News RSS Feed American Tower Corporation (“American Tower”) (NYSE: AMT) and MTN Group Limited (“MTN Group”) (JSE: MTN) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to establish a new joint venture tower company in Uganda ("ATC Uganda"), which will acquire all of the existing tower sites from MTN Group’s operating subsidiary in Uganda (“MTN Uganda”), numbering approximately 1,000, for an agreed upon purchase price of up to approximately $175 million. ]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:39:07 GMT As part of the ongoing Mobile Money system enhancements, we would like to inform our customers that the service will be off-line on the following dates and times.]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:51:46 GMT MTN Uganda has this morning announced the ninth edition of the Annual MTN Kampala Marathon, slated for Sunday November 27, 2011, setting off from the Kololo Airstrip.

]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:47:12 GMT The Uganda Investment Authority Ag. Executive Director, Tom Buringuriza, today lauded the private sector for spearheading local development through investments in different segments of the economy, including customer care service.]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:42:43 GMT The MTN Group Limited (“MTN” or “the group”) continued to deliver a satisfactory operational performance for the six months with subscriber growth of 7.5%, revenue 9.4% higher on a constant currency basis and a 1.3 percentage points expansion in the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) margin to 44.6%.]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:45:33 GMT MTN has today announced a new set of tariffs to support an increment in investments against a backdrop of rising business costs.]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:28:47 GMT We have noted with great concern that a number of MTN customers have recently been receiving calls from some fraudulent persons claiming to be employees of MTN.]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:37:51 GMT MTN is challenging the developer community from around the world to come forward with innovative apps which are inspired by the realities of Africa and the Middle East.]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:56:12 GMT MTN Uganda today handed over a contribution of UGX 7.83billion to the Rural Communication Development Fund (RCDF), through the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:55:29 GMT MTN Uganda today announced that it’s Mobile Money Services and Airtime Loading using vouchers had returned to normal after a 24-hour system interruption.

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:39:50 GMT Award-winning musician, writer, producer, humanitarian, and activist Alicia Keys is to be interviewed by African youth in the final episode of MTV Base Meets…with MTN, the upcoming TV series that empowers African youth by bringing them face to face with the political, business and cultural elite. ]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:56:53 GMT MTN Uganda and Star Times TV today announced the introduction of convenient mobile money payments for the newly-introduced digital KITV services.]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:54:10 GMT The First-Ever Customer Service Bus rolled out onto Uganda’s roads today to reach MTN Uganda’s 7 million customers wherever they may be.

]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:14:08 GMT MTN Uganda has broken ground on a new Switching Centre in kampala, bringing the number of Telecommunication Switches to six, the company operates in Uganda.]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:35:37 GMT MTN Uganda today officially opened an ultra-modern Customer Service Centre at the Forest Mall, Lugogo, bringing its investments in Uganda closer to the US$1billion mark since the company launched operations in 1998.]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:57:45 GMT MTN Uganda this week launches the popular staff Corporate social responsibility initiative, ‘21 Days of Y'ello Care’, with a focus on the United Nation’s Environmental Focus in declaring 2011 the ‘International Year of Forests’.]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMT MTN Uganda has injected over UGX 5 Billion in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, through the MTN Uganda Foundation over the last three years alone.]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 11:16:24 GMT MTN Uganda has today officially released Uganda’s second and third official Android Technology offerings with the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Samsung Galaxy Mini. ]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:59:54 GMT MTN Uganda hereby notifies all its customers that effective Monday 14^th March 2011, our interconnect with Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) will be de-activated. Now suspended - we'll update in due course!]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:54:43 GMT MTN Uganda has signed up the first Android-FROYO powered mobile phone in Uganda, the IDEOS U8150.

]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:28:48 GMT MTN and the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) today announced the launch of an e-mobile water utility payments service that will allow about 300,000 customers of the national water utility company to pay their bills using MTN Mobile Money.

]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:31:46 GMT Police has reaffirmed to the general public guaranteed high security in the forthcoming MTN Kampala Marathon slated for Dec 5^th at all points on the marathon route.

