In a landmark briefing to the Fourth Estate held today at the Uganda Media Centre, the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Hon. George William Nyombi Thembo, moved to clear the air on the two most volatile topics…
The power of collaboration and innovation was resonant at the MTN MoMo API Innovations Workshop, which was held today at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kampala. The event brought together developers, innovators, and industry experts to explore the potential of…
Helpware, a global leader in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), has welcomed Uganda’s newly launched BPO policy, hailing it as a transformative step in positioning the country as a major outsourcing hub in Africa. Speaking at a media briefing in Kampala,…
MTN Uganda, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, has today officially inaugurated a new school block at Ocokican Community Secondary School in Ocokican Sub-County, Soroti District, in Eastern Uganda. This significant development includes two classrooms, a laboratory, 60…
As the world continues to commemorate Women’s Month this March, MTN Uganda’s General Manager of the Enterprise Business Unit, Ibrahim Senyonga, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive of Stanbic Business Incubator, Catherine Poran. The visit was a gesture…
The advent of electronic banking has revolutionized the way people conduct financial transactions. However, according to business analysts at the Publicisteastafrica.com this convenience has also introduced new risks, particularly in the form of electronic fraud. In Uganda, several banks are…
Highlights: Johannesburg, South Africa – May 24, 2024 – Despite 64% of Africans expressing confidence in the continent, they remain loyal to non-African brands, which have retained their lowly 14% of the most admired brands in Africa, Brand Africa revealed…
According to a USE report, Umeme traded 37.6 million shares, taking 37.53 percent of the volume of sold shares while the company’s share price also slightly improved. Umeme shares were the most traded on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) in…
Charles Mbire has acquired a huge stake into Bank of Baroda through a single purchase of shares worth over Shs 2 billions. This comes after the bank informed its shareholders that it will pay the final dividend for the year…
Uganda is set to be part of the first-ever report that will cater exclusively to the PR and communications industry within the African continent. This follows a statement released on Wednesday April 6 in which BHM Research & Intelligence announced…
PHOTO: Michael Atingi-Ego the Deputy Governor BOU, Wim Vanhelleputte the MTN Uganda CEO, Anne Jjuuko the Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO, Godfrey Baluku Kabyangga the State Minister for National Guidance, Irene Ssewankambo, the Executive Director UCC and Andrew Bugembe, the MTN…
National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC), the government body responsible for the development of educational curricula for primary, secondary and some tertiary institutions in Uganda has lauded MTN for its initiative to encourage learning from home by zero rating learning institution…
MTN Uganda yesterday handed over sh15m to its 15 millionth customer, Jamirah Nalukwago, a resident of Kyanuuna village in Busunju County in Wakiso district. The cash prize to the 15 millionth customer is MTN Uganda’s way of celebrating the big…
The Communications sector in Uganda has weathered the storm caused by COVID 19 and registered growth, with total subscriptions crossing the 28 million mark, according to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) quarterly market report. The report indicates that there was…
As Public Relations practitioners (PRO), we are often the face of the companies and brands we represent. And in the line of duty, we issue a lot of communication directives on behalf of our clients to the media and the…