Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Young Ugandan marketers seeking to expand internationally were encouraged to harness their personal identities to build strong professional brands that can compete on the global stage, MTN Uganda Brand Manager Catherine Mulanghi told students on Thursday. Speaking as the keynote speaker at Makerere University …
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MTN Foundation allocated Shs 4.6 billion to education, digital literacy, and community outreach. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MTN Uganda has become the first—and so far only—telecommunications operator in the country to publish a comprehensive sustainability report, setting a benchmark in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) transparency. The inaugural 2024 …
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Nigeria is emerging as the latest focal point in Africa’s fast-growing data infrastructure sector, with MTN and Airtel unveiling landmark projects in Lagos. The surge is part of a broader continental push to build AI-ready capacity, boost digital sovereignty, and attract global investment. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) report continued growth of the stock market in Uganda, with the sector recovering from the lagging effects of the COVID-19 period. This has also come with an increase in the return on investments of …
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Entebbe, Uganda | Phillip Corry | An impressive 65 on Saturday gave Arthur Arinaitwe the overall lead in the ongoing MTN Monthly Tee Order of Merit. Victory in the MTN Quarterly Tee at the picturesque 18-hole, par 71 course at the Lakeside Entebbe Club on Saturday enabled Data Analytics Consultant Arinaitwe …
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Industry analysts say platforms like the FMCG Digital Suite are timely, especially with Africa projected to have over 500 million e-commerce users by 2025 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda’s mobile-based supply chain platform for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies has registered strong uptake, with more than 860 businesses …
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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 …
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Entebbe, Uganda | Phillip Corry | It’s halfway house at Entebbe Club this Saturday as the MTN Quarterly Monthly Tee tees off at East Africa’s oldest golf club. Several golfers will be vying for various diadems and prizes at the par 71, picturesque lakeside course in Entebbe, at the same time …
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MTN Mobile Money expands 21 Days of Y’ello Care initiative to Luwero, championing digital agribusiness and health access Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd on Thursday extended its 2025 edition of the 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign to Luwero District, marking the second major …
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COMMENT | SYLVIA MULINGE | Last week, I revisited Uganda’s National Broadband Policy of 2018—and what I found was a compelling vision still waiting to be fully realised. The policy aims high. It promises to make fast, affordable, and reliable internet access available to all Ugandans—urban and rural, rich and poor. …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
