Sunday has slowly become one of the most happening days of the week, and staying home almost feels criminal of late. Whether it’s a brunch, a party, or something out of this world, there’s a place to be every Sunday. Yesterday, Kampala’s soft life faithful knew exactly where to be- Silo 15 Lounge, at Bandali Rise in Bugolobi, for the April edition of the Silo Daycation, powered by Don Julio. By noon, the city’s big ballers and beauties were already rolling in, dressed to impress and ready to toast to April’s wins while looking ahead to what May holds. The…
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UPDF cleaning roads in the city on Earth Day Fort Portal, Uganda | SPORTS CORRESPONDENT | Sport and environmental action came together in a powerful display of teamwork as AFRIYEA Golf Academy led World Earth Day celebrations in Fort Portal City last week through a large-scale clean-up, tree-planting exercise, and climate awareness campaign. The initiative highlighted how the discipline, consistency, and unity found in sports can drive meaningful environmental protection. The event was officially flagged off by Bishop Reuben Kisembo Amooti, setting the tone for a day that brought together over 150 participants, including local leaders, environmental stakeholders, youth…
Dancehall singer Cindy Sanyu has opened up on how her music career as a solo artist was delayed when she refused to give in to sexual harassment. In 2008, Cindy parted ways with the then-popular trio, Blu*3, just as the group had cemented its place as a dominant force across East Africa. She officially started her solo career, but revealed that it was not an easy journey to get to where she was. During a TV interview, Cindy revealed that her career took a long time to pick up, mainly because she refused to have sexual relations with some of the stakeholders…
Singer Kin Bella has revealed that she never earned a single penny from her collaboration with Eddy Kenzo, citing that he reserved all the rights to the song, thereby earning all the royalties. Kin Bella was officially introduced to the scene through a collaboration, ‘Nkuwe,’ that she did with Eddy Kenzo in 2023. This was after she had struggled with life while doing odd jobs and voicing artists at Boom Back Records. Bella, real name Niwabo Belinda, had long been in conversations with Eddy Kenzo on social media before they met at Caramel in Munyonyo. She sampled the audio, and since she hadn’t…
Musician Spice Diana, real name Namukwaya Hajara Diana, has opened up about a terrible heartbreak that made her almost give up on falling in love. Spice Diana, while speaking in a TV interview, looked back on her love memory lane, sharing her relationship experience, specifically focusing on the heartbreaks that she had ever had. The singer candidly recalled when she was a little younger, her former friend stole her boyfriend from her before having a child with him. Spice Diana confessed that despite hurting, she worked hard to get better and was so quick to heal. Another time she claimed she gave…
Katakwi, Uganda | URN | Women in Katakwi district have raised concern of health threatening complications of Fistula that severely affected many women who become socially stigmatized, depressed, suffer chronic pain and isolation. A vaginal fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina and another organ (bladder, colon, or rectum), causing symptoms like involuntary leakage of urine or feces, foul-smelling discharge, and infections. Primarily caused by prolonged, obstructed labor (obstetric fistula), surgical complications, or trauma, these conditions are highly preventable and treatable with surgery. Speaking in an interview, a group of women in Aleles Kololo Cell, Southern ward, Katakwi Town council raised a request…
Dancehall singer Roden Y Kabako has defended his best friend, Sheebah Karungi, against allegations that she swindled money belonging to other artists under the Uganda National Musicians Federation. The Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF), specifically their president, Eddy Kenzo, has faced a lot of criticism from fellow artists, with the recent incident being Ziza Bafana, who accused him of allegedly pocketing billions of money given by the government to support artists. Sheebah, who acts as the Federation Vice President, somehow came into the mix, sparking Kabako’s response, putting the rumours to rest. During his media interview, the singer denied the allegations, confessing…
Singer Jowy Landa, real name Joan Namugerwa, has opened up about her bitter split with fellow singer and media personality Black Shugar. A few months back, Jowy Landa fell out bitterly with Black Shugar after the former’s reported failure to perform at the latter’s event. The former friends have not been seeing eye to eye, and Jowy Landa shared details surrounding their bitter split, claiming she once housed Black Shugar after she lost her house keys during a night out. Jowy Landa claims that during her friendship journey with Black Shugar, she had been supportive, performing at her events at…
Ugandan officials led by PSST Ggoobi meeting prospective investors, financiers and insurers in London. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has urged investors in the United Kingdom to invest in the 250 percent return-on-investment mining and energy sector in the country. However, only serous and mutually beneficial partners are welcome to invest in the country’s budding extractives sector, according to Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. The Ggoobi was addressing prospective development partners at the mining and energy luncheon in London. He said that Uganda has a stable…
Top Ugandan and Rwandan officials led by ministers of state, in a closed-door session of the JPC Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda and Rwanda have agreed to “move on” from diplomatic conflicts that threatened their historical friendship in recent years. This came at the just-concluded Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) meeting in Kampala, at which four new memoranda of understanding were signed, in the areas of health, education, agriculture, and local governance. At the end of the three-day 12th session of the Joint Permanent Commission, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba, likened the previous standoffs to quarrels between…