By Our Reporter Makerere University emerged among the best in the recently concluded Huawei Global ICT Competition. The 2021-2022 ICT Competition Awards and closing ceremonies were held in Shenzhen, China on June 25th, 2022 with 130 teams from 43 countries competing fiercely. Uganda was represented by nine students; six from network track (Makerere University), and three from cloud track (Muni University). The grand prize was pocketed by Nigeria ABU and Nigeria University of Port Harcourt WHEREAS Nigeria ABU, Uganda’s Makerere University (team 1&2) and Kenya’s Kenyatta University (Innovation competition) scooped the first prize. On the other hand, Tanzania’s University of…
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By Our Reporter With just a few days to Roast and Rhyme edition in Jinja, the city, individuals and businesses are already reaping the benefits of the event. Slated for 1st – 3rd July, Roast and Rhyme will show up in Jinja with the “Nyam on the Nile” edition – in a welcome twist that has seen more Ugandans jump at opportunities to visit more local tourism sites since the COVID-19-induced lockdown. Due to lockdown fatigue and the prolonged closure of bars, more Ugandans embraced roadtrips to different tourist destinations around the country, which has helped the hospitality sector recover…
By Our Reporter MultiChoice Uganda has revealed the latest shows and films that will air in July. The latest and all new Kyaddala show will air on Pearl Magic Prime. Kyaddala narrates stories on sexual reproductive health and rights intertwined with the plethora of challenges that adolescents face with the everyday people that they encounter such as peers, teachers, parents, and society at large through the characters of Eze and Jefferson. Additionally, most watched shows like Prestige, Sanyu and Date My Family return on to the channel with an all-new exciting season. These shows will start airing in July and…
By Our Reporter Pursuant to the National Payments Systems Regulation, 2021, Pesapal Uganda has received a Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda. Pesapal has been at the forefront of the Digital Payments revolution in Africa for over a decade. By leveraging technology to make financial services affordable, convenient, and secure, Pesapal is empowering tens of thousands of merchants and millions of consumers in markets across Africa to thrive. According to Pesapal Uganda Country Director Martin Barungi: “At Pesapal, we give people and businesses better ways to pay and get paid. Now, with the Bank of Uganda’s regulatory…
By Our Reporter Buganda Kingdom has launched the 2022 Masaza Cup Football Tournament. Masaza Cup is an annual Buganda Kingdom Football tournament that was started in 2004, and is comprised of the eighteen Buganda Kingdom counties. In 2021, Buddu emerged as victors with a 2-0 win against Buwekula. The 2022 Masaza tournament kicked off with an opening match between Buddu and Mawogola, who played to a goalless draw. The Katikiro of Buganda Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga said, “Organizing a tournament like Masaza Cup requires a lot of financing for the tournament to be executed as planned, and therefore, we acknowledge…
By Our Reporter Sundays have for the last couple of months in Kampala been dominated by old boys’ leagues as plot for most Kampala thrill seekers. And this weekend was no different as many thronged Legends Grounds in Lugogo for the fifth season of the SMACK league. However, despite SMACK being a single boys’ school the Sunday edition had a little twist to it as the wives and girlfriends of the old boys took to the pitch to play for charity. For every goal scored by the women, proceeds were to go to charity unfortunately the game ended 0-0, which…
By Our Reporter Guinness Uganda is officially opening its doors to the Guinness Bright House; an immersive experience that will act as a platform to empower and inspire the country’s creatives to illuminate the world with the brightest versions of themselves, come July 9th, 2022. Ahead of the experience, the brand has kicked off with a series of activities that will see consumers treated to mock up installations of what to expect at the Bright House in the spaces of fashion, art, music and football. The activations kicked off Saturday with a fashion installation at the Acacia Mall in Kisementi.…
By Our Reporter Sanyu TV show lovers can brace themselves for more drama as the show is returning for season 3. “Sanyu season 3 is finally out. I am so excited.” Asilo Marion, who plays Linda Mutesi Kirunda on the show, revealed in a promo for the new season. Season 3 will air on Pearl Magic Prime, starting Tuesday, 28th June at 8pm. The Sanyu TV series premiered on Pearl Magic Prime on January 2020 and has gone on to become an instant success, receiving rave reviews from viewers. It tells the story of an innocent, rural teenage girl who…
By Our Reporter The students of Kasese Youth Polytechnic Vocational Training Institute (VTI) in Western Uganda are set to reap from the generous donation of a fully furnished Digital Resource center courtesy of the MTN Foundation in partnership with Enabel, a Belgian NGO. This project is hinged on MTN’s strategic priority to build digital skills for digital jobs in alignment to the company’s Ambition 2025 Strategy. The MTN Uganda Foundation which is the corporate social responsibility arm of MTN Uganda, in partnership with Enabel, an NGO that supports vocational training institutes with a vision to end unemployment and extreme poverty,…
By Our Reporter As part of its commitment to improving plastic waste management in the country, Plastic Recycling Industries Uganda Limited (PRI) an initiative of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Uganda, has signed a partnership deal with three community-based plastic collection, management, and recycling companies namely Yo-Waste, Ecoplastile and Asante Waste Management. The newly signed partnership will see the three companies collaborate with CCBA to set-up more collection centers in the community and supply PRI with plastic collected. Speaking at the MoU signing, Samuel Kangave, the Plastic Recycling Industries Plant Manager called upon the public to change their mindset toward…