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KAMPALA, Uganda – Hard work, resilience coupled with a ‘Never say Die’ attitude finally brought a smile to pupils, parents and management of Kitante Primary School in Kampala.

For all their wits, the government aided school was rewarded with a 37-seater school bus after they emerged best in the Blue Band Schools Puzzle Challenge.

The objective of the campaign that started in December 2013 was to educate consumers and children on optimal nutrition, as well as the importance of spreading Blue Band on every slice of bread as it contains fats and vitamins that kids need to grow.

A unique 500 piece puzzle entirely devoted to nutrition was distributed to over 700 schools countrywide. Schools competed to complete the highest number of puzzles through their students collecting puzzle tokens which were made available under the label lid of special promotional packs of Blue Band for parents to purchase.  Each child was also issued with an information booklet with the brand’s call to action and nutritional information.

The National Grand Prize of a 37- seater school bus was at stake for the school that collected the most tokens and KitantePriamry School from Kampala emerged top having collected at total of 29,900 tokens.

Speaking during the handover of the bus valued at UGX 150 million, IsaacLutwama Nsubuga,theCustomer Marketing Manager at Unilever Uganda said that they are fully committed towards empowering families with knowledge to enable them make informed nutritional decisions.

“Today, we see an interesting trend where by children continuously influence their feeding habits. So by reaching out to children in a fun and engaging platform such as this, we believe that families will increasingly make informed nutrition decisions,” he said.

He added; “I would like to congratulate the management and staff of Kitante Primary School for the effort they put into this campaign. We believe this bus will ease your field trips.”

Quoting their school motto; ‘The struggle continues for the great horizons’, Mrs. Jane Ssemugoma the Head teacher, Kitante Primary School said that the efforts the parents and teachers put into the campaign enabled the school to knick the ultimate prize.

“We were well aware that we were competing against so many schools from all over Uganda. As a school, we decided to boost the campaign by injecting UGX 1 million that was used for buying Blue band for our pupils. We encouraged every pupil to participate and we are lucky that we have numbers here,” she said.

She showed her appreciation to Unilever for coming through with the promise adding that they will use the bus to enable the pupils get more exposure and knowledge through field trips.

Florence MuhumuzaKyoshabire, the Supervisor Education Services at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) who represented the Executive Director,Jennifer Musisi said that Blue Band has continued to be the leading magarine because it recognizes the importance of nutrition especially amongst children.

“How many companies do we have out there? Very many. Only a few of them think of education. So that is why we thank Unilever for engaging our society by empowering our children with useful nutrition knowledge. As KCCA, we thank them for up lifting the standard of education in our city,” she said.

The Schools’ Puzzle Challenge also rewarded the top school and teachers from the four regions of Uganda with cash prizes, schools project support. The top three pupils from each region were also rewarded with cash prizes that will be used for school fees.

The Hillary Kakooza from Kitante Primary School and Ramadan Asea from Future Foundation Primary School earned the fully paid trip to United States of America after collecting the most tokens in a Blue Band promotion.

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• Entirely new look and feel for cabins on 95 short-haul aircraft
• Club Europe 2:2 configuration retained with stylish makeover
• Extra seats with low fares

British Airways has unveiled newly-designed seats and cabin interiors for its short-haul aircraft flying across its European and domestic networks from Heathrow and Gatwick.  To celebrate the airline has launched a special offer of a million seats from £39 each way, as part of a return fare.*

Fitting-out work begins this week on the first of the 95 Airbus short-haul aircraft**, installing elegant new designs that take inspiration from the airline’s most recent fleet entrants, the A380 and Boeing 787.

The elegant charcoal grey leather seats are slimmer and ergonomically designed to enable the addition of extra seats in the Euro Traveller (economy) cabin to allow more low fares.

Innovative design maximises personal space and comfort, with chair backs devised to provide more knee space for the customer behind. Customers can also make use of an eye-level seatback tablet-holder, which can also provide storage for magazines.  A four way moveable headrest provides comfort and support.  And the seat back table moves in and out to provide optimum positioning.

The new Club Europe, featuring a silver British Airways speedmarque on the front wall, will maintain its 2:2 configuration with the middle seat free. The seats will be bridged with a stylish new ‘central console’ table, providing Club customers with improved functional space. This table provides inlaid leather mats for drinks, snacks and personal devices, freeing up the main table for work or a meal. 

Contemporary LED lighting systems, inspired by the airline’s newest long-haul cabins, will include blue tones for boarding, a relaxing candlelit mood for dining and a restful gentle white for cruising and landing.

As part of its investment in short-haul for Club Europe customers, British Airways has also recently invested in significant re-designs of its domestic lounges in Belfast, Glasgow and Edinburgh.  

