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Uganda s leading private University that teaches authentic learning and cutting-edge education, Victoria University has bank rolled the Sheebah Karungi concert dubbed The Return of the Queen” As excitement is building up for the highly anticipated concert featuring Ugandan superstar Sheebah Karungi. Scheduled for August 22, 2025, at the luxurious Kampala Serena Hotel Kampala party animals are ready to pay the tickets to attend the concert. This event marks Sheebah’s grand comeback following her 2023 Omwoyo Concert, which drew mixed reviews due to vocal performance critiques and Sheebah’s last concert before taking a break was the Neyanziza Concert, which took…

Kampala, Uganda: On Friday, 8th August 2025, professionals from across sectors will converge at Protea Skyz Hotel, Naguru for the highly anticipated Personal Branding Masterclass, organized by the award-winning Communications Strategist and Personal Branding Researcher, Lyn Tukei. Themed “Building a Personal Brand That Works as Hard as You Do,” the half-day hybrid masterclass will run from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and will feature a powerful lineup of industry thought leaders who have built credible and influential personal brands both online and offline. “Many professionals spend years doing the work, but very little time telling the story,” says Lyn Tukei,…

Celebrated gospel artist Lucus Lubyogo aka Levixone is ready to take home Desire Luzinda as awife as the two lover birds say I do to each other on 15th August 2025 at Phaneeroo Ministries International. Although Levixone fans have criticized him for marrying an olddie the gospel singer says nothing will change his heart for Desire Luzinda saying he is ready to swim in Luzindas waters forever. Levixone expressed how deeply in love how he feels for Desire, and how she said “Yes” to his marriage proposal. “For so many years, I kept this close to my heart prayed for…

Uganda will join the rest of the world to commemorate International Week of the Deaf People and the International Day of Sign Language (IDSL2025 in Mbarara City Minister for Youth Balaam Barugahara has confirmed. According to the minister this year’s celebration will take place from September 22 to 26, 2025 under the theme: “No Human Rights without Sign Language Rights,” and will spotlight Ugandan Sign Language, Deaf culture, advocacy, and inclusion. The five-day event will feature public sensitization campaigns, cultural performances, community dialogues, and exhibitions. Globally, the International Week of Deaf People is commemorated annually in the last full week…

President Yoweri Museveni today delivered a compelling lecture to 72 students at the Kenya Defence College, emphasizing economic integration, strategic security, and East African unity. President Museveni stressed the importance of producing goods and services for prosperity, stating, “The key to Africa’s prosperity lies in producing more goods and services, but we must also consider who buys them.” He highlighted the need for market access and collaboration, saying, “With unity and cooperation, we can build a brighter, more prosperous future for our people.” The President urged Ugandans, Kenyans, and all Africans to embrace shared destinies, declaring, “Love Uganda because you…

IN aCorporate Social Responbility drive to reach out to people in need,Uganda’s leading Paint Manufacturer Kansai Plascon has donated paint to refurbish Tooro Kingdom’s Royal Palace, ahead of Omukama of Tooro’s 30th Coronation Anniversary. Santosh Gumte, Managing Director of Kansai Plascon Uganda handed over the items in presence of Daniel Kayongo, Head of Marketing, and Kato Moses, Head of Sales. Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire and Deputy Prime Minister Henry Basaliza accepted the donation. “We are grateful to Plascon for this amazing initiative as we prepare for the coronation. This isn’t our first collaboration — Plascon has supported…

Nigerian Health Expert Dr. Francisca Ayodeji Akala has taken over World Bank Uganda country Managers Position. She has replaced Mukami Kariuki, who completed a four-year world tenure in Uganda. Akala, widely known as “Ayo,” will oversee the World Bank’s $4.5 billion portfolio in Uganda, which includes 18 active projects spanning energy access, education, health care and refugee livelihood support. She will also lead the Bank’s ongoing dialogue with the Ugandan government and civil society, aligning development support with Uganda’s national priorities under Vision 2040 and the Third National Development Plan. In an official statement, the World Bank said Akala “will…

In abid to address global health challenges, Makerere University in partnership with Texas University has passed out specialist in Cancer and other Non-Communicable Disease specialists to provide urgent services to the public. Dr. Dithan Kiragga and Dr. Denise Birungi joined the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, the College of Health Sciences, Texas Global Children’s Hope Hospital team led by Dr. Joseph Lubega and other development partners, including Sky High, ELMA Philanthropies, Lions Clubs International and Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, to witness the graduation of 12 Paediatric Hematology and Oncology fellows from Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Democratic Republic…

Col. Edith Nakalema, Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) has pledged to support Japanese Automobile dealer Yoshino Motors expansion drive in Uganda market. Yoshino specializes in importing, re-exporting, and trading high-quality Japanese cars to the world. Col. Nakalema held high-level discussions with Yoshino Motors’ CEO, Mr. Shunsuke Nakanishi, and Uganda Managing Director, Mr. Abas Ali, at SHIPU offices in Kampala. The visit coincides with Yoshino’s 13 years of operation in Uganda where it has created over 50 jobs and contributed to the local automotive sector. “We are happy and honored to receive the CEO of Yoshino, a…

President Museveni has endorsed the establishment of a prepaid water meter manufacturing plant in Uganda, marking a major step in advancing the country’s efforts to improve water access, conservation, and utility efficiency. The president met with a delegation from Helcraw Electrical Pvt Ltd, a Zimbabwean company working in partnership with China’s Liaison Technologies. The two firms specialize in prepaid water metering systems, which allow consumers to pay in advance for water usage—promoting fairness, conservation, and improved revenue collection for utility providers. The delegation, led by Helcraw Director Mr. Brendon Jere, presented a proposal to set up the factory in Uganda.…