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MTN Uganda plans mobile money spin-off

MTN Uganda plans mobile money spin-off

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 implement a proposed

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MTN Donates ICT Hub, Boosts Child Welfare in Tooro Kingdom

MTN Donates ICT Hub, Boosts Child Welfare in Tooro Kingdom

MTN Uganda has wrapped up its 2025 edition of the “21 Days of Y’ello Care” campaign with a major donation to the Tooro Kingdom, aimed at promoting digital inclusion and supporting vulnerable children.In a handover ceremony at Best Nursery and Primary School, MTN Uganda—working with

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MTN Backs Lugazi Diocese With Shs15m, safety Gear for Martyrs Day

MTN Backs Lugazi Diocese With Shs15m, safety Gear for Martyrs Day

MTN Uganda has donated Shs15 million and 500 reflector jackets to Lugazi Diocese as part of its support for the 2025 Catholic Martyrs Day celebrations, set to take place in Namugongo.The handover took place on Thursday, May 15, at the diocesan offices, where Msgr Richard Kayondo, Vicar Gen

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MTN Pays shs42.5bn in Statutory Levy to UCC

MTN Pays shs42.5bn in Statutory Levy to UCC

MTN Uganda has paid Shs 42.5 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission’s (UCC) Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) as its statutory levy.The amount represents 2% of MTN Uganda’s gross annual revenue for the financial year ending 31 December 2024, in compliance

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MTN Uganda launches nationwide network upgrade

MTN Uganda launches nationwide network upgrade

 MTN Uganda is undertaking a significant nationwide network upgrade initiative aimed at substantially improving the reliability and speed of its voice, data, and mobile money services.This ambitious project seeks to deliver a more seamless and enhanced digital

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Vietnamese Energy Mogul Slams Africa’s Development Paralysis

Vietnamese Energy Mogul Slams Africa’s Development Paralysis

A Vietnamese energy mogul has delivered a sobering critique of Africa’s chronic development paralysis, warning that failure to prioritize basics like energy in countries like Kenya is fatal to economic progress.Doanh Chau, president of Vietnam Gas and Energy Science Grou

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Kenyan woman arrested for drug trafficking in Vietnam to be executed tomorrow

Kenyan woman arrested for drug trafficking in Vietnam to be executed tomorrow

Margaret Nduta Macharia, a 37-year-old Kenyan national, is scheduled to be executed in Vietnam tomorrow, Monday, March 17, 2025, following her conviction for drug trafficking.In July 2023, Vietnamese authorities a

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Charles Mbire pays Shs 5 million in Taxes per Day  to URA

Charles Mbire pays Shs 5 million in Taxes per Day to URA

Ugandan businessman and investor Charles Mbire has emerged as one of the country’s highest individual taxpayers, with a staggering UGX 5.4 million deducted daily in taxes from his MTN Uganda dividends alone.Foll

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	Why MTN is at loggerheads with URA in Shs 1.5 trillion tax stalemate

Why MTN is at loggerheads with URA in Shs 1.5 trillion tax stalemate

For the past five months or so, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been at loggerheads with Uganda’s biggest telecommunications company, MTN.This follows an audit carried out by SafariTech - a Kenyan company tha

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Coffee shake-up: Uganda’s biggest gamble

Coffee shake-up: Uganda’s biggest gamble

Uganda's coffee industry faces a pivotal moment as Parliament deliberates on the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill 2024, which proposes to dissolve the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and integrate its functions into the Ministry of Agriculture.  The move, part of the govern

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