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:08:06 GMT MTN today announces the first lucky winners from the Yarribba Mobile Money promotion launched recently. In the 6 Week Long promotion, MTN Mobile Money registered users stand a chance to win over UGX180 million by simply transacting using MTN Mobile Money.]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:01:50 GMT MTN Uganda Customers today received news that they will be making calls for UGX 2 per second when they call their favorite 5 friends number on the MTN Network.]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:02:18 GMT MTN Uganda today handed over the multi-billion State-of-the-art Lugogo Indoor Stadium to the National Council of Sports (NCS), after a 3 year UGX 1.7 billion renovation.]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:46:52 GMT Over 25,000 athletes are expected to participate in this year’s MTN Kampala Marathon slated for 5^th December 2010.

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:13:56 GMT MTN Uganda, through the MTN (Uganda) Foundation and Stanbic Bank today opened a new Health Center (II) in Gulu District, Lela Obaro village, Paidongo Parish, Bobi Sub County.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:15:21 GMT MTN Uganda today unveiled a sponsorship package of UGX 1.4 billion for Uganda’s national soccer team, the Uganda Cranes. The support package is the largest ever provided to the Cranes by a corporate organisation.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:16:19 GMT MTN and MultiChoice Uganda today announced the introduction of a more convenient payment option for DStv service using MTN Mobile Money.]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:41:24 GMT Hot on the heels of the successful 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in which it was the first and only African global sponsor, MTN has scored again for African football fans with a 3 year broadcast sponsorship of the English Premier League (English Premiership) in Africa.

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:14:50 GMT MTN and Post Bank Uganda LTD today signed a landmark partnership agreement establishing Post Bank Ltd as an MTN Mobile Money agent.]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:17:52 GMT MTN Uganda today handed over Medical Endoscopic Equipment worth over UGX 130 million. The Endoscopic Equipment is to be used in the Neurosurgery Departments of these hospitals for specialized surgery and treatment of people suffering from Hydrocephalus, an abnormal condition of the brain.

 

]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:12:24 GMT THE EKIGGUNDA Ky'omwaka, one of Uganda's biggest crowd-pullers, has been postponed to October 3 2010, sponsors MTN Uganda and Radio Simba have announced. ]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:21:33 GMT MTN Uganda today received an enhanced data network from Huawei Technologies to complement its existing infrastructure, aimed at increasing data connectivity in Uganda at lower prices.

]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:31:29 GMT MTN Uganda and United Bank for Africa today signed a landmark partnership agreement establishing UBA as the first financial institution to become an MTN Mobile Money agent.]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:38:08 GMT MTN Uganda today extended the coverage of the highly popular MTN Zone to cover all other local network calls. MTN Zone Extended announced today, offers tariff discounts of up to 99% on calls.]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 11:49:24 GMT MTN and Total Uganda today signed an enhanced partnership that places the MTN range of products and services in more than 129 Total stations countrywide.]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 09:47:36 GMT Curtains came down in style for the MTN Goal of Goals promotion as the final house was handed over to an excited and ecstatic Makerere University student, Mary Magdalene Amongin, in the presence of all the eleven previous winners in a ceremony that set the mood for the forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup where MTN is the official mobile telephone operator.]]> Fri, 21 May 2010 11:43:46 GMT Facebook ZERO (0.facebook.com) is lightweight and optimized for speed; MTN standard data charges do not apply for site.

]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 14:00:14 GMT MTN Uganda staff today rolled up their sleeves to clean up Kampala City Council’s Kamwokya Primary School as part of the month-long company Y’ello Care initiative across Africa and the Middle East.]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 09:08:46 GMT Coca-Cola and MTN Uganda today unveiled a ground breaking partnership to bring the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals live into a stadium in Uganda.]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 13:45:50 GMT As the MTN Goal of Goals approaches its penultimate stage, Musa Katende Ssajjakambwe, of Mbuya Zone 2 emerged the winner of the eleventh furnished MTN house and quickly attributed his luck to ‘Allah’ who he says had a great message for him when he narrowly escaped an accident on Mityana road. ]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 13:58:30 GMT - Users Urged to Update Their Details to ease service usage -

CLOSE to one Million Subscribers have registered for the MTN Mobile Money service, making it Uganda’s fastest-growing non-tariff telecommunications value add service.

]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 19:09:54 GMT Ibrahim Kyamanywa, a manager of a night club in Lira district is the winner of the tenth furnished house in the ongoing MTN Goal of Goals 2010 FIFA World Cup promotion.]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 12:38:35 GMT

Franc Ngabo lifted April’s MTN Monthly Mug with a gross score of 75 and a hefty cash prize sent via MTN Mobile Money, and Rogers Byaruhanga took Runners-Up position at the Kitante Course club house Saturday evening.