Keith Williams, British Airways’ executive chairman, said: “The short-haul landscape has changed enormously in recent years. To stay competitive and keep offering customers choice, great fares and great service, we are giving our cabins a radical makeover. There will be a new look, but the traditional British Airways’ comfort, elegance and value will remain.”

The new cabin is a testament to British design. The new seats are manufactured by B/E Aerospace in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, the leather for the seat covers and pads on the ‘central console’ is supplied by Andrew Muirhead& Son Ltd in Glasgow and the decorative stitching on the Club Europe seats has been developed by Prototrim, a car seat design and dressing specialist based in Milton Keynes.

The new interiors, to be fitted across the Airbus fleet over the next 12 months, are the most dramatic of a series of changes to the airline’s short-haul flights. It has already introduced a range of new fare options including hand-baggage only, semi-flex and day returns, which are proving enormously popular with customers.  Following the success of day return fares from London, the company will today start rolling out day return fares for European travellers coming to London.

The new cabins will also deliver significant environmental benefits, saving an estimated five per cent in CO2 per passenger/km, contributing toward the airline’s target of reducing net carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2050.

To enhance its short-haul services British Airways is in discussions with Inmarsat about leading Europe in a new era of broadband in the air. Starting with UK domestic routes they intend to roll-out Europe’s first ground-based 4G broadband network giving customers the internet access they expect on the ground while in the air.

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Vivo Energy Kenya Managing Director flags off train transporting diesel by operator Rift Valley Railways. Looking on is RVR Group CEO Darlan De David. Vivo Energy Kenya is the frontrunner of RVR’s tank-wagon restoration programme that the company is implementing in partnership with a number of major oil distributers and transporters in the region. 

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The ninth edition of Africa’s biggest reality series BIG BROTHER AFRICA kicks off in September and already fans are asking…who will the new housemates be? Who will find their names and their faces gracing newspapers? Who will become the subject of drive time radio and just who will find themselves trending on all social media platforms?

Unlike previous years, this year’s entry process is slightly different as potential housemates are invited to come in their numbers for auditions in their respective country venues. Auditions will take place at Sheraton Kampala Hotel on 7^th – 8^th July 2014.  

AfricaMagic has always been associated with unearthing, nurturing and recognizing talent from around the continent; and Big Brother Africa is one of the shows that have become known for transforming ordinary citizens into stars.

“We are very grateful and remain pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming response that the show has been receiving over the years. We look forward to the selection of our potential housemates coming in large numbers to auditions at the specified venues and take that chance at being the next Big Brother star,” says M-Net Africa Regional Director (West Africa) Wangi Wa-Uzoukwu. “The fact that the fans truly adore the show is all the motivation we need to keep it fresh and that is always made possible by the enthusiastic and fun-loving young Africans who will answer to Big Brother. We are rearing to go and we know that this will definitely be another exciting season that is full of quality entertainment!” she adds.

Her sentiments are echoed by Endemol MD Sivan Pillay who says, “We have been producing this series for M-Net for a number of seasons now and as partners, together we have seen this show grow to the phenomenon that it has become. We hope the season will be even better as we strive to improve on our offering season after season. We will not hold back on the quality and exciting unpredictability that has become synonymous with Big Brother Africa. Audiences and fans can expect yet another high quality production and of course, another group of fun-loving housemates who will keep you guessing on who will be left standing come day 91.”

MultiChoice Africa CEO Nico Meyer says: “As MultiChoice Africa we are always pleased to welcome each new season of Big Brother Africa onto our platforms and we applaud its amazing success and ability to bring together audiences from all across the continent. The inclusion of Rwanda in this season is even more exciting as this displays that our reach and growth into the various sub-Saharan markets is going from strength to strength. We look forward to seeing further growth as well as the impressive social media presence that the show enjoys.”   

All persons over the age of 21, who are citizens of one of the participating countries and have a valid passport, can enter Big Brother Africa 9. If you are open-minded, bold and adventurous, that’s even better! Previous editions of Big Brother Africa have boasted huge cash prizes for winners and this it is no different as the prize money is USD 300 000.

Remember, entries are open to the following 14 countries: Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

BIG BROTHER AFRICA 8 will be screened live 24/7 on DStv channels 197 and 198 while GOtv audiences will see highlights of the show, which begins on Sunday 7 September and is scheduled to run for 91 days. Big Brother Africa is produced by ENDEMOL SA.

