Tag Archives: MTN Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MTN Uganda has posted robust financial results for the first half of 2025, buoyed by surging demand for data and financial technology services as more Ugandans tap into the digital economy for communication, business, and daily transactions. For the six months ending June 30, 2025, …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecom firm, MTN Uganda, has taken another step in its quest to bridge the country’s digital divide by inaugurating a new computer lab at Mvara Secondary School in Arua City. This marks part of a broader Shs 1 billion investment in expanding digital infrastructure …

MTN’s fintech firm, which was initially launched in 2009, has grown to become a core pillar of Uganda’s financial ecosystem with more than 13 million customers Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In a defining moment for Uganda’s financial technology landscape, MTN Uganda shareholders have officially approved the structural separation of …

Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has handed over a fully equipped ICT laboratory to St. John’s Secondary School Nyabwina in Sheema District, as part of its Shs1 billion ($260,000) Digital Access Project aimed at improving digital education infrastructure in underserved areas. The donation includes 10 modern computers, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, in partnership with Smart Girls Foundation, has graduated 298 youths under its Girls in Tech and Girls with Tools initiatives, expanding efforts to reduce youth unemployment and close the digital skills gap in one of Africa’s youngest nations. The cohort included 248 female …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, in partnership with Smart Girls Foundation, has graduated 298 youths under its Girls in Tech and Girls with Tools initiatives, expanding efforts to reduce youth unemployment and close the digital skills gap in one of Africa’s youngest nations. The cohort included 248 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda plans to spin off its mobile money arm, MTN MoMo, into a separate entity, a move that could alter the structure of its business in one of its largest African markets. In a regulatory filing last week, the company said it “intends to …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After months of struggling with a UGX 10 million medical debt, Toro Babies Home in Fort Portal City has finally received major relief, thanks to the generosity of well-wishers who cleared the outstanding bill and offered an additional UGX 10 million to support future …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, alongside its partners, has made a lasting impact in Tooro Kingdom through its 2025 edition of the annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign. The initiative, rooted in digital inclusion and community empowerment, concluded in Fort Portal with a series of meaningful …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda and its partners on Tuesday donated digital and vocational equipment to the Busoga Kingdom, as the telecommunications provider seeks to expand digital literacy and reduce economic vulnerability among Uganda’s rural youth and young women. The contribution, made as part of MTN’s 2025 …