]]> Sat, 01 May 2010 17:45:53 GMT MTN Uganda today announced a one year sponsorship of UGX 50 million towards the Uganda Professional Golfers Association (UPGA). This is in a continued effort to promote, grow and support the game of golf through the UPGA regionally and internationally.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:52:38 GMT MTN, Official Telecom sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup^TM, today surprised eight loyal customers with an all expenses paid trip to the World Cup Finals in South Africa this July.]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:45:59 GMT Charles Mugabo, a Kampala businessman, is the 9^th winner of a furnished apartment in the ongoing MTN Goal of Goals promotion which has so far seen 8 lucky winners rewarded with houses and many others win Flat screen TV sets, Home Theatres and Fridges in readiness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup which kicks off on June 11^th in South Africa. ]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:34:19 GMT Mr. Haruna Kassim is the eighth winner of a fully furnished apartment in the ongoing MTN 2010 FIFA World Cup promotion Goal of Goals. ]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:16:35 GMT

MTN Uganda has started a campaign to reward customers registered with the Mobile Money product. The campaign, during which UGX 1 million will be given away daily to a lucky winner will run from April 12, 2010 to May 12, 2010.

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7 Lives Changed and 5 houses to Go… Who is the next winner?

]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:58:46 GMT Joyce Nalukambi Kasozi emerged the sixth winner of a fully furnished house in the ongoing MTN Goal of Goals World Cup promotion. Nalukande, a clothes hawker, was announced on Sunday during the live weekly TV broadcasts on NTV and UBC. ]]> Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:03:44 GMT A Mukono plumber, Mr. Yusuf Swale Kamara is the winner of house number 5 in the ongoing MTN Goal of Goals promotion which so far has given out four furnished apartments.]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:34:03 GMT MTN Uganda today launched a Business Training Programme aimed at improving the performance of Uganda’s Small and Medium Sector. ]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:58:53 GMT Hamza Yusuf a 48 year old driver from Moyo District is the lucky winner of the 4^th fully furnished house in the ongoing MTN World Cup Goal of Goals promotion.

 

]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:53:51 GMT There are a number of questions around what will happen to the South African football arena after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. To keep the momentum going and continue the excitement of the World Cup – MTN has entered into a strategic alliance that will take its football involvement to the next level.

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:59:08 GMT Teddy Nabukwasi became the first lady to take away fully furnished MTN house in the Goal of Goals promotion, after the first two were won by Amon Turysingura of Nateete and Godfrey Matege of Kamuli. ]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:00:17 GMT The second winner in the ongoing MTN Goal of Goals promotion has received the keys to his fully furnished apartment.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:05:11 GMT MTN Uganda through the MTN Foundation has donated UGX 100 million to the Uganda Red Cross Society to assist in aiding the disaster-stricken people in Bududa District which was struck by a series of landslides on the slopes of Mt. Elgon this week Monday 1^st March 2010.]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:06:23 GMT PROUD sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, MTN Uganda today handed over the first of twelve houses to be given away, to one lucky winner, Amon Turyasingura, in the ongoing Goal of Goals promotion.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:06:34 GMT This year’s Kampala Club Chairman’s Cup, which is scheduled to commence this Sunday February 28^th has received a cash boost of over UGX 40 million from the tournament sponsors MTN Uganda. ]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:07:55 GMT Efforts by MTN Uganda, Grameen Foundation and Google to alleviate poverty in the disadvantaged communities in Uganda through mobile phone texts received global recognition at the just concluded 15^th annual GSMA 2010 Mobile World Congress; Global Mobile Awards held in Barcelona, Spain on 16^th February.

]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:17:10 GMT As the countdown to the World cup heats up, PROUD sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, MTN Uganda is set to give  a once in a lifetime opportunity to Ugandans  through a new promotion dubbed Goal of Goals.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:26:55 GMT MTN Uganda has reduced the VoiceSMS tariffs within the MTN family for the entire month of February, a move that will give its subscribers a more affordable opportunity to celebrate love in the Valentines month. ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:22:19 GMT MTN Uganda prepaid customers will be able to interact with business associates, friends and family during this festive season for as little as UGX 395 a minute when they call up to 10 different destinations around the world.]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:15:52 GMT The annual MTN Kampala Marathon gets underway with the wheelchair competition, the IHK Hope Ward Fun Run and a mock marathon this Sunday, 15^th November at Kololo Airstrip.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:10:51 GMT MTN Uganda last night scooped the Best Solution for Rural Services Award at the second AfricaCom Awards announced in Cape Town during the 2009 AfricaCom Conference.]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:05:53 GMT

This year’s MTN Kampala Marathon has attracted 20,200 participants among them the 96 year old veteran runner Dr. Francis Gureme, the oldest amongst them. 

