Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading telcom company Airtel has started the new year by hitting the 10 million customer mark. The milestone cement’s Airtel’s position as the fastest growing telecom in the Uganda and the company has pledged to continue investing heavily towards improving the quality of …
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THIS WEEK: Airtel rewards more in Yoola Amajja promo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov. 24, Airtel Uganda awarded more customers in its Yoola Amajja promotion for the third draw. Isaac Sententembe, a mechanical engineering student at Bugema University won Shs1.1 million. Sententembe said he would use his …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Airtel’s Yoola Amajja promo excites
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing Airtel Uganda’s Yoola Amajja promotion is exciting and gaining more popularity amongst Ugandans, according to Richard Yego, the head of Airtel money. Speaking on the sidelines of the second draw held at their headquarters in Kampala on Nov. 17, Yego said the company …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Airtel’s Yoola Amajja promo is back
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has re-launched its Yoola Amajja cash promotion in a bid to reward customers using its mobile money platform. The campaign was first launched in 2016. It will last 90 days. For one to take part in the campaign, they have to dial *185# …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Airtel resumes Cranes’ sponsorship
THIS WEEK: Airtel resumes Cranes’ sponsorship Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has resumed sponsorship of the National Football team – the Cranes sponsorship with Shs10billion. This meant that the Telecom Company has renewed its ongoing partnership with the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) as the official sponsor …
Read More »Airtel Uganda launches fastest 4G internet
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Airtel Uganda, Uganda’s second largest telecom firm has today launched its 4GLTE mobile telecommunications technology in the presence of Information and Communications Minister, Frank Tumwebaze and Uganda Communication Commission Director for Corporate Affairs, Fred Otunnu. Speaking at the launch in Kampala, the company’s Managing Director, …
Read More »Airtel Uganda records Shs 160bn net profit
Anwar Soussa, who supervised the record performance, quit the telecom company Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Telecom service provider, Airtel Uganda, ended the 2016 financial year with 85.6% growth in net profit to Shs 160.45bn on the back of improved uptake of mobile money, value added services and data. …
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A look at MTN, Airtel, Africell ahead of August SIM registration deadline Kampala, Uganda |ISAAC KHISA and JULIUS BUSINGE| MTN Uganda has recorded a surge in revenues for the six months ending June 30, signaling a possible rebound in the country’s telecom industry. According to the latest half year performance …
Read More »Airtel Uganda gets new MD
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Airtel Uganda has announced the planned departure of their managing director Anwar Soussa in a notice shared on Aug. 09. According to the notice, Soussa, who took up this role in June last year, is leaving as a result of a personal decision to take …
Read More »Micro credit: Good or bad for Uganda’s poor population?
Experts say the interest rates are very high Kampala, Uganda |Isaac Khisa| Micro-credit is fast becoming a darling to millions of Uganda’s population following the rollout of new credit windows between financial institutions and telecom firms. But financial experts are worried that the new products may not create as much …
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