By Our Reporter The Homes Expo is set to be opened by Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa this Saturday, 20th August at the Sheraton Hotel Gardens. The Minister, who received a courtesy visit from Edwin Musiime, the brains behind the expo, reiterated the need to support smart cities and green buildings as climate change initiatives as we plan real estate developments. The Homes and Gardeners Expo is expected to attract over 30 leading players in the real estate industry and will run under the theme: “Innovative solutions in the housing sector”. It will be open from 9:00am-7:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. “This…
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By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has announced its support for several Ugandan artistes’ music concerts starting this month until early next year. At a press conference held at the MTN Headquarters in Kampala on Tuesday, the company hosted the six artistes who are set to benefit from MTN’s sponsorship package. The artistes are; Spice Diana, Sheebah Karungi, Fik Fameica, Gravity, Ray G, and Levixone. This season of concerts is set to excite Ugandan music fans, following the reopening of the entertainment scene after a two-year lockdown. MTN Uganda, which has over the past years supported Ugandan music and it’s our…
By Our Reporter The Kamwenge district Woman MP, Sylvia Bahairera has described the ongoing MTN- sponsored Tooro Kingdom bicycle race competitions as a big achievement for the people of Kamwenge and Tooro Kingdom at large. She said this during the Kamwenge bicycle race that was held on Sunday, attracting hundreds of people who poured onto the streets of Kamwenge town to witness the exciting bicycle racing. By 8am hundreds of cyclists had assembled at Rugonjo trading center in Kibale county ready to participate in the 20KM race that ended in Kamwenge town. While presiding over the event, Bahairera said that:…
By Jackson Oboth Makerere University Business School (MUBS) has appointed Businessman and renowned Economist, Charles Mbire to its Board of Economic Forum Advisory Research Panel whose mandate is to represent public sector policy and development; private sector development and support; business operations and management; academia, policy, advocacy/civil society, knowledge of finance and fundraising. In a letter dated 4th August 2022 and signed by MUBS Principal Prof. Waswa Balunywa, Mbire was added to a high level panel whose mandate will run for three years and is renewable once. The Panel established in 2011 was part of MUBS strategy to enhance the…
By Our Reporter Not even the afternoon down pour and evening drizzles could stop “reggae” at the Gulu edition of the Walkers Tour that took place on Saturday night at the Acholi Inn in Gulu. Acholi Inn was packed to the brim by 7:30pm. Gulu’s very own Mc Lucky and DJ Joel kicked off the party, warming up the crowd for the ever zealous DJ Frisco who fired up revelers with his crazy music mixes. Frisco then invited Kitgum’s Eddy Wizzy whose performance of “Weg Lobo” and “Wa Rwate” sent the crowd into a frenzy in support of their own.…
By Our Reporter Thrones Bar, Restaurant and Lounge celebrated its third-year anniversary on Friday night. Sponsored by Johnnie Walker, the night saw Sauti Sol’s Bien, Sol Generation’s Nviiri The Storyteller and Bensoul take to the stage to serenade revelers. The gentlemen staged a soulful performance that got revelers at the Bugolobi based bar singing in unison. However it was Bien’s performance of “Short and Sweet” and “Suzana” that drove the crowd wild. Speaking at the event, Thrones Manager Nicholas Nuwagaba was ecstatic about the milestone that the bar has reached since its inception. “I cannot tell you all how proud…
By Our Reporter BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers, in partnership with Uganda’s leading distributor of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods and BIC’s exclusive distributor, African Queen, held a customer trade dinner at the Serena Hotel, Victoria Mall – in a bid to offer a platform for the traders to interact, engage and support them in a season that BIC knows that their trade partners “need all the support they can get”. The event, which has been a tradition since 2016, aims to recognize and appreciate customers who have continued to support the BIC brand through partnership, ambassadorship, and…
By Our Reporter The Uganda Academy Selection Committee (UASC) has made a call to Ugandan filmmakers to submit their feature films for consideration for the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The committee made the announcement during a press conference at the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) on Wednesday where they also announced their partnership with the commission. According to Polly Kamukama, one of the committee members, in order for a film to qualify for entry in the international feature film category at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony due for March…
By Our Reporter ICEA LION Assurance Company (U) Ltd has donated sportswear to pupils of Masaka School for the Deaf which provides primary school education and vocational skills training to deaf children. The sportswear included soccer boots and socks for the football team as well as sneaker shoes and socks for the netball team. This is an effort to equip both teams as they prepare for the upcoming National tournament where both the football and netball teams will be representing Masaka City. Speaking during the handover, Emmanuel Mwaka, the Chief Executive Officer, ICEA LION Assurance commended the teachers and school…
By Our Reporter As they rolled out the nationwide Walkers Tour, Johnnie Walker Uganda said they would identify and partner with influential individuals from different regions, to help motivate and celebrate the success of the youth across the country. With the Gulu Walkers Tour edition slated for this Saturday August 13th, Johnnie Walker customers in northern Uganda have been itching to know which talents have been selected as the Gulu Walkers. We have it on good authority that northern Uganda based star- Eddy Wizzy and acclaimed marketer/event organiser Paul Mutanga, were recently appointed as the official Gulu Walkers. Paul and…