By Our Reporter As the MTN staff continue their 21 Days of Y’ello care (21 DOYC) drive aimed at supporting communities to drive economic recovery, the company’s staff have digitally upskilled and offered recovery packages to The Missionaries of the Poor, a Rubaga-based charity home that offers shelter to orphans and homeless people. Some of the youths in the community got lessons on how to use the computer and internet, create emails, search for business tutorials on YouTube, and more in the MTN Internet bus. John Walusimbi, an ICT trainer on the MTN Internet bus, said there is a high…
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By Our Reporter Fathers’ Day is around the corner, and Johnnie Walker Uganda is partnering with Sheraton Hotel Kampala to make the day a memorable one for all father figures. Johnnie Walker and Sheraton are hosting a Fathers’ Day ‘drink up’ that will see fathers and father figures around the country celebrated in a special and intimate way come June 19th. Code named “One One with Dad,” the drink up that will include an array of activities, will see fathers share memorable moments with their children and loved ones in a significant way, as they enjoy Johnnie Walker Black Label…
By Our Reporter The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in partnership with Visa and Centenary Bank has unveiled a three-in-one social security smart card which embeds NSSF functionality, bank functionality and a loyalty program, the first of its kind in East Africa. The card forms a critical component of the Fund’s digitalization strategy which is geared at leveraging new technology to improve efficiencies, customer experience and ultimately make savings a way of life for Ugandans. It will support the Fund’s transition from a laminated membership card to a functional Chip and PIN plastic option. Using the card, the Fund’s members…
By Our Reporter Contestants of the Nsindika Njake ne MTN show elevated their moods at Spenah beach when they reunited for final mentorship in business skills. This youth-based entrepreneurship skills reality show begun with twenty-four energetic contestants. They explored different businesses in trainings and later headed for challenges that saw twenty of them eliminated at different levels by business experts. Four finalists are still competing for the grand cash prize of sixty-million shillings. They include Shakirah Nasseje, Kagezi Jovan, Joseph Kwesiga and David Kasaali. Last week, in the tenth episode, the contenders begun with team building where they participated in…
By Our Reporter On Tuesday, MTN staff reached out to the businesses under Focus for Life Development link in the Kawempe Division of Kampala City as well as the Tesobar Deaf Carpentry workshop in Lira District. This as part of their recently launched staff-driven Corporate Social Responsibility titled 21 Days of Y’ello Care which is aimed at providing communities with digital skills training as well as boosting their economic activities. The Kampala team was led by Joseph Bogera, the MTN Uganda Sales and Distribution General Manager while the team in Lira was led by Phillip Odoi, The MTN Uganda Northern…
By Our Reporter Roast and Rhyme is back and taking the enjoyments to Jinja with the ‘Nyam on the Nile’ edition, scheduled for 1st – 3rd July. Organised by Swangz Avenue and Bell Lager, the upcoming event will see guests get together by the River Nile in Jinja for a chill weekend of fun outdoor group activities and games, karaoke and live music, and roasted meat washed down with cold beer. Speaking about the event, Matilda Babuleka, Bell Lager’s Brand Manager, said, “Bell Lager exists to let the good times flow and is the perfect companion as long as you…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has launched its staff volunteerism campaign dubbed 21 Days of Y’ello care following the MTN Group’s announcement of the resumption of its employee volunteering program after two years of Covid-19. The annual event aims to secure high participation levels of MTN staff in high-impact social projects to uplift and empower the local communities in which the company operates. The campaign that is always executed within the first 21 days of June, will this year run under the theme: “Empowering Communities to Drive Economic Recovery”. The aim is to inspire MTN staff to upskill local communities…
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda over the weekend reaffirmed its partnership with the people of Bunyoro Kingdom as the monarchy celebrated the 28th coronation anniversary of Omukama (King) Solomon Gafabusa Iguru IV. Following the signing of a collaboration agreement in 2019, MTN, last weekend handed over a cheque of Ugx 30 million to support the Kingdom’s initiatives at the Empango celebrations in Hoima. This follows the lifting of restrictions on public gatherings that prevented the celebrations from happening over the last two years. The cheque was handed over to the Bunyoro Kingdom officials at the Karuzika Royal Palace in Hoima…
By Our Reporter On Saturday morning, over 200 golfers braced the Entebbe Club greens as early as 7am for the Singleton Match Play Golf Challenge season six semi final round. Although the crowd’s favorites- the Kagombe’s, took to the course in high spirits and ready to hit the ground rolling for the finale, the golfing couple’s plans didn’t come to fruition as the round turned out not as smooth as they had anticipated. The tournament favorites were beaten 7 up by the Patrick Ndase and Philemon Akatuhurira pair, hence automatically dropping out of next month’s finals! Akatuhurira attributed their win…
By Our Reporter Over 25 bishops from the Church of Uganda paid a courtesy visit to the Luzira-based pharmaceutical company, CiplaQCIL. The visit was a response to Emmanuel Katongole, the CiplaQCIL Executive Chairman’s invite. The bishops who were led by the archbishop Steven Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu were received by the company’s staff together with the CEO, Ajay Pal who expressed his joy to the church for honouring their invite. “We are delighted to be hosting Church of Uganda at our premises. As a company we know that the church is a great advocate for health in our communities and that…