By Derrick Luyombya 

For five full days, audiences will enjoy unique theatrical experiences, post performances conversations, and other engaging activities in a quiet and friendly environment alongside various workshops for theatre makers, playrights and performers at the 3rd edition of the Kampala International Theatre Festival.

The Kampala International Theatre Festival will be hosted at Ndere Cultural Centre in Ntinda, Kampala from 23rd to 27th November 2016.

The festival’s objective is to bring performances from emerging and established theatre makers from across the world to our Kampala audiences.

The festival programme is co-curated by Ugandan playwright, performer and producer, Asiimwe Deborah Kawe and Faisal Kiwewa, artistic director at Bayimba Cultural Foundation.

“We can’t wait to host you and have conversations with you about the arts and the theatre landscape in our country. Karibuni sana,” says Asiimwe Deborah Kawe.

Tickets go for 30,000 UGX Full Festival pass and 10,000 UGX for students. They are available at Bayimba Office, Ndere Cultural Centre and National Theatre.

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The Holiday season is already in full gear, but one of the biggest debates is when should we really get into the Christmas mood? Do we start singing Christmas carols in November… Or is that too early?

At the Sheraton Kampala, it’s already time to start celebrating Christmas! Sure, the calendar stills read November but there are so many pleasant things about the festive season so why wait for December and this is exactly what Sheraton Kampala celebrate Christmas… in November.

Many of Kampala’s business elite turned up at Sheraton Kampala Hotel’s Rwenzori Ballroom to discover the phenomenon.

Christmas comes early at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, with the themed cocktail event dubbed “Christmas in November.”

This extraordinary Christmas themed event has been a tradition for the Sheraton Kampala Hotel for over a decade, with a variety of decadent meals and drinks served to the invited guests who are mainly clients drawn from the different sectors of the economy. The guests are given a real seasonal treat that prepares them for what to expect in festive season.

This year Christmas at Sheraton Kampala Hotel started on 17th November with the Hotel throwing a dinner for its clients and partners. The event was hosted by Kampala’s leading Comedian Salvador Idringi and entertainment by the Kangie Band and this year’s edition featured a special mixology bar courtesy of Uganda Breweries. Great Lakes Coffee was on present at the event showcasing some of Uganda’s finest coffee blends

“We are very grateful to all the support we have received from our customers, partners and well-wishers this year. At Sheraton we don’t take this for granted and we are want thank all our friends and partners from all sectors on this. Christmas is a tradition at Sheraton Hotel and we use this to appreciate and also connect with everyone who we have worked with for the year. It’s a light evening of eating, drinking and mingling with other business minded people.” Said Mr Jean Philippe Bittencourt the Sheraton GM.

The Sheraton Christmas in November cocktail is one way for Sheraton Kampala Hotel to say thank you to its clients for the support through the entire year. It’s an evening for guests to wine, dine and net-work as they get into the Christmas spirit. After this themed cocktail the guests will always continue singing Christmas songs, regardless of the fact that the radios stations are yet to start playing the Christmas music.

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By Our Reporter 

On Thursday, Forest Cottages were announced winner of the Traveller’s Choice Award during the Jumia Travel Awards that were held at Mackinnon Suites in Kampala.

Lousi Badea, the country manager of Jumia Travel Uganda, said the winner of Travellers Choice Award was chosen based on the number of good reviews on their website and the quality of services offered.

An elated Dhaval Macchar, the General Manager of Forest Cottages, which is part of the Ruparelia Group of Companies, said winning the award “is a testimony that we are the choice of domestic and international travellers” adding that it gives them honour.

“The award means a lot to us because we are the traveller’s choice when it comes to hotel business and service provision. We are honored to have this award. It is a testimony that we are the choice of domestic and international travellers,” Macchar told reporters.

Jumia Travel is Africa’s number one online hotel booking website, allowing travellers to secure accommodation from the various hotels across the continent. Jumia has about 25, 000 hotels in Africa listed on their website and mobile App. Another 200, 000 hotels are spread across the world.

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Sheebah Karungi is not about to stop!

The “Nkwatako” hitmaker is back in studio cooking something big for her fans.

Sheebah has revealed that she is working on collabo with a top South African singer.  She teamed up with a one Babes Wodumo, who was nominee at the recently concluded MTV Africa Music Awards.

“We are doing a remix of Babes Wodumo’s song called ‘Wololo’. We are still working on the video,” she said.

“Wololo” was nominated for Song of the Year at MTV MAMAs. Meanwhile, Babes Wodumo was also nominated   for Best Breakthrough Act.

