Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda, Airtel Money, and Credable Group have signed a tripartite agreement to enhance financial inclusion in Uganda with the introduction of a mobile-based consumer banking solution called Kwasa Kwasa. This collaboration enables Airtel Money customers to instantly access affordable, short-term loans …
Read More »Mandela Stadium Namboole will host 2024 Airtel Masaza Cup Final
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Airtel Masaza Cup 2024 final game will be played at the Mandela National Stadium on November 2, it has been announced in Bulange today by Buganda Sports Minister Robert Sserwanga. The tournament, which started in June this year, is now at the semifinal …
Read More »Airtel Africa Foundation unveils ‘Airtel Africa Fellowship Program’ at IIT Madras Zanzibar
Zanzibar, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The Airtel Africa Foundation has announced the launch of the prestigious ‘Airtel Africa Fellowship Program’ for the undergraduate students at IIT Madras Zanzibar, the first-ever foreign campus established by an IIT. The Fellowship aims to support deserving students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds enrolled in …
Read More »Airtel remits Shs 34.8 billion rural communication levy
The funds will be usd to facilitate access to communication services in underserved areas Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecom firm, Airtel Uganda, has handed over Shs 34.8 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in fulfillment of the Communications Act, aimed at bolstering the nation’s communication infrastructure. This contribution …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Thousands turn out for Kabaka Birthday Run to support fight against HIV/AIDS
Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Thousands of Ugandans took part in a mega run on Sunday organized by the Buganda Kingdom and Airtel to raise funds for the fight against HIV and AIDS in the East African country. Dubbed the Kabaka Birthday Run 2024, the annual event was held under the …
Read More »Airtel Uganda hands UCC sh34.8 billion to support rural infrastructure development
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has today handed over a cheque of shs 34.8 billion – 2% of the annual gross revenue for the year ending 2023 – to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to support the country’s communication infrastructure development. The announcement was made during a press …
Read More »Safaris Director arrested over shs.326 million fraud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Sheenah Ndamiya the Director of Kadodi 256 Ndamiya Safaris Limited on charges of electronic fraud of more than 326.9 million shillings. Ndamiya was on Tuesday arraigned before Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko. …
Read More »Ugandan media urged to champion conversations of ending HIV/AIDs
Airtel – Kabaka Birthday Run set to take place on Sunday, 7th April 2024 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has today called on the media to spearhead conversations in their spaces that will aid in the fight towards ending the spread of HIV/AIDs by 2030 by participating in …
Read More »Basemera shows a woman’s will to build a business from scratch
Peruth Basemera Defies Odds, Grows Her Business from a Retail Shop to a Franchise Distributor Chain Across 3 Districts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Her journey began in 2005 as an airtime stockist for Airtel Uganda (then CELTEL Uganda), selling scratch cards in her retail shop. However, in 2012, …
Read More »Katikkiro hails Airtel Uganda as 11th Kabaka Birthday Run is launched
Airtel Uganda, Buganda Kingdom Launch the Kabaka Birthday Run 11th edition with pledge to end HIV/AIDs by 2030 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 11thedition of the highly anticipated annual Kabaka Birthday Run has been launched in a colourful ceremony today, 27th February 2024, at Bulange, Mengo. In partnership …
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