DUBAI, UAE, September 29th, 2022 – Acronis announced today that former Manchester City and Argentina international footballer, Pablo Zabaleta, will attend GITEX 2022 at the Acronis booth H1 – C58, on Tuesday, October 11th from 1-2 pm local time. Acronis, the world leader in cyber protection, is also expected to make further announcements during GITEX […]
Kampala Uganda 08/09/2022. The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Mrs. Janet Museveni flagged off food worth 50,000 US dollars donated by Huawei Technologies Uganda for distribution to the people of Karamoja. The food donation which has been delivered to different towns of Napak and Moroto districts, has generated a lot of positive reactions […]
NAIROBI, KENYA, Sept. 7, 2022 – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) calls for international action following Monday’s warning from the United Nations (U.N.) that famine will occur in Somalia later this year unless the international community provides more humanitarian support. According to the U.N., the Somalia response is significantly underfunded, with less than a quarter of needs being met. “The […]
Moroto – 18th August 2022: Airtel Uganda, under their Airtel Cares Program, has today handed over food items to over 2,000 households in the Karamoja region in North-eastern Uganda. This is part of Airtel Uganda’s endeavour to support efforts aimed at ending hunger in the region. While handing over the food items to Moroto District […]
Kampala, August 17, 2022; Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) through its flagship hydration brand Rwenzori Water has today announced Shs170 million sponsorship of the Rwenzori Marathon scheduled to take place on Saturday September 3, 2022, in Kasese. CCBU joins other sponsorship partners including Jumia, a leading online retailer, who will sell tickets at Shs50,000 each. “Registration […]
FINCA Uganda in partnership with National Forestry Authority (NFA) have embarked on a forest restoration initiative worth Ugx 100,000,000 restoring sixty (60) hectares (ha) of forest land. This corporate social responsibility program is in commemorate FINCA’s 30th anniversary in Uganda. The exercise will cover a period of five (5) years and the restoration planting will […]
Raila Odinga, NAIROBI – As the global economy undergoes a fundamental transformation to decarbonize by 2050, the question for Africa is whether it can industrialize and rapidly develop without fossil fuels. The answer to that question is a resounding “yes,” provided that the international community can reach a new global compact on the emerging green […]
Police at Kisoro police station western Uganda is holding a man that was caught pretending to be an Airtel sales representative. Ivan Tumwijukye a resident of Kabale, was intercepted after visiting several agents and stealing over 2.4M. The incident happened Friday afternoon (July 15) when Tumwijukye who was wearing an Airtel t-shirt visited several agents […]
Kampala, July 13th, 2022 – TotalEnergies EP Uganda has today reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development initiatives through the signing of four (4) agreements aimed at enhancing road safety, cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation in the Albertine region. The company signed the following agreements with implementing partners: 1. Safe Way Right Way (SWRW) for road […]
Mengo, 3rd July, 2022: Over 80,000 runners have been flagged off by the Kabaka of Buganda, His Majesty, Ronald Mwenda Mutebi II, in the 2022 Airtel, Kabaka Birthday Run that has been held today at Bulange in Mengo. The Kabaka Run is an annual marathon that is held in celebration of Kabaka’s birthday under different […]
Mbale, 29th June 2022: In partnership with Mbale City Authority, Airtel Uganda has today launched the newly remodeled Mbale Clock Tower to boost the City’s look and reserve the City’s symbolic Icon. Located in the Eastern part of Uganda, Mbale City is among the few cities that have showcased resilience over the years. In 1980, Mbale […]
Uganda’s film makers are now breaking into the global film industry albeit at a slow pace. Going by some of the recent breakthroughs of local film makers like Loukman Ali, through the lenses of movie and drama series-lovers, one would imagine that Uganda’s film industry has greatly improved and transformed over the years. Contrary to […]
The first batch of Techpreneurs who have leveraged technology to positively influence their communities has been identified by the judges in the ongoing Uganda Needs More of You Campaign. At the start of March, Airtel Uganda called upon ordinary Ugandans to submit their stories or nominate anyone who they believe deserves to be recognized for […]