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 …
Read More »MTN Uganda appoints Sylvia Mulinge as new CEO
| 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, …
Read More »MTN Uganda’s new journey
The telco raised Shs535.9bn in undersubscribed IPO Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The South African telecom subsidiary in Uganda, MTN, began a new journey on Dec.06, with the listing on the Uganda Securities Exchange, and the share price surging past the IPO price during the first week of trading. …
Read More »MTN raises mobile money ceiling to Sh20 million as drive for shares increases
MTN raises share-buy limit to Ushs20m a day, talks of good Rresponse to IPO Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecom company, MTN has made a last-minute ditch to attract as many applications for the company’s shares as possible, with the closure of the Initial Public Offer, IPO, coming to …
Read More »MTN Uganda records Shs1.98tn in revenue
What the company plans for years to come Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MTN Uganda recorded 9.5% surge in revenue to Shs1.98 trillion in 2020 amidst the effects of COVID-19, citing a sharp growth in customer subscribers. The company’s subscriber numbers increased by 12.3% to 14.2 million, up …
Read More »MTN CEO Vanhelleputte to return to Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN’s Chief Executive Officer Wim Vanhelleputte who was deported in February over allegations of undermining state security, has been allowed back into the country after top level discussions between the South African company and President Yoweri Museveni. The president’s press secretary Don Wanyama confirmed the development …
Read More »Court seeks written submissions in MTN CEO deportation case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has called for written submissions in a case challenging the deportation of Wim Vanhelleputte, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Uganda. The Belgian was deported on February 14, on the orders of the Internal Affairs Minister, Gen Jeje Odong making …
Read More »Deported MTN Uganda CEO goes to court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN’s Chief Executive Officer Wim Vanhelleputte says that the process used by the Minister of Internal Affairs Jeje Odongo to declare him undesirable was highhanded and arbitrary, and he has decided to challenge it in court. Vanhelleputte has filed a suit challenging his deportation from …
Read More »New details on MTN deportations
Kampala expels boss of MTN’s Uganda arm, citing ‘national security’ Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Compromising national security has been cited as one of the reasons Kampala has deported the Belgian CEO of the Ugandan branch of MTN Wim Vanhelleputte. It is the fourth such expulsion targeting the South African telecoms …
Read More »DETAILS: How MTN-Uganda CEO Vanhelleputte was deported
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN-Uganda Chief Executive Officer, Wim Vanhelleputte has been deported. Wim Vanhelleputte was deported on Thursday night aboard Brussels Airlines on the orders of the Internal Affairs Minister, Gen Jeje Odong. The Belgian is the fourth employee of Uganda’s telecom giant to be deported in the …
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