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:44 GMT Over 100 companies have entered approximately 200 teams in the corporate challenge race category in the upcoming MTN Kampala Marathon slated for Sunday November 22nd starting and finishing at Kololo Airstrip.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:33 GMT MTN promises more tickets as five win all expenses paid trips to watch the World Cup in South Africa.


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Uganda’s leading all-girl group and recent MTV Africa Music Award nominees, Blu 3, are to celebrate their sixth anniversary by staging the Be Free concert this Friday 23^rd October at the KCC Grounds in Lugogo.

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:50:02 GMT MTN Uganda today announced it has secured a USD 100 million Credit Facility from a Syndicate of Ugandan banks, in Uganda’s largest corporate financing arrangement ever and a world first in the syndicated financing market.

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:48:02 GMT Access to email while on the move has now been made even more convenient as MTN launches a new campaign dubbed Real Deal under the MTN Late Chat umbrella. MTN customers will now be able to get free email addresses directly from their Nokia mobile phones therefore increasing the avenues through which they can stay in touch with friends and family.

]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:38:23 GMT Jazz artists Eric Marienthal from Los Angeles, Chuck Loeb from New York and celebrated drummer Oscar Seaton arrived in the country last night and are expected to perform at a jazz concert at the Kampala Serena Hotel alongside Uganda’s celebrated reggae artist Tshaka Mayanja and jazz sensation and pianist PRAGMO courtesy of MTN. ]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:11:12 GMT Preparations for the 6th MTN Kampala Marathon have begun in earnest with the unveiling of the new route for the November 22, 2009 event. The new route will be flagged off from Kololo Airstrip for the 10 kilometres, 21 kilometres and 42 kilometres races. ]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:07:36 GMT Thousands of mothers from Otwal Sub County in Oyam District today received items ranging from farming tools to personal hygiene, worth over UGX 67 million as part of the Mama Bag Kit, assembled with proceeds from last year’s MTN Kampala Marathon. ]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:01:12 GMT Telecoms Company, MTN Uganda today launched its Voice SMS service, a new type of audio messaging function which allows users more flexibility and a quicker, more convenient means of sending personalized messages. ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:57:01 GMT MTN announced today that it had registered over 100,000 customers on its mobile money transfer service, MTN Mobile Money in less than its projected timeframe of 6 months. ]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:21:43 GMT Works on the much anticipated facelift of the Lugogo Indoor Stadium were officially flagged off by the projects backers, MTN Uganda Foundation the National Council of Sports at a ground breaking ceremony held today at the sports complex.

]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:16:16 GMT Telecom giant MTN Uganda has increased call rates citing increasing operating cost pressures.]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:13:26 GMT

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced it has been selected by MTN Uganda for its nationwide mobile payment program. The Leading African operator makes m-payment accessible to the great majority.

]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:42 GMT MTN Uganda in partnership with Grameen Foundation and Google Search has launched a suite of mobile phone applications which will provide instant information that was previously unavailable to Uganda’s poor and remote communities.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:05:57 GMT Thousands of soccer lovers in the northern town of Lira are set for a 6 day soccer tournament starting today, Monday June 15th 2009.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:51 GMT MTN Uganda today met its key customers in Eastern Uganda in an open forum intended to better understand their needs as the telecommunication giant moves to further secure its market leadership position.]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:58:29 GMT PROUD sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, MTN Uganda is set to give away free tickets to the football tournament that will take place in Africa for the first time in its 80 year history.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:55:36 GMT MTN Group staff across the company’s 21 operations in Africa and the Middle East will once again embark on a month-long Y’ello Care programme, a volunteerism campaign that involves every employee in community building projects in addition to the MTN Foundation initiatives.]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 11:51:12 GMT

The MTN Monthly Golf Mug scheduled for this Saturday at the Uganda Golf Club, will be more than just another sporting event this month. Club members Martin and Camille Aliker will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with fellow golfers, friends and family as MTN has pledged to host a dinner for the couple after the prize giving ceremony of the Mug.

