Author: BigEyeUg1
By Our Reporter To celebrate the festive spirit of Eid Al Adha, Sheraton Kampala Hotel is offering guests and clients a range of special offers and promotions on dining options, daycation fun activities and weekend staycation at the hotel. Eid Al Adha also known as the “Festival of the sacrifice” is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide in honor of Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God’s command. According to Mr. Jean Philippe Bitterncourt, the General Manager at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, the hotel intends to offer their Muslim clients the very…
By Our Reporter With the shutting of arcades during the COVID-19 lockdown, many traders who resumed working recently are struggling to clear their outstanding rent arrears. But that is no longer a problem for Janat Katende Namakula who won a whopping Ugx 4,200,000 shillings in the on-going MoMo Nyabo Together promotion. MTN Uganda through its MoMo Nyabo promotion has come out to stand with its customers as it offers them an opportunity to win money up to 5,000,000 Uganda shillings to help them rebuild their lives and businesses following the Covid19 financial disruptions. To enter the draw, MTN customers simply…
By Our Reporter Movit Products Limited has donated assorted baby care products to Watoto Suubi village. Through their Baby Junior brand, the cosmetics company donated items worth Ugx 10 million which included Baby Junior Bathing soap, Baby Junior Lotion, Skin Guard Hand sanitizer sprays, kids T-shirts, Puzzles and colouring books among others. The Movit team lead by John Tumwesigye, the Trade Marketing Manager at Movit handed over the items to Pastor Steven Banyikiza Wamara who leads Suubi village. John Tumwesigye acknowledged that COVID-19 pandemic has had far reaching negative impact on the economy as well as society and that is…
By Our Reporter After teasing fans online for days, Irene Ntale has finally unveiled what she has been cooking. The Universal Music Group-signed songstress surprised her fans with new music on Thursday evening. She debuted her EP titled “Sukaali” which boasts of 6 singles including title track Sukaali, Onkubira ko, Every way, Turn up, Allergy and Mpima. “These six songs are, in a very deep way, an expression of my curtain call to those that have cheered for the music from the beginning,” Irene Ntale said. “Think of it as my bouquet of flowers saying, thank you; saying, alright let’s…
By Our Reporter Letshego Uganda has donated a consignment worth UGX 4 million to Kyotera town as added effort towards the district’s efforts in managing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. “During times of uncertainty and crisis, one cannot reiterate enough the need to support one another. COVID-19 has really tested our collective strength. With many businesses closing, unemployment spiking, inability to pay rent and keeping the lights on- getting tougher than ever before. That’s why partnering with an initiative that is already taking strides in bettering their community is an opportunity we couldn’t pass on,” remarked Aijukwe Giles, CEO…
By Our Reporter Boda Boda riders in Kamwokya received a safety starter pack from aYo, a provider of micro-insurance solutions, on Thursday. The starter pack which included registration books, pens, and face-shields comes as a big boost to the boda boda riders community in the area as they prepare to resume normal business. This comes after President Museveni announced more measures aimed at easing lockdown during a national address on COVID-19 on Tuesday. Among these was that boda boda riders, previously only allowed to carry cargo, would finally be allowed to resume ferrying passengers. However, they would only be allowed…
By Our Reporter Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries across sub-Saharan Africa and Mukuru, one of Africa’s largest remittance organisations, has announced a partnership which will enable Mukuru customers to instantly send cross-border transfers directly to Airtel Money customer wallets in 12 African countries. This partnership will be particularly beneficial for customers making intra-Africa payments from Southern Africa where Mukuru has a leading presence. Customers also benefit from no longer having to physically go to an Agent to receive cross-border payments. Once Airtel Money customers receive the funds, they can be used…
By Our Reporter dfcu Bank has handed over 51 refurbished desktop computers to the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affair’s to facilitate the operations of Veteran Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs). The donation is part of dfcu’s commitment to offering a broad range of financial solutions to retired servicemen, widows, and orphans through different Veteran SACCOs across the country. In February 2020, dfcu signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs to provide financial solutions as one of the ways of driving financial inclusion among the Veterans. The services include: free financial literacy sessions,…
By Our Reporter The economic disruption caused by the on-going Covid 19 pandemic has left several people financially strained. MTN Uganda through its MoMoNyabo promotion has come out to give back to its customers in form of cash prizes to help them rebuild financially and take care of their accumulated bills following the economic disruption caused by the pandemic. Dubbed “MoMoNyabo Together” this year, winners stand a chance to win hard cash for themselves and their loved ones or communities as opposed to the cars which were given out in the previous MoMo Nyabo promotions. Today we bring you one…
By Our Reporter M-Net, the MultiChoice Group’s flagship channel on DStv Premium, has acquired the rights from The Walt Disney Company to screen Black Is King across Africa. The film by Beyoncé, is based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift from last year’s release of Disney’s The Lion King. The teaser and trailer about this new visual album are already taking the world by storm. More good news is that M-Net will bring Black Is King to the continent within 24-hours of its debut on Disney+. The M-Net screening is scheduled for Saturday, 1 August at 20:00…