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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has pledged to support the local assembly and manufacturing of smartphones by purchasing one million handsets. Smartphone penetration is still below 40% in the country and lowering the cost of handsets will go a long way to improve overall penetration. Speaking at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court sitting in Kampala has today (Aug.31) dismissed a case of defamation filed against The Independent Publications Limited by the former General Manager Corporate Services and Chief Legal Counsel at Telecom giant, MTN Uganda. Justice Musa Ssekaana ruled that Anthony Mutyaba Katamba had failed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mobile phone-based payments for goods and services in Uganda remain low relative to subscriber numbers, a situation service providers say must be tackled to drive the cashless economy. While the country boasts more than 30 million mobile phone subscriptions, just about 20 million subscribe to …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Raymond Ekwamu, claimed his second MTN Monthly Mug on Saturday at Entebbe Club. The Handicap 26 golfer returned a score of 66 nett to win the overall winners prize at the par 71 Lakeside Entebbe Club. Ekwamu had previously won the first quarter …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda’ has unveiled a social initiative dubbed MTN Changemakers seeking to transform the lives of communities across Uganda. The initiative aims to support local individuals and organizations driven to make a profound impact on their communities. MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge said the telecom …

Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY  | Raymond Ekwamu has claimed the overall winners prize at the MTN Monthly Tee of June at the par 71 Lakeside side Entebbe Club. Ekwamu had the lowest score of 68 nett to beat and win a strong field of 179 golfers. All 179 golfers …

  Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda in partnership with Uganda Small Scale Industries Association has donated equipment including a bread mixer, baking table, baking raw materials, computers, and internet connectivity for a year worth Shs10 million to Mulungi Confectionary and Skilling Center in Mukono District. This donation …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSGINGE  | The National Social Security Fund has earned a total of Shs31.5billion as dividends for the year ended December 31, 2022, from its investment in MTN Uganda. NSSF Uganda, East Africa’s largest national savings fund by value, invested Shs360 billion in December 2021 to acquire …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda Group has called for a review of the taxation policy for digital money transitions, specifically the levy on the withdrawal of cash at mobile money agents. In 2018, the government introduced four levies on digital services including mobile money transactions, causing a public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda’s income tax paid to the government increased to 48.1 billion Shillings in the first quarter of this year, as the network’s subscriber base jumped to 17 million. In the same quarter (January to March) 2022, the company paid 43.2 billion Shillings, amidst …