providers like Mariestopes also…
By Our Reporter Musicians, Ykee Benda, Mun G and Naava Grey have scored a juicy mentorship deal. The music stars will feature on the A Ka Dope star talent search as mentors for the upcoming performers in a bid to support their growth and development. A Ka Dope is a multi-art show that launched an online talent search competition last month where 12 underground acts will perform alongside established artistes and stand a chance to win a fully-fledged recording deal. The competition dubbed the A Ka Dope Stars will run from September to December, 2020. Participants recorded and uploaded a…
By Our Reporter With just a few days to the NRM primaries in Mawogola sub-county, violence has rocked the area again with members of Sodo’s camp accusing the rival camp of using thugs to beat them up. This comes amidst heavy police deployment in the area, in anticipation of the forthcoming election. In a video that has been circulating on social media, an unidentified man, alleges that he was beaten to pulp by members of the Sam Kuteesa camp, over what he claims is election related, as he belongs to the opposing camp of NRM aspirant Godfrey Aine Kaguta alias…
By Our Reporter Anticipation is high in Mawogola North constituency as they prepare for the NRM primaries that are happening this Wednesday. This comes after the initial election was canceled due to instability between the camps of the two main opponents, Godfrey Aine Kaguta and Ms. Shartsi Musherure, the daughter to the incumbent MP Sam Kutesa. In a move to show support to Godfrey Aine, alias Sodo, a fraction of his family members that include his elder brothers, Chairman Shadrack Nzeire and Chairman Micheal Kaguta also known as Toyota, have already touched base in Ssembabule to show their support for…
By Our Reporter Not all heroes wear capes. And for an expectant mother in Mawogola, the hero was aspiring Mawogola Member of Parliament Godffrey Aine Kaguta, alias Sodo after he donated an ambulance to the constituency recently. The mother (whose names have been withheld) is reported to have gone into early labor, with no aiding assistance for her move to the hospital, but was relieved when the newly donated ambulance in the area was availed and delivered her to the Ssembabule Health Centre 4, where she had a baby boy. For the timely intervention, the mother managed to deliver safely. …
By Our Reporter Uganda has been ranked among the top 10 countries in the world in suppressing the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to report by the Lancet Medical Journal that ranked 91 countries around the world based on the incidence or the number of new cases per million population per day averaged during August. The Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine could not hide her excitement about the achievement. She took to her social media pages to congratulate and thank her troops; the front line workers. “Efforts to be proud of. Special thanks to all our…
By Our Reporter The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has partnered with the European Union (EU) and UNESCO in a joint project aimed at supporting the development of the local film industry. The project is dubbed “Creating Measures to Provide a Tax Incentive and Encourage Formation of and Coordination among Professional Associations aimed at Supporting Local Content Development and Professionalization of the Film Sector in Uganda.” It is a year-long project involving wide-reaching multi-stakeholder consultations culminating into the development and implementation of a number of strategic measures aimed at addressing some of the…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has rewarded athlete Joshua Cheptegei for his recent exploits at the Diamond League meet in Monaco, where he set a new 5000 metres world record of 12:35.36, breaking Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year old world record of 12:37.35. In recognition of this milestone, MTN Uganda has offered a cash prize of UGX 123, 536,000 and a telecommunication package of 12GB of data, 35 voice minutes and 36 SMS per month for twelve months. Both prizes symbolize the new 12.35.36 world record time. Speaking at the handover ceremony at Mbale Resort Hotel, MTN Uganda CEO Wim Vanhelleputte paid…
By Our Reporter Letshego Holdings Limited (Letshego Group) collaborated with Botswana Innovation Hub to host a Pitch Day where 8 innovators showcased their works for potential future mentorship and support. The Pitch Day enabled Letshego to scout the top 3 innovative solutions, thereafter offering support and mentoring opportunities to transform the entrepreneur’s future growth potential into a reality. With Letshego’s sponsorship, the Pitch Day provided 8 startup innovators from BIH’s portfolio a platform to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges, comprising select executives from Letshego’s regional markets. After hearing all 8 innovative pitches, the panel of Pitch…