Company CEO says it delivered a resilience half year amidst a difficult macroeconomic environment | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has reported a 48.1% growth in profit after tax to Shs193.6bn for the first six months of 2022 amidst a tough economic environment. Wim Vanhelleputte, the company’s outgoing CEO said …
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Telecom giant, MTN Uganda, has let go of its long serving Chief Executive Officer, Wim Vanhelleputte, setting the pace for the first top leadership transition since the telecom was listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Vanhelleputte, who has overseen the growth of the telecom …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | YOTV Channels has unveiled a new state-of-the-art redesigned video streaming app. The new app expands its current offering from a few options to a large variety of live and video-on-demand content covering over 60 live TV channels, over 50 live radio stations, over 140 artists …
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| THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has appointed Safaricom’s Chief Consumer Business Officer, Sylvia Mulinge, as its new chief executive officer effective October 1. She replaces Wim Vanhelleputte who has been promoted to a regional role as operating executive for the West and Central African Markets of Liberia, Guinea-Conakry, Guinea-Bissau, …
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The firm maintains a positive outlook going forward Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecom firm, MTN Uganda recorded a 20% increase in profit after tax to Shs100bn in quarter one of 2022, signifying an improvement in profit margins. The performance was boosted by data revenue, which increased by 45% …
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With a new logo and fresh ambitions, Africa’s largest mobile telecoms service provider is pivoting towards fintech and enterprise services | TONDERAYI MUKEREDZI | As the world increasingly becomes digitised, African telcos are calibrating their business models towards fully integrated digital and financial services enterprises. Continental telecoms giant MTN Group …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts in the technology sector have urged local enterprises to opt for advanced systems to match the demands of the evolving business environment. Farouk Semambya, an Information Technology (IT) Architect at MTN Uganda says cloud computing technologies allows enterprises to introduce new ways …
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But the telco recorded 5.8 % growth in net income to Shs 340.4 billion Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s biggest telecom firm, MTN Uganda, said a one-off payment for interim operating license and contract termination of a service provider saw its full year income reduce by Shs 62.3 …
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Airtel Uganda increases internet bundles, leaves price uncnaged Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Telcom firm, Airtel Uganda has taken a price war to the door step of MTN Uganda with a massive increase in internet capacities. The telco, effective Feb.21, doubled daily internet bundles and increased the one on …
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Why their opposing views still represent the ideological contention over Uganda’s destiny THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The memorial service of deceased central bank governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, provided a rare glimpse into the ideological contests that shaped the nature of the economy of present-day Uganda. President Museveni …
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