Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiyunga Health Centre IV in Luuka District is receiving infrastructure, digital and community health support as MTN Uganda seeks to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare under its annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign. The intervention, implemented under this year’s theme, “Expand Equitable Health for …
Read More »MTN Uganda is trying to make sustainability pay
The telecoms giant is cutting emissions while betting that a more connected Uganda will be good for business – and the planet Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Telecom companies have a slightly awkward relationship with sustainability. Their products may be digital, but their networks are physical, energy-hungry machines. …
Read More »MTN Uganda profit rises sharply as data and mobile money boost growth
Telecoms giant reports Ush367.5bn profit despite higher costs, regulatory changes and network disruptions Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda’s profits rose by almost 38% in the first half of 2026, as growing demand for mobile data and digital financial services helped the technology company withstand a …
Read More »MTN, partners to strengthen maternal and newborn care
Public private partnerships accelerate maternal healthcare access across Uganda’s underserved communities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MTN Uganda has launched the 2026 edition of its annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign, committing employee volunteers, digital technology and strategic partnerships to improve maternal and newborn healthcare in …
Read More »MTN takes Y’ello Storm campaign to Gulu with hospital support
Gulu, Uganda | URN | MTN Uganda has extended its Y’ello Storm campaign to Northern Uganda, combining customer engagement with support to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital as the telecommunications company seeks to deepen its presence beyond connectivity services. The company handed over mattresses, protective covers and mosquito nets to the …
Read More »MTN further clarifies July 5 service disruption
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 …
Read More »MTN outage disrupts calls, internet and mobile money services
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 …
Read More »MTN Uganda faces sh2.3 billion charge for malicious prosecution of Mwami
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 …
Read More »MTN returns to UPGA after 18 years with Pro Tee sponsorship
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. …
Read More »MTN internet bus graduates Kampala youth as Uganda’s digital divide persists
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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