By Our Reporter Singer Karole Kasita real names Carol Kasita Namulindwa has been confirmed as the headlining performer at the Tusker Lite Street Rave Party in Kasese this Saturday. The street rave will be a climax of the first-ever Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon. The “Balance” singing sensation will be performing alongside other entertainment acts like the great DJ Ali Breezy. Kasese local talents like Good Hope, Tip Tonny, DJ Trouble, DJ Assasin and DJ Kevin will be given a platform to shine. Speaking about the rave, Tusker Lite Brand Manager Elizabeth Mutamuliza shared that the experience will be like no…
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By Our Reporter Hariss International Limited joined Little Hands Go Green for the Green festival which was held at Kololo Airstrip-Kampala on Sunday to celebrate their 10 years of climate action. Since 2018, Hariss International has journeyed with Little hands Go Green to promote environmental conservation through tree planting, proper waste disposal, and plastic recycling. And as such, has facilitated planting over 10,000 trees and distributed over 1,000 Recycle bins across Uganda. The Green festival, an initiative of Little Hands Go Green, is a fun family day that aims to educate the community, especially school-going children, on the essence of…
By Our Reporter Lapaire, a pan-African eye wear brand, has announced a new campaign targeting students as they return to school. The week-long back-to-school campaign will see students enjoy discounts on all photochromic glasses – glasses that are clear indoors and darken outdoors. While announcing the campaign, Esther Nafula, Lapaire’s Operations Manager Uganda, also revealed that they will be offering free eye tests to students. “Having poor vision can hamper students’ academic performance and productivity. We thus encourage all students and parents of children with vision problems to take advantage of our one-week discounted offer on glasses as an opportunity…
By Our Reporter RUBiS Energy Uganda has rebranded its convenience stores. The rebrand of the stores to ENJOY, countrywide is in line with the investment agenda of RUBiS since its inception in the country. In a move to reposition the RUBiS Energy brand, Olivier Gatera, the RUBiS Uganda Country Manager revealed that the new RUBiS stores dubbed ENJOY have state-of-the- art facilities to cater for their customers. “Today we launch our rebranded stores ENJOY, a one-stop-center, to the public, designed to ensure that travelers are in position to refresh and reboot for the continuation of their journeys,” Gatera said. The…
By Our Reporter Uganda Breweries Limited has unveiled the official race kit for the inaugural Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon that is slated for September 3, in Kasese. The kit was unveiled on Thursday afternoon at the Uganda Breweries Ltd offices in Luzira by Andrew Kilonzo, the UBL Managing Director. A team from Equator Hikes; the marathon organisers, led by Amos Wekesa, received kits and they will soon be available to the public. Registration for the marathon costs Shs50,000 with online retailer Jumia, the event’s payment and logistics partner. The marathon kit comes with a vest, a running bib with a…
By Our Reporter With 8 races successfully completed in eight of the nine counties of Tooro Kingdom, preparations for the MTN Tooro Kingdom bicycle races finale are in high gear for the people of Tooro. This first-ever MTN-sponsored Tooro Kingdom bicycle race that kicked off in July has continued to garner crowds as well as participants, with the crowds only getting bigger for every subsequent race. On Sunday, for instance, thousands of people turned up for the MTN-sponsored Tooro kingdom bicycle race that was held at Kichwamba in Burahya County. Over 60 cyclists participated in the event and the top…
By Our Reporter CNOOC Uganda Limited has launched the Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers Training and Licensing Program 2022 that will see 110 drivers trained, licensed and certified to professionally drive heavy goods trucks and trailers (class CH License) or rigid trucks (class CM license) in accordance with the East African community curriculum. The training will be executed by Uganda Driving Standards Agency (UDSA) on behalf of CNOOC to meet the skills gaps in the logistics and transportation competencies especially in the oil and gas sector in Uganda. This training will enable the drivers to explore and acquire more expertise…
By Our Reporter Hundreds of Packwach residents converged at the Bar Omach to witness the maiden MTN-Sponsored Ker Alur Kingdom bicycle races that kicked off Saturday. The bicycle race events are running in tandem with the Alur cultural values alongside MTN Uganda’s CSR policy, and talent identification objectives, under the theme “Ending Child Pregnancies and Marriage in Alur land” as was chosen by the king of Ker Alur. The bicycle races are a build-up to the 12th Coronation Anniversary of the King of Ker Alur, His Royal Majesty Ubimu Phillip Rauni III, in October. This follows the partnership between MTN…
By Jackson Oboth Uganda’s Stock market yesterday witnessed some trading activities which saw businessman Charles Mbire bolster his stake in MTN by acquiring an additional 2,263,930 shares at a total cost of Ugx 459,907,621.00 on the securities exchange. This is the second purchase Mbire is making since MTN listed on the Securities Exchange, an indication the the businessman has faith in the future of the business. The purchase which took place on August 22 was evidently the signature activity of the day, on Uganda’s Securities Exchange where MTN is among the top companies trading their shares on the stock market.…
By Our Reporter After about eight years of not holding any major concerts, it was not surprising that a 2-hour performance could not satiate Juliana’s fans who graced the “Boundless” concert that was held at the Kampala Serena Victoria hall on Friday. Juliana ambled to the stage at 9pm dressed in a sequined white top matched with white pants. She completed the look with a train, sweeping the floor, as she made her entrance to the stage. She was welcomed with loud cheers and ululations from the eagerly waiting fans, who at this time had filled Victoria hall to the…