Over 1800 Shell customers have so far been rewarded with instant prizes in the ongoing “Good to See You Again” campaign. The prizes include support items like hand sanitizers and facemasks as well as a relief package that includes airtime, fuel top-ups, vehicle service discounts and shopping vouchers. “We know times are tough for everyone as many of us have been affected by the Coronavirus global pandemic. In an effort to ease customer’s pressure, we are giving out rewards for purchases made on fuel, servicing and shopping at Shell. All the customer needs to do is drive or ride to…
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The Ministry of Health has announced that 3 more Ugandans have died of COVID-19 as 94 new cases are recorded, the highest the country has recorded in a single day since the outbreak. Results of COVID-19 tests done on 19 August 2020 confirm 94 new cases. This brings the total confirmed COVID-19 cases of Ugandans to 1,750. Uganda has recorded 3 new COVID-19 deaths bringing the total COVID-19 deaths to 19 with total Recoveries of 1,194. Recently the country has seen surge in the spread of virus and lockdown could reinstated to avoid catastrophe.
FDC iron-lady, Ingrid Turinawe has said she won’t “hand over our party to the Junta” days after being defeated in the Rukungiri Municipality MP elections. Turinawe and MP Roland Kaginda were upset by little-known Dr Warren Katoora Tumwiine, a medical doctor during this week’s polls. Tumwiine polled 130 votes against Turinawe’s 65. Kaginda, the current MP representing the area, trailed with 62 votes. In a statement issued after losing the race, Turinawe, an influential leader in Uganda’s largest opposition political party, said she would not concede the loss. “The FDC we started and built is against voter bribery,” said Turinawe.…
Airtel Uganda has today commenced a drive to expand its affordable and reliable fixed wireless internet solution to all parts of the country with Mbale City joining the party. The Broadband Internet Solution unit which attracts a one-off entry cost of Shs280,000 inclusive of a 51GB of Data valid for 30 days, free installation and device maintenance for three years has been on the market since September last year when it launched in Kampala. Commenting about the expansion, Airtel Uganda General Manager, Broadband, Brenden Kachenje said; “Since the launch, hundreds of homes and businesses in and around Kampala have benefited…
The 2020 Miss Tourism Uganda beauty pageant activities have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The cancelled activities include regional crowning , national boot camp and national crowning of 2020. According to Kanyike Allan Bwette, the Chief Executive Officer of Miss Tourism Uganda, with covid-19 they were left with no choice but to cancel this year’s pageant till 2021 when they have faith the situation will have normalized. “We have been monitoring the rapid growth of the deadly global pandemic covid-19 hoping for help of a cure or vaccine. However the virus has continued to spread and we find…
Airtel Uganda has launched a rewards program that will see its customers earn free data bundles upon referring their family and friends to register on the My Airtel App. The Airtel Refer and Earn program is an exciting opportunity for customers to earn 50MBs for every successful new registration of their friends and family. The referee will earn 200MBs of free data applicable on new app registrations. Speaking about the new rewards program, Airtel Uganda’s Chief Commercial Officer Mr Amit Kapur said; “The Airtel Refer and Earn program is an added incentive we are leveraging to connect our customers to…
Talent continues to emerge every passing day but this time its a gospel singer. America Arnold is the latest entrant in the gospel music arena as he drops his first single “Elyato” In Elyato, America Arnold cries for God’s rescuing hand. He repents sin and begs to belong to the chosen. This is only intended to bring salvation to hos audience as he considers himself already born again. While dropping his song, America said he was called to serve God and he will do it through music. Elyato was produced by Legend beatz and video by Lenon Mulla of Switch…
Namaganda Plaza and Galilaya Arcade have been closed after 2 of the Covid 19 Patients recorded this week turned out to be workers from there As a result, the arcades; Namaganda plaza and Galilaya have been closed again, as contact tracing is ongoing. The minister for Kampala Capital City Betty Amongi confirmed the closure of the arcades. “At the moment, we have 2 arcades that have registered Covid-19 positive cases; Namaganda plaza and Galilaya. The two people who work in those arcades called our emergency response unit through community alerts,” she said. Amongi noted that upon tracing back on their…
Hope Ekadu joins the Banks senior management team and will provide strategic leadership to the Operations function with a focus on driving operational excellence. With a banking career spanning over 13 years, she has held several roles at management level including Head of Business and Institutional Banking, Head of Operations and Business Technology as well as Head of Retail Banking. Hope joins dfcu from Housing Finance Bank. Prior to Housing Finance Bank, she worked in various roles within the Operations department in Barclays Bank Uganda and was an active member of the change and diversity/ inclusion committees. Hope’s expertise in…
The role of effective, consistent, localized and recurring communication in the fight against the coronavirus cannot be underestimated. Governments, health organizations, brands and even individuals have for the past 8 months used every avenue at their disposal to help communities prepare for and adjust to a world that no longer plays by our rules. It is worth noting that communication focused on behavioural change, socioeconomic changes and psychosocial adjustments is key to how humanity will recover from this crisis. But, like a famous adage goes, the science of doing “Everything in moderation” is as important to what lessons will stick…