]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 11:48:12 GMT MTN Uganda celebrated the 46th Anniversary of Africa Day by organizing a formal dinner on behalf of the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corp in Uganda, Ambassador Kamali Karegesa for the diplomatic community in the country.]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 11:44:29 GMT Over 1000 Pupils of Gulu Prison Primary School will now have classes in a new a safe environment after MTN Foundation gave over UGX 235 Million to renovate the previously dilapidated structures.  ]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 11:42:00 GMT MTN Uganda has opened a new customer service center on Kampala Road with the aim of taking services as close as possible to its clients.]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 11:38:06 GMT MTN Uganda was the winner of the overall PR excellence award during the inaugural Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) awards ceremony held at Serena Hotel on Thursday.

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:34:21 GMT MTN Late Chat campus promotions are taking on an educative turn this year. The activities scheduled today will feature various guest inspirational and motivational speakers.

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:30:11 GMT MTN reinforced its position in Uganda as the leading telecommunications company in the country as they announced the acquisition of their 4 millionth customer. The milestone comes at a critical time in the industry where the existing competitive environment has been intensified by the arrival of yet another telecoms company.

]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:23:20 GMT The British Council in conjunction with MTN will on March 20^th host Chris Kinsville-Heyne a renowned crisis communications trainer, as guest speaker at the Management Forum – Uganda.

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:11:04 GMT Telecommunications giant, MTN through its annual MTN Kampala Marathon has fulfilled its pledge to the Mama Bag and Return Kit project, a Uganda Red Cross initiative geared towards bettering the lives of expectant mothers in Northern Uganda.  Around UGX 67 million was raised from the 2008 edition of the MTN Kampala Marathon and is expected to help more than 1,300 mothers re-start their lives.

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:04:18 GMT The MTN Group has announced that the successful launch of Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) in Uganda marks the beginning of a series of planned launches across its operations in Africa and Middle-East.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:37:01 GMT MTN customers can now finally use the much anticipated MTN Mobile Money transfer service following the commercial launch of the product today. Upon registration, users will be able to send and receive cash using their mobile phones.

]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:47:18 GMT MTN Late Chat promotion winners are scheduled to fly out on February 12 as part of their prize package. The promotion which ran from September to December 2009 climaxed with Pamela Mugerwa – a student at Makerere University – emerging winner of the grand prize, an all expenses paid trip to Dubai with two friends courtesy of MTN and Nokia Uganda. 

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:07:37 GMT MTN’s Home & Away call tariffs will from today February 1, 2009 take up a new pricing plan as the telecom giant pushes to offer a more desired flexibility of pricing.]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:03:06 GMT MTN today recognized outstanding business performance by their leading dealers in an awards ceremony held at the Nile Resort Hotel, Jinja. Dealers received awards for outstanding delivery in their businesses, exhibiting productive partnerships that have significantly contributed to overall growth and market leadership of the MTN brand.

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:57:13 GMT MTN Uganda will invest $250,000 (over UGX 487million) as seed capital to support small and medium scale entrepreneurs in Uganda via MYC4. MYC4 is an online marketplace that connects people from all over the world ­- with African entrepreneurs, who lack capital to develop their businesses.]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:48:42 GMT After the unprecedented and overwhelming success of MTN Zone, MTN has taken the decision to make the product a permanent feature in their product portfolio after more than 2 million people opted to sign onto the innovative tariff. 

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:01:32 GMT As registered participants continue to receive their kits through the week and infrastructure set up continues, preparations are in high gear for the 5th annual MTN Kampala Marathon slated for this Sunday 23rd November.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:55:22 GMT MTN has confirmed that it is testing its Mobile Money transfer service with agents and hundreds of customers already on the pilot service countrywide ahead of its imminent commercial launch.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:42:26 GMT Opera Software today announced it has expanded its partnerships into Africa, strengthening the company's strategy to make its winning Web experience available to more end-users on any device, all over the world. MTN, the leading telecommunications company in Uganda, will distribute Opera Mini to its almost three million customers.

]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:30:27 GMT MTN, New Vision and Mukwano are among the sixty four regional and international brands that were awarded East Africa Superbrands status during the unveiling of the first edition of the EA Superbrands publication at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi on Friday last week.

