Sheilah Gashumba

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Sheilah Gashumba
Alma materCity Varsity SA
Occupations
  • Media personality
  • TV host
Years active2007–present
AgentBM Publications
Career
ShowNBS After5
Station NBS Television
Country Uganda
Previous shows
  • Teens Club on WBS TV, Uganda
  • The Beat on NTV, Uganda

Sheilah Gashumba is a Ugandan media personality, TV host and digital influencer. [1] [2] [3] She formerly hosted NBS After5 an entertainment show on NBS Television and currently, a radio presenter at NRG Uganda and host of DSTV's 'House of Chefs' in South Africa. [4] [5] [6]

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As a cultural figure

Gashumba uses social media platforms Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Threads and Facebook to advocate for minimum wage policy for Journalists and media personalities in Uganda. She has also worked on promotional campaigns for brands including Africell, Uber, Coca-Cola and Tecno Mobile . She is the first media personality to cover the Common Wealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) presided over by the Queen Elizabeth II in 2007.

Early life and education

Gashumba attended Taibah International School, Galaxy International School Kampala, Kabojja International School, City Varsity Media & Creative Arts in Cape Town, South Africa. [7] [1] [8]

Career

Gashumba started presenting a teen`s club show on WBS TV in 2007. [9] [6] Sheila later joined NTV where she presented T-Nation and later NTV The Beat with Douglas Lwanga. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] In November 2021, she joined NBS Television where she currently hosts NBS After5, an entertainment show which airs from Monday to Friday from 5:00pm up to 7:00pm with MC Kats, Douglas Lwanga, DJ Mercy Pro and DJ Roja from the duo Slick Stuart & Dj Roja. [15] [3] [6] [2]

Honors

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2013Buzz Teeniez AwardsTeeniez Teen TV Show presenterSheilah GashumbaWon, [16] [17]

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2014Abryanz Style And Fashion AwardsBest Dressed Female TV Personality AwardSheilah GashumbaNominated, [19]

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2015Abryanz Style And Fashion AwardsBest Dressed Female Media Personality of the YearSheilah GashumbaNominated

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2016Starqt Fashion AwardsMedia Personality of the yearSheilah GashumbaNominated [24]
2017PAFABest FashionistaSheilah GashumbaWon [25]
2018Abryanz Style And Fashion AwardsMost Stylish Female Celebrity of the YearSheilah GashumbaNominated

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