By Our Reporter SafeBoda has officially launched its car-hailing service dubbed “SafeCar”. The company is bringing its expertise in the boda industry to revolutionize the car and taxi industry in Uganda and Nigeria. Commenting about the launch, Rapa Ricky Thomson, the SafeBoda co-founder, and director, said: “We’re very excited to launch SafeCar in our Super App with a safer, more convenient solution than what is offered in the market. We’ve talked to drivers and passengers, tested our product, and we are going to change transportation in Uganda forever, we are going completely cashless.” All SafeCar trips will be cashless with…
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By Our Reporter MultiChoice Uganda has revealed at the 2022 media showcase what the Pay TV service provider has been up to. The media showcase that was previously held purely online, had a hybrid of both virtual and in-person audience this year with one of the major themes centered around MultiChoice’s biggest sports offering of the year. Hassan Saleh, the MD MultiChoice Uganda while speaking about the company’s continued investment into the country during the media showcase noted, “We now have flagship local channels for Ugandans to tell their stories in our various dialects about our world. As I speak,…
By Our Reporter The search for the next Miss Tourism Uganda queen is on. This year’s edition is being held under the theme, “Rethinking Tourism”, as the pageant celebrates 10 years of existence. Over the years, Miss Tourism Uganda has been promoting tourism awareness in Uganda through pageantry and several other initiatives such as conservation, cultural preservation, fashion, Music, and art in partnership with Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC), Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and the Ministry of Tourism. Speaking during the launch at the Uganda museum early this year, the organisers of Miss Tourism Uganda revealed that this year’s edition will…
By Our Reporter The MTN-sponsored Tooro Kingdom bicycle race competition dubbed “Obugaali Bwa Masaza” were concluded on Sunday in the Western District of Fort portal. The finale was flagged off by His Royal Highness King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, by riding a section of the route together with the other race participants. Stephen Kiyingi, the Tooro Premier lauded King Oyo for fully supporting co-curricular activities in the Kingdom, and the rest of the community for participating in the event. He pledged full support for such kind of activities always. These inter-county bicycle racing competitions were launched two months…
By Our Reporter While the Nyege Nyege festival is known to attract thousands of foreigners to enjoy a mixture of both local and international entertainment, this year, the festival’s title sponsor – Uganda Waragi – is building an entire village specially curated to deliver an authentic Ugandan experience. The village, dubbed “The Ugandanness” and measuring approximately 1,600 square meters in size – will pay homage to Ugandan lifestyle and culture from cherished local delicacies (e.g. Rolex, Kalo & Luwombo); to famous Ugandan streets (e.g. Bandali Rise) and many more elements throughout the festival, which is happening from 15th – 18th…
By Our Reporter In a bid to mentor and offer practical skills to tomorrow’s business leaders, I&M Bank Uganda hosted Mbarara University final year students that major in marketing and procurement at its headquarters in Kampala, where students were taken through curated course briefs in marketing and procurement, pointing them to practical and technical aspects that make a successful brand. During the programme, I&M Bank Uganda’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kumaran Pather briefed the team about I&M Bank Uganda, its core values and pillars in relation to how the bank intends to reposition itself in the Ugandan market.…
By Our Reporter Absa Bank Uganda has partnered with the Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) to provide ICT skills training to youth in vocational institutions around the country. The training is accredited by Amazon Web Services (AWS) following a partnership between AWS, a leading cloud services provider and Absa Group in 2021. Collectively a total of 500 people will be funded to receive AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification. “Education and skills development remains a key focus for the bank, with support for youth to access education through various programmes like the Absa Scholarship Programme where 69 students have…
By Our Reporter As schools reopen for the last school term of the year, paying school fees should be easy, safe and convenient. MTN MoMo provides a safe and seamless solution for school fees payment to more than 5,000 schools and institutions across the country. These institutions cut across kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools as well as universities and tertiary institutions. According to Godfrey Muhindo, the Chief Commercial Officer of MTN Mobile Money Uganda, parents are able to make such payments in the comfort of their homes in a matter of minutes using their mobile phones, via short code; *165*80#…
By Our Reporter The annual Rotary Cancer Run returned on Sunday for its 11th edition at the Kololo Independence grounds, attracting close to 40,000 runners from across the globe. Through the Cancer Run for the past 11 years, Rotary and its partners have sought to continue the fight against cancer in Uganda. This year, the aim of the run was to raise funds to build bunkers which will house the modern cancer screening and testing machines at Nsambya Hospital. The construction of the bunkers commenced in May 2022, however, there is still a big gap of UGX 11.8billion that needs…
By Our Reporter Saturday night was a memorable one in Kasese as the town was treated to a lit street rave that was a climax to the inaugural Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon that had taken place earlier in the day. It was fanfare as fireworks lit the skies illuminating the Rwenzori Mountain ranges that provided the perfect backdrop to Stanley Street where the party was held. Earlier on, the same street had served as the starting and ending point of the marathon that attracted thousands of runners from the region. The highlight of the night was Karole Kasita who took…