Audition Details:

Casting Information:

• Botswana – Gabarone (Cresta President Hotel):                                                                       4 and 5 July 2014
• Ethiopia – Addis Ababa (Capital Hotel and Spa):                                                                        30 June 2014
• Ghana – Accra (Holiday Inn Hotel Airport):                                                                                  5 and 6 July 2014
• Kenya – Nairobi, The Hilton Nairobi:                                                                                               3 and 4 July 2014
• Malawi – Lilongwe (The Crossroads Hotel):                                                                                30 June and 1 July 2014
• Namibia – Windhoek (Hilton Hotel):                                                                                               8 and 9 July 2014
• Nigeria – Lagos (Protea Hotel Leadway, Ikeja):                                                                          30 June and 1 July 2014
• Rwanda – Kigali (The Lemigo Hotel)                                                                                               9 July 2014
• Sierra Leone – Free Town (The Country Lodge Complex):                                                    9 July 2014
• South Africa – Johannesburg (The Pyramid Venue and Conference Center):              30 June and 1 July 2014
• Tanzania – Dar Es Salaam (New Africa Hotel):                                                                             11 and 12 July 2014
• Uganda – Kampala (Sheraton Hotel):                                                                                             7 and 8 July 2014
• Zambia – Lusaka (InterContinental Hotel):                                                                                   4 and 5 July 2014
• Zimbabwe – Harare (The Meikles Hotel):                                                                                     12 and 13 July 2014

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London, June 10 2014:  His Excellency Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, will be one of a number of African leaders who will converge on London in October to meet with global investors and project developers at the inaugural Global African Investment Summit.

The Global African Investment Summit is designed specifically to present global investors with bankable projects in Africa.  Representatives of some of the biggest asset managers and pension funds, who are looking to increase their exposure to Africa’s emerging markets, will meet with H.E.Museveni and senior representatives from relevant ministries and parastatals.

“The aim is to catalyse investment into Africa through a trusted forum that focuses on real opportunities,” said Paul Sinclair, Director of The Global African Investment Summit.

“If you want to attract the world’s best investors you have to profile your country on the world stage.  London, as a global financial hub, presents the perfect location for African governments to meet and discuss with investors from across the globe.” Mr Sinclair added.

H.E. Museveni will be joined by the Presidents of Rwanda, Tanzania and Ghana and President OlusegunObasanjo, former leader of Nigeria, as the heads of the formal government delegations.  The Global African Investment Summit will provide the opportunity for the governments to attract investors into key sectors including agribusiness, power, natural resources and transport infrastructure.

“Investors from across the world will be looking at these projects; African governments will be seeking those partners who can bring the most value to their countries in terms of funds, expertise, technology and job creation.  Leveraging the power of the global market creates a win-win for African governments seeking to secure maximum benefits for their countries.”  Mr Sinclair concluded.

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Uganda Shippers Council today held  a comprehensive one day training of Ugandan shippers and freight forwarding agents on recent Regional Customs developments and procedures including; Single Customs Territory, Electronic Cargo Tracking System and Electronic Single Window System.  This has arisen out of high trade logistics costs in the EAC.

African economies generally have the highest trade logistics costs in the world and the EAC is not an exception to this trend. In a recent study, estimates for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda placed the average cost of trade logistics services at the equivalent of a tax of between 25 and 40% on value added. The key factor for the ability of a country to participate in supply chains is the efficiency of local trade facilitation and logistics services. Improving logistics performance and facilitating trade have been estimated to have positive effects in expanding country trade, increasing trade impacts of lowering remaining border barriers by a factor of two or more. For landlocked countries to increase exports, infrastructure to facilitate rapid entry is required. However, landlocked countries are challenged by a lack of sites for production, low level of skills and high costs of power.

“Delays still exist on the logistics chain with 52.4% of respondents indicated that they sometimes experienced delays while 33.3% indicated that they often experienced delays when moving shipments[1].  A lot of concern also exists on the manner with which disputes between shippers and government agencies are handled with some 36.4% of respondents indicating that they are not satisfied with the manner with which complains and disputes are handled. The trading community does not receive adequate and timely information when regulations change with 56.5% of respondents indicating they rarely receive accurate and timely information when regulations change”

In light of this, Uganda Shippers Council, supported by TradeMark East Africa, is implementing a project to enhance competitiveness in the supply chain for importers and exporters (cargo owners) in Uganda. 

The training was held at the Holiday Express Hotel in Kampala and facilitated by Uganda Revenue Authority and coordinated by the Uganda Shippers Council whose obligation is to ensure that the Ugandanshippers (i.e importers & exporters) are kept up to date with information which promotes efficiency in the logistics environmentand of supply chains in international trade.

Speaking at the opening of the training,Uganda Shippers’CouncilChairman Charles Kareeba thanked participants for attending the training which was so enlightening. “This information is quite timely for us as major stakeholders in the trade industry, and more so now than ever when we participate in the East African Community integration. Various policies have been tailored to ease the integration and create equal opportunities for all member states, it is these various initiativesthat will facilitate faster clearance of cargo and reduce the cost of doing business in the region”

Stephen Magera, Asst. Commissioner International Trade- URA said “ amongthe