The top finishers of the 2025 Absa KH3-7 Hills Run will receive fully paid trips to South Africa, thanks to a new partnership between Uganda Airlines and Absa Bank. The winners from this year’s Run will join the top four winners from last year for an opportunity to compete in the prestigious Absa Run Your City Series in Johannesburg, offering Ugandan athletes an international platform to showcase their talent. Uganda Airlines Chief Commercial Officer, Adedayo Olawuyi, encouraged the public to register for the run, highlighting the airline’s commitment to making the event even more rewarding. “As Uganda Airlines, we are…
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By David Isabirye If you thought January’s edition of Daycation Brunch set the bar high, February’s turn-up proved that the best just keeps getting better. Sundays in Kampala are meant for unwinding with friends, and Bandali Rise was buzzing with energy as revelers flocked to Silo 15 for the ultimate brunch experience. Because let’s be honest, what’s a brunch without amazing food, a sea of desserts and unlimited Don Julio cocktails? Unheard of and Silo 15 delivered on all fronts. The classic buffet featured an array of brunch staples, from perfectly scrambled eggs and crispy bacon to an assortment of…
By David Isabirye If there is a roll out that has shaped how future of local music rollouts, it is definitely Bebe Cool’s rollouts. He will be releasing his highly anticipated album, Break the Chains later this year and has since released two singles off it, Circumference, which came out at the beginning of the year and the latest, Motivation. Bebe Cool launched something he called the Motivation Week, which he said will be an annual event taking place in the week following Valentine’s Day. During a round table where he announced the Motivation Week, he also told the round…
CEO Summit Uganda, a think-tank aimed at developing well-rounded selfless leaders together with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) graduated the 3rd cohort of the NSSF Pathfinder Catalyst Academy where women leaders are trained and given the necessary insights to excel in the workspace. The event marked another milestone in the Academy’s mission to equip women leaders with the tools and insights necessary to excel both inside and outside the workplace. The NSSF Pathfinder Catalyst Academy is one of the bespoke programs under the CEO Summit Uganda belt which is tied down to particular organizations. This is a 6-months leadership…
Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading microfinance institution, has announced that it will host this year’s edition of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Annual General Meeting. The event, which will be held at the prestigious Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala will run from the 10th to the 14th of March 2025. The gathering will bring together a global network of independent banks that leverage finance to drive sustainable economic, social, and environmental development. GABV is a coalition of over 70 pioneering financial institutions across 45 countries, committed to using finance as a force for good. The 2025 edition of…
By David Isabirye Bebe Cool has of late become an artist who gives people moments, from the time he released both the audio and video for Circumference, the first single off his upcoming album, Break the Chains. During a roundtable discussion for his new initiative- The Motivation Week, which aired on NBS, Galaxy Fm, and NRG platforms, he announced that he will drop his second single titled Motivation, this Friday February 21st, 2025, across all major music channels on the continent. But none of this happened in isolation, he also announced that the ongoing Motivation Week is going to become…
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, who is also the defense lawyer for the jailed opposition politician, Dr. Kizza Besigye, and his political ally, Hajj. Obeid Lutale, has insisted that his clients are in jail illegally. Lukwago was submitting before the High Court in Kampala on Wednesday, during the hearing of their habeas corpus application challenging the continued incarceration of Besigye and Lutale despite the Supreme Court ruling that declared the General Court Martial illegal to try civilians. Lukwago told the presiding judge, Douglas Singiza, that Dr. Besigye and Lutale are in illegal incarceration, adding that there is no charge before…
Celebrity music superstar Moses Ssali a.k.a “Bebe Cool” will this Wednesday, 19th February 2025 feature on the media round table discussion between 4 PM to 6 PM. This media round table discussion is part of the motivation week; to appear on the respective media partners (social media) and NBS after 5 show. The Ugandan music icon will torch into the gain insights of his journey, experiences and his life motivators. The 47-year-old super star is a Ugandan reggae and ragga musician. He started his career around 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya, but moved back to his native country a few years later. For starters, Bebe Cool…
By David Isabirye Family Medical Point (FMP) executed a successful moonlight outreach at Nakiwogo landing site in Entebbe Division B, Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso district on the famous Valentine’s Day. A number of activities as voluntary blood testing, counseling, practical use of condoms (males and females) and other contraceptives, testimonies, entertainment (music and dancing) were conducted. According to Polyne Nabwire, the head of programs at Family Medical Point, this moonlight outreach was targeted to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and to fulfil the FMP’s mission of reaching marginalized clusters of people as the sex workers,…
Let’s reflect about the quote. “When the well is dry. We shall know the worth of water” by Benjamin Franklin. He highlights the value of water and the importance of appreciating it while it is still abundant. We need to innovate ways of saving our environment lest we shall suffer. It suggests that only when we face scarcity or depletion of this vital resource will we understand its value. It serves as a reminder to conserve and protect water for future generations, spearheaded by eco-innovations. The urgency of embracing sustainability for the future of our planet is here and now,…