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Watch Allan Toniks’ latest video Omutima 

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By Staff Writer

Latest information reaching our desk indicates that the love birds Wayne Vybes and Queen Monster are no more as the two bitterly separated recently.

Our sources have it that the two have been having misunderstandings for the past one month over a girl only identified as Carol that Wayne has been rumored to have impregnated.

“The two had a fight last weekend at a bar in Munyonyo and it was then when Queen told him (Wayne) that he couldn’t take it anymore and that she is tired of forgiving him on several occasions” a source told us

Recently Queen Monster shared a photo of her cozy with not yet to be identified guy having a good time at a certain restaurant.

We will keep you posted

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By Staff Writer

Singer Winnie Nwagi has left many of her admirers heartbroken after sharing photos from her latest video shoot which looked like she was introducing her ‘lover’ to the parents

According to our sources, the singer was shooting a video of her latest song Kano Koze and it was during the video that the introduction part took place. See Photos here

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By Our Reporter

The 3rd edition of the Kampala Beer Festival was officially launched on Monday evening at an event held at Yujo Izakaya restaurant.

Organised by La’Tenak International, this year’s edition will be held under the theme, “Party In Color”.

Speaking at the launch, La’Tenak International manager Thecla Nakafero Ssendi assured this year’s edition will be big and better, with even more music and entertainment.

This year’s edition will be headlined by renowned Kenyan disc jockey, DJ Kalonje. There will also be performances from DJ Ciza and Ras Clan Entertainment deejays.

Beer lovers and enthusiasts will be treated to a diverse range of local and foreign beer brands as well as specially crafted draught beer.

The Kampala Beer festival will take place this Saturday, 26th November at the Kyadondo Rugby Grounds. Tickets go for 20,000 at the gate and every ticket will come with a complimentary beer of choice.

Here are some photos from the launch.

Photo Credit: Nelly Salvatore

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By Our Reporter

Singer and Philanthropist Angella Katatumba gave a powerful performance as she sang for Kenyan President H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, high ranking Government Officials, the Diplomatic Corps and Leading Business Communities at the second Annual Black Tie Dinner that was attended by over 600 VIP guests at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Saturday evening.

At the dinner, President Kenyatta donated 70M UGX and President Museveni who was represented by the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda, donated 100M UGX.

In Angella’s role as the face of the Uganda Cancer Institute in which she was recently appointed, the beautiful singer actively worked with the Diplomatic Corps to organise the extremely high end function that raised over 350M UGX, with the proceeds going to the Uganda Cancer Institute at Mulago.

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All is set for the 6th Annual PRAU Excellence Awards that will be held on Friday 25th November at the Golf Course Hotel in Kampala. The awards, organised by the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU), will award top PR agencies, professionals and corporations that have excelled in the execution of PR, digital and communications functions over the last one year.

This year the PRAU Excellence Awards have been organised under the theme “PR Excellence in a Competitive & Digital World”. The theme captures the current reality facing many public relations professionals and agencies that have found themselves in a very competitive environment given the harsh economic times companies are operating in as well as the fight for more customers by these same companies.

“We have witnessed increased competition in the public relations industry with more and more companies keen to sustain a good image in the eyes of their stakeholders. However company resources to support this has not come easily with more professionals citing budget cuts forcing them to scale back on public relations activities or cancel them all together” said the PRAU President Ms. Cynthia Mpanga.

Digital media has also been on the rise affecting the way the public relations industry operates. With the proliferation of social media, a bad customer experience can turn into a full blown public relations crisis thanks to citizen journalism that has given more power to the public.

However digital media has also provided faster and cheaper alternatives in promoting various brands in a positive light and therefore this has worked in the favour of public relations professionals. According to Paul Mwirigi, the PRAU PR Director, “Social media has been a double edged sword within the public relations industry. It has been a challenge balancing the positives and the negatives that comes with new technology. However it is here to stay and the public relations industry needs to come to terms with that so that they can make the most out of it”.

This year the PRAU Excellence Awards has received enormous support from a host of companies with twenty corporations providing in kind and cash support.  “In a special way I want to thank all PRAU members who have ensured their companies participate in the awards in one way or the other. You are heroes and our association needs each one of you. Please let’s all ensure we participate and attend the Awards Gala,” said Cynthia Mpanga.

Confirmed sponsors include: NBS, UMEME, MTN, New Vision, NTV, Jazz FM, Brandsmadetolast, Radio One, Fireworks Advertising, Hot 100 FM, Nile Breweries, BBS TV, Coca-Cola, Bank of Uganda, Knight Frank Uganda, Blue Cube, MPK Graphics, Galaxy FM, UBC TV & Hedge Uganda.

