Some places welcome you. Others change you quietly, from the inside out. Beauvais Retreat Centre sits on a peaceful hill outside Kampala in Masulita, holding a calm that settles into...
Opening a restaurant is a dream that many people share, but only a few are able to turn it into a successful reality. The restaurant industry is known for being...
Piracy and Intellectual Property theft have long plagued Uganda’s creative sector, robbing musicians, filmmakers, producers and innovators of both recognition and income. But government agencies, industry leaders and artistes themselves...
Comedian Patrick Idringi aka Salvador, yesterday announced the return of his Africa Laughs comedy experience, with Season 7 slated for October 25th 2025, at the Kingdom Kampala parking lot. Africa...
Not every entrepreneur faces the same barriers. While some struggle to access financing, others—like Ian Clarke—have found ways to navigate the system and unlock new opportunities. After stepping away from...
Sheebah Karungi has emerged the only Ugandan nominee in the 2020 MTV EMA Awards to be held on November 8th 2020. The ‘Nakyuka’ songstress is nominated in the Best African…
In 2010, immediately after his senior six, James Mugume, popularly known as DJ Aludah, opted to join Homeboys Music and Technology Academy (MTA) in Nairobi to study sound engineering. It…
The patriarchs of the Ruparelia Group, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia and son, Rajiv Ruparelia know how to work hard but also how to reward themselves after a day of hard work….
They say, all work without play makes you, yes you, dull. But if you want to play this weekend, and we think you should, then look no further than the…
This week, billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, his wife Jyotsna and several of his Asian friends and their families descended on Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a lifetime…
You have worked hard all year long. The festive season is a time to be together with your loved ones, rekindle the love and toast to the year’s joys as you usher in the New Year with gratitude. But you don’t have to break the bank. Speke Group of Hotels, Uganda’s largest chain of hotels with a portfolio of luxury and budget hospitality facilities has put together special packages for you, to make this festive season a memory to behold.
According to the Tourism Sector Annual Performance Report FY2017/18), 80% of Uganda’s tourist arrivals are from Africa with Rwanda and Kenya sharing 31% and 24% respectively. Outbound tourism from Africa to the rest of the world, has been growing from 9.8 million in 1990 to 42.1million in 2017, according to UNWTO 2018 Tourism Highlights). Again, according to United Nations World Tourism Organisations (UNWTO), the largest majority of international travel takes place within travellers’ own regions (intraregional tourism)- 4 of 5 tourists travel within their own region. As such Africa remains a strategic tourist market for Uganda.
The 4th Kampala Cocktail Week is upon us. It will run from Wednesday, 27th November – 7th December 2019. For a full 10 days you have a chance to try as many new signature cocktails as you can at any or all of the 30 participating bars at UGX 15,000. No Tickets, No Vouchers, No Bookings. You simply walk-in to any of the participating outlets for an ultimate #KLACocktailWeek is best experienced with friends!
To celebrate Uganda Waragi, the headline sponsor for the last 5 years, Pearl Kitimbo Elisabeth, our Lifestyle Reporter, has handpicked 20 of the many cocktails that will be on the menu. The event is organized by Pearl Guide and co-sponsored by Radio City.
Traditional media- especially newspapers are fighting for their life, in the face of the internet. But not just newspapers alone, even radio and television have heard to reinvent themselves to…