]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:27:17 GMT MTN today introduced MTN Zone, an innovative price plan that offers up to 99 percent savings on MTN to MTN calls. MTN Zone, a revolutionary new tariff will see prepaid customers making calls for as little as UGX 1 per second depending on the time of day and location. It is a unique dynamic tariff system that sees discounts changing on a continual basis.

]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:23:58 GMT MTN has fulfilled its promise to support The National University Sports Federation of Uganda (NUSFU) in preparing the Ugandan team for the All Africa Inter-University games due to take place from 6th to 16th July 2008 at Makerere University Kampala.

]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:38:15 GMT The MTN Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of telecommunications giant MTN, donated more than UGX 200 million to Proline Soccer Academy at a press briefing today at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The donation was received by the Academy's patron, Julian Ferdinand.

]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:35:51 GMT Telecoms giant MTN & FUFA launched the Uganda Cranes 2010 World Cup campaign with a call to the public to rally behind the national team. With the first World Cup qualifying game against Niger on Saturday 31st May soon approaching, MTN & FUFA invited Ugandans to rally behind the national team on the road to the finals in South Africa.

]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:27:21 GMT MTN customers roaming in South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia can now talk more at less cost following the introduction of MTN Preferred Roaming, a product of the telecommunications company’s  partnership with  sister operations in these countries.

]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 16:07:14 GMT Young people from schools and IDP camps in Northern, Central, Eastern and Western Uganda will benefit from a peace camp organized through a partnership between the MTN Foundation, War Child Holland, and Conflict Resolution by Youth Uganda (CRY Uganda) and I-Network.

]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 15:51:38 GMT The National University Sports Federation of Uganda (NUSFU) has incorporated the recently launched game, Woodball into the National MTN Inter-University sports disciplines.

]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 15:43:48 GMT The 7th edition of the MTN Monthly Mug tournament is set to take place this Saturday April 26th 2008 at the Uganda Golf Club, Kitante.

]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:57:59 GMT MTN today handed over UGX 59 million to the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) Mama Bag Kit project as the proceeds from the 2007 MTN Kampala Marathon. The contribution was unveiled today at a press conference held at the organization’s premises on Lumumba Avenue.

]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:54:45 GMT We’ve now got UGX 500 and UGX 1,000 airtime voucher denominations!

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:05:36 GMT Telecommunications giant MTN launches a big money promotion code named Kwata Cash in which it’s new and existing customers stand a chance of winning big cash and or fancy MTN goodies.

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:41:26 GMT The MTN Foundation, MTN’s CSR arm has partnered with the Malaria Consortium in the fight against Malaria. The Malaria Consortium is a non-profit organization that works to combat malaria and other communicable diseases among the poorest and most vulnerable people in Africa and Asia.

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:40:14 GMT The 23rd World University games are due to take place in France on April 6th 2008. To choose a team to represent Uganda, several universities have started preparations through the MTN National Inter - University Games.

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:38:11 GMT MTN, the leading telecommunications company in Uganda has announced a reduction in their prices less than two months since its last price cut in December 2007. The telecommunications giant has again dropped its prices a further 10% lower from their current prices on the market.

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:35:26 GMT MTN today concluded its Kwata Cash promotion in which more than 600 participants have won more than half a billion shillings in cash and an additional 400 participants have won more than UGX 500 Million in non cash prizes.

]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:31:22 GMT The legendary British band UB40 will perform live in Kampala on February 23 2008 at Lugogo Cricket Oval. The historical concert sponsored by telecom giant MTN, will be the biggest music event ever held in Uganda and most likely in East Africa.

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:34:37 GMT MTN prepaid customers can now call special friends and/or family members at super discounted rates with MTN Friends and Family.

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:22:33 GMT MTN works with the world’s finest vendors of state-of–the-art technologies to deliver world class service to you. MTN has now partnered with BlackBerry, the leader in wireless communications solutions, to offer you a service that helps you stay in contact and in control everywhere you go.

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:07:18 GMT MTN customers can now experience high speed internet connection enabling them to browse the internet, send and receive lots of email, download data and use streaming services in an efficient, fast and cost effective way.

]]> Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:41:41 GMT MTN Mobile Office is a service which enables MTN customers to access their Email accounts, calendars, and contacts as well as surf the internet, from anywhere at any time using a mobile Phone, Laptop of desktop.

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