The 2016 PRAU Excellence Awards will be presented in the following categories:

Category A: PR Campaign Category which includes Best Media Management Campaign, Best Event, Best Crisis Management Campaign, Best Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign, Best Public Sector Campaign, Best Not for Profit Campaign and the coveted Best PR Agency.

Category B: Supplementary Category which includes Best Corporate/Online Publication, Best Social/Digital Media Campaign and the Best Young Communicator of the Year. Finally the Category C which is an Honorary Category (awarded by the PRAU Governing Council) includes the PRAU Golden Honors & PRAU Sheppard Honors. The People’s Choice Award is an open category where the winner is voted through the public.

The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) is the umbrella public relations body of Uganda and the PRAU Excellence Awards celebrates the greatest achievements and innovations across the public relations industry in Uganda. They are open to PR and communications practitioners, business enterprises, SMEs, government bodies, PR agencies, NGO’s, students pursuing PR related courses and in-house PR departments.

The 2016 PRAU Excellence Awards submissions, which were opened on 1 st October and closed on 11 th November, 2016, will be judged by an independent panel of senior practitioners who will deliver the results with clear explanations for each winner, making it one of the most credible professional awards in the region.

With the main objectives of the awards being to uplift the standards in the public relations industry these awards go a long way to promoting the public relations profession in the country.

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Longtime rivals, socialite Judith Heard and fashion guru Sylvia Owori have been reunited. The two former colleagues reunited early this week and appear to have buried the hatchet, ending their beef that has spanned several years.

According to Owori, they were brought together by SK Mbuga’s wedding which is happening this weekend. The two had been hired as stylists for the soon-to-be wedded couple, and thus had to forge a new friendship to make the deal work. “We have reunited in the names of SK Mbuga and Angella Birungi wedding,” Owori said.

Judith Heard, nonetheless, expressed excitement that she can finally work again with her former mentor. “I am glad we are finally re-united,” she said.

Their beef had been marked by a lot of name-calling, and came close to getting physical when Sylvia Owori insulted Judith Heard saying she had had “Test tube babies”.

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With barely 10 days to his concert, singer StarBoss Big Eye is said to have recently visited his parents to receive their blessings.

The singer travelled to his ancestral home and met his mother and father to receive blessings to see his concert become a success. “I want to be at peace with everyone and the gods before my concert date,” he said.

StarBoss will stage his concert on the 3rd of December at hotel La Grande in Bwaise.

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Singer Eddy Kenzo recently displayed the awards he has won over the years in his music career on social media, which left his fans wowed.

The Sitya Loss hitmaker proudly refered to himself as  “young Mandela” because he feels he has achieved so much in a short time.

Check out his award gallery in photo below.

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SK Mbuga’s wife-to-be Angella Vivienne Birungi was treated to a surprise bridal shower last week. The all-red themed party went down on Saturday and was attended by her close friends and family.

Vivienne could not hide her joy as she reveled in the company of her friends and gushed about how much she loved them.

Mbuga briefly attended the ceremony to cut the cake, but later stepped out to let her fiancee have fun with her female friends.

Mbuga and Vivienne will walk down the aisle this weekend. The couple will hold a lavish wedding reception at Kampala Serena Hotel on Saturday, 26th November.

Here’s a video clip from the bridal shower.

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Eddy Kenzo is all set for a show in Senegal this weekend.

The “Soraye” hitmaker, who will perform in the Senegalese capital, Dakar on Saturday, 26th November, has expressed excitement about the show and promised a memorable show.

“My people of Senegal, I will be very happy to see you on 26 November,” he said.

Kenzo has jetted off today morning ahead of the Senegal show.

Meanwhile, he earlier revealed that he will be heading to USA next after his concert in Senegal.

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Coke Studio has made it easier to enjoy watching and listening to music from the TV show via a mobile phone.

Coca-Cola Central East and West Africa has launched the Coke Studio Mobile App, available on both the Google play store and the Samsung store. The mobile application is built on the Android platform and it enables its users to stream, download and create playlists of music from Coke Studio Africa Season 2, 3 and 4.

The Coke Studio Mobile App launch is timely and relevant for the African continent, particularly in Uganda which has a 64% (23,488,000) mobile phone penetration and 32.5% (11,927,000) internet penetration. (Internet Live stats, GSM Intelligence and Google statistics)

Speaking during the launch, Simon Kariithi, the Internet and Mobile Director for Samsung Electronics East Africa expounded on their involvement with the app.

