By Staff Writer

Nigeria’s Burna Boy real names Damini Ogulu is coming to Uganda for a mega show organised by Kasana Events.

The show that is slated for March 22 and is already trending on Social Media promises to be the best with live performances from Burna and select Ugandan musicians and DJs.

Tickets to the Burna Boy Xperience Kampala are already on sale and you can get yours as soon as your pocket allows you.

Ticket pricing for the ordinary section is 50,000shs and 100,000shs for the VIP section. We have however been told that there is an early bird arrangement for those who would like to buy using their phones. Tickets are 35,000shs and 80,000shs.

More to this, the organisers have put together a meet and greet party that is exclusively for invited guests. A few tickets are on sale at 100,000shs from Kasana events. This party will take place at former Pyramid along Yusuf Lule road towards Mulago round about.

His main show will take place at Sheraton Gardens.

The singer is expected to be in the country by 20th March.

We will keep you posted.

By Staff Writer

American jazz saxophonist and songwriter Kirk Whalum arrived in Uganda last night for a Rotary concert happening tomorrow.

The renown Saxophonist who toured with Whitney Houston for more than seven years and soloed in her single “I Will Always Love You”, the best-selling single by a female artist in music history visited the Rotary blood bank at Mengo hospital today ahead of his concert ‘Kirk Whalum live’ happening at Serena Hotel tomorrow.

According to World Health Organization standards (WHO), Uganda needs at least 350,000 units of safe blood annually yet our country collects 250,000 units of blood leaving a deficit of approximately 100,000 units of blood annually.

Kirk Whalum is in Uganda to fundraise for the blood bank in Mengo through the concert sponsored by Stanbic Bank, New Vision, DFCU Bank among others.

Huawei has announced it has signed a joint business innovation MOU with MTN, a leading mobile network operator across Africa and the Middle East at the 2019 Mobile World Congress.

Huawei has a 17-year working relationship with MTN and is the company’s most important network solutions provider.  The signing of the joint business innovation memorandum is an important part of their strategic partnership. Both parties have agreed to expand Active Data Growth, Rich Media Services, Mobile Financial Services, Enterprise, and Wholesale businesses from the traditional voice and data service cooperation. The memorandum will move MTN and Huawei beyond the traditional trading relationship and extend cooperation in strategic research, business scenario design, joint product development, and joint solution go-to-market that will have a far-reaching impact on the implementation of the MTN B.R.I.G.H.T. strategy and the vision of achieving Digital MTN.

Photo: MTN and Huawei Joint Business Innovation MOU Signature Ceremony

“The signing of the joint business innovation memorandum with MTN will strengthen strategic cooperation between the two parties in the future,” said Mr. Li Dafeng, of Huawei’s Executive Supervisory Board and Director of the Office of the ICT Infrastructure Business Management Committee.  “Previously, we focused on building high-quality network serving end-users as well as on business requirements, scenarios, and business success. We believe Huawei’s outstanding innovation, R&D, and localized service capabilities will help MTN build differentiated competitiveness and leadership in its target markets.”

MTN Group COO Mr. Jens Schulte-Bockum said:  “In the historical cooperation between MTN and Huawei, Huawei helped MTN build a top-quality network with leading technologies, excellent quality, and zero network security incidents.  MTN continued to lead the ICT development in the Africa and Middle East region, and most MTN markets operate in emerging countries and regions. To further eliminate the digital divide in these countries, improve people’s lives, and achieve the vision of Digital MTN, it is willing to work with Huawei to bring benefits to the public and society. MTN attaches great importance to cyber security, which is a global technical challenge. MTN will work with global partners to solve this problem and provide sustainable, stable, and reliable digital services for the public and society.”

MWC 2019 runs from February 25 to February 28 in Barcelona, Spain. Huawei is showcasing its products and solutions at booth 1H50 in Fira Gran Via Hall 1, booth 3I30 in Hall 3, the Innovation City zone in Hall 4, booth 7C21 and 7C31 in Hall 7. For more information, please visit http://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwc2019