Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | “We are sorry to our customers who were affected by the service disruption that happened on Sunday.” That apology dominated a media briefing addressed by top MTN Uganda officials at the company’s headquarters in Kampala on July 7, as management sought to explain …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The disruption began around midday and became more widespread from about 1 p.m., with subscribers reporting that they could neither make nor receive calls, access mobile data, nor complete Mobile Money transactions. After several hours of disruption, MTN Uganda acknowledged the outage, attributing it to …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | MTN Uganda Limited has been ordered to pay more than 2.3 billion shillings to its former Senior Manager, Richard Mwami, after finding that the telecommunications company maliciously instigated his prosecution in the MTN Mobile Money fraud case. Mwami, who served as Senior Manager for MTN …
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Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | MTN Uganda are back to sponsoring the Uganda Professional Golfers Association, bringing back memories from 2006-2008 when they supported monthly mugs. MTN has unveiled a quarterly sponsorship for the professional golfers under their body, UPGA, at East Africa’s oldest golf facility, Entebbe Club. …
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Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Uganda’s youthful population is increasingly being pushed into a digital economy many are still ill-prepared to navigate, prompting fresh efforts by private sector players and development organisations to close the country’s widening digital skills gap. At the Kabalagala Youth Centre in Kampala, 58 young people …
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New phase of MTN’s AWE programme targets scaling women-led businesses through finance, digital systems and supply chain integration Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Corporate leaders and entrepreneurship experts have called for stronger support systems to help women-owned businesses transition from survival enterprises into scalable, investment-ready companies following the …
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Kasese, Uganda | URN | In support of the June 3rd 2026 Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, the Diocese of Kasese has received a vital financial boost from MTN-Uganda. The telecommunication company contributed 20 million shillings to support the diocese, which is taking the lead in organizing this year’s national event …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan transport sector continues to reap the benefits of working as one unit under the Union Transport Alliance, with an all-in-one daily mobile phone bundle designed specifically for Uganda’s informal sector as the latest innovation launched. The Union Bundle, developed in partnership with MTN …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, through its corporate social responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, in partnership with Maendeleo Foundation, has graduated 225 participants under its Internet Bus digital literacy programme in Amuru District in northern Uganda. The initiative is part of a wider push to expand digital skills among …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, through its MTN Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and Centenary Technology Services, has officially handed over a regional innovation hub to Kabale University, as part of efforts to expand digital skills and entrepreneurship among young Ugandans. …
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