“Samsung is a global leader in innovation, and we always have our consumers at heart. By embracing a platform like the Coke Studio mobile app, we believe that we have an opportunity to create great experiences for our esteemed consumers as they discover new music. Hosting this application on our Galaxy Apps store is part of our ongoing commitment to technology and consumer trends,” he said.

The app, which gives consumers a chance to listen to and discover music from over 50 African artists, is available in 5 languages: English, French, Portuguese, Swahili and Amharic, making it a truly Pan-African experience.

Waithera Kabiru, Digital Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola Central, East & West Africa, expounded on the role the app will play on the consumer journey.

“We are very excited to launch the Coke Studio mobile app, as it will enable millions of youth around Africa who love music to be able to access great content on their phones. Through the mobile app, users are able to listen to content on demand from the TV show via audio streaming or video, and download the music or create playlists for future listening” she said. “It’s truly a revolutionary experience.”

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Local musician Leila Kayondo recently hang out with Chameleone’s big brother, Humphrey Mayanja in USA.

The “Relaxing” singer, who travelled to America last week for a concert, also took time off to visit her friends living in the US. Among these was Chameleone’s big brother, who according to Leila, is also like a brother to her.

“While in Woburn I decide to visit my long time friend-my brother Humphrey Mayanja. We were just jamming the whole visit,” she wrote alongside a video in which the two are seen creating some music.

Meanwhile, Leila Kayondo performed alongside fellow Ugandan singer Iryn Namubiru at Hilton Hotel on Sunday evening in Woburn, Massachusetts. They headlined the “Thanksgiving Clean Water” bash organised by UNAA Causes, an organisation that seeks to bring together Ugandans now living in North America.

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1. 1987: “How’d you two meet?” “I saw her at a bar one night and went up to say hello. Been together ever since!”

2016: “How’d you two meet?” “I swiped right on his Tinder picture at a bar one night. Been together ever since!”

2. That sense of hopeful possibility when you saw a blinking answering machine light is gone forever, replaced by the somehow more anxiety-producing three-dot “he’s texting” notification.

3. Movies used to be a cheap date. Now, if you want dinner and have to pay the sitter, you may need to call and get your credit limit raised.

4. When you broke up back then, “we can still be friends” had no reference to Facebook.

5. Photos posted on dating sites are actually slightly less reliable than squinting at someone in a dark bar after a couple of drinks.

6. You no longer wear matching jean jackets (yours: bedazzled, his: plain) to the movie theater and split a giant popcorn on your first date. But now you can wear matching SoulCycle tees while streaming Netflix and sharing ordered-in sushi. That’s sort of the same thing, right?

7. If a guy was interested, he called you on a landline to talk and ask you out on a date. Now, if a guy is interested, he drunk texts you on a Friday night. (Sad, but true.)

8. If only you could still throw your frizzy hair up into a scrunchy for a date, and have it be totally hot. If only.

9. After breaking up, you could be totally busted for your stalking tendencies if he caught you driving by his house in your best friend’s car. Now, you can be safe in your rage at his new life, thanks to social media.

10. The John Cusack days of holding a boom box outside your window are over. Because holding up a tiny pink Beats Pill stereo just doesn’t have the same effect.

11. The box full of love letters underneath your bed is now the texts you will never delete, even when your storage gets crazy full.

12. Take heart: You would never have met your wonderful husband back in the 90s, because his social media personality? Kinda dweeby.

13. First dates no longer exist. After checking out Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, you’re at date number three by the time you actually meet.

14. The biggest obstacle in your relationship is having no Wi-Fi connection.

15. Then: Receiving a mixtape was a sign that someone was really into you. Now: If he likes your new profile picture on Facebook, it means you two are basically married.

Source: Redbookmag.com

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1. He has a demonstrated ability to commit.

Sure, his last relationship didn’t work out, but at least you know he finds the concept of growing old and growing ear hair with the same woman not just un-terrifying, but downright desirable. You’re not going to wake up next to him after six perfect dates and discover he has “a philosophical issue with the institution” or some other well-rehearsed iteration of “Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man.”

2. He’s likely an optimist.

Divorce sucks, yet there’s a decent chance that he endured it because he knew deep down that something better was on the other side—possibly you. Gotta love that.

3. Divorced guys try harder.

See reason #2 for reference. No one wants to go through that twice if he can help it.

4. He’s got a signature dish.

Every dude knows women love a guy who can cook. Even if he’s no Food Network star, he’ll have at least one meal—with more than one course—that doesn’t involve the microwave that he’s been practicing on every woman he’s dated since his breakup. That means you’ll get a good meal out of it at the very least.

