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 …
Read More »MTN Uganda, USSIA extends support to Mulungi Confectionary and Skilling Center
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 …
Read More »NSSF earns Shs31.5 bn dividend from MTN Uganda
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 …
Read More »MTN fights mobile money tax, pays UGX123bn in dividends
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 …
Read More »Mobile TV App boosts data usage as MTN subscribers hit 17.8m
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 …
Read More »MTN MoMo interest payout reaches Shs20.7bn
The interest payout to customers is calculated based on each customer’s daily average mobile money balance for three months Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd has paid Shs20.7bn to the customers for the past three quarters since the company started paying interest on customers’ mobile money …
Read More »Three year partnership sealed, it is Yello Fever at Ebb Club
MTN April Monthly Tee Overall winner Edward Kabuchu 63 nett Group A Tony Kisadha 68 nett Group B Ronald Osekeny 68 nett Group C Brian Cable 68 nett Lady winner Diana Nabukenya 71 nett Seniors winner Dr Kato Ssebaale 71 nett Guest winner Emmanuel Wamimbi 67 nett Entebbe, Uganda | …
Read More »MTN MoMo Payment boosts SMEs
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | A little more than five years ago, Small and Medium Enterprises had limited options to receive payments from customers and businesses. They relied on cash and sometimes on cheques or bank transfers, methods that were deemed inconvenient. But this has since changed, thanks to the …
Read More »MTN Uganda on transition to become a technology company
Kampala, Uganda | ALI MONZER | MTN Uganda, like most telecom companies around the world, has recorded rapid transformation in its operations, customer experience and development of various products and services aimed at responding to evolving consumer needs. From voice calls to SMS services and internet to mobile financial services, MTN Uganda …
Read More »MTN Uganda unveils ICT lab at Kabale Preparatory School
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale Preparatory School in Kabale District has benefited from a fully equipped computer lab as part of the MTN Uganda Foundation’s efforts to boost information and communication technologies in schools and communities. The facility comes with 10 computers, a 24-hour power backup and one-year free …
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