5. You’re getting Guy, 2.0.

Your predecessor test drove the beta version and worked out a lot of the bugs. Whether it’s how to be open about his feelings, not to leave his grubby stubble in the sink, or the value of furniture that’s not made of milk crates, you benefit from his exes’ efforts. (A thank you note, however, is unnecessary.)

6. His big regrets are your best friends.

No doubt there are mistakes he will be very, very careful not to make again. Practice makes (something somewhat less far from) perfect.

7. He doesn’t expect perfect.

No one should, of course, but more than a few Prince Charmings have walked down the aisle with delusions that his bride was the perfect mashup of Disney princesses. Now he’s learned that we’ve all got our ugly stepsister moments—which is a lot more realistic.

8. And you get points simply for not being her.

If that marriage of his ended badly, you are a miracle, an angel, a revelation. Simply because you didn’t do—and won’t, right?—the exact crappy thing she did. And even if they’re still friends, or have to deal with each other for some reason, it’s a safe bet she still can push his buttons in a hot second. You don’t even know where those buttons are yet. Total win for you, especially since he’s even more likely to cut you some slack. At least for a while.

9. You know he’s not infertile.

If he has children, that is. Plus, you get to preview what kind of a dad he’d be. Try before you buy!

10. He’s in full possession of all his baggage.

All men—whether they’ve been married or not—drag around an entire American Tourister luggage set. But divorced guys are at least aware of it, which goes a long way. Plus they tend to be more accepting of the teeny, tiny little carry on you might also be toting around.

11. Divorced guys really do move on.

Especially if they have someone who makes them much happier to move on with.

Source: Redbookmag.com

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Cheating is something that has become commonplace in the world of today and the reasons can be attributed to a number of things.

Identifying a cheating partner is particularly hard as a lot of people have become good at hiding their cheating ways. While it is hard to determine who cheats more among men and women, a cheating partner can be identified through a number of behavioural changes including dressing well, taking extra care of his or herself, acting weird and having a new seductive fragrance.

It is important to pay particular attention to certain things that can help you detect whether your partner is cheating or not. If you ever suspect that your partner may be cheating on you and you are interested in catching them red-handed, here are a number of things you should pay particular attention to.

1. Check Their Trash Can
A good place to detect and collect information that may tell you whether your partner is cheating or not is the thrash can. This is because it will contain a lot of discarded and disposed information which can provide you with clues regarding their whereabouts and activities.
You can take it a step further by also checking the recycle bins of their laptops from time to time for any deleted messages and files that may provide you with the information you need.

2. Check Their Phone
If your partner is the type that takes their phones everywhere and want to keep it as far away from you as possible, they may be cheating on you. Pay particular attention to their call logs and messages as they will most likely provide you with information regarding the things they are doing when you’re not around.

3. Keyloggers
Keyloggers are a type of computer software that can monitor all the inputs into a computer system. The app is available and can be downloaded on to your partners phone discreetly and without their knowledge. They can help you keep track of both his computer activities and phone logs and you can get any information you need from there. which monitors every input down to a stop in a computer.

4. Have Spontaneous Unplanned Sex
Visit your partner to have spontaneous and unplanned sex with them. If you’re sleeping over at their place, make an attempt to have sex with them once their back from work. If they do their best to avoid it or push you away, there may just be a likelihood of them being sexually exhausted.

5. Trail Them After A Disagreement
A cheating partner will most likely try to start a fight and attempt to walk away from you when there’s a disagreement. The reason for this is for them to spend time with any other person they’re cheating with. If you find out that your partner is always trying to start a fight even when there’s no reason to, they may just be cheating and looking for a way to leave you and spend time with the other person.
Steadily trail Them when they walk out the door and you may find the information you want.

6. Pay Them Surprise Visits
One of the quickest ways to catch a cheating partner is to go to their houses uninvited to surprise them. While you may not catch them in the act, any sign of visible anger of surprise may point to the fact that they have something or someone they’re hiding from you.

7. A Change In Their Sleeping Pattern
If you suddenly notice a change in their sleeping patterns such as them staying up longer than usual and offering work as an excuse to stay away for long hours at a stretch, there may be someone else. If you’re interested in knowing the truth, you may want to pretend as if you’ve fallen asleep and the minute they take off, you can follow them and stalk their activities.

8. Hidden Cameras
If you want to take your detective activities a notch higher, you can place a spy camera in your partners home just to be sure. A spycam can monitor their activities and movements, especially the people that come in and out of their homes. You should however be wary and ensure you’re not breaking any privacy laws.

Source: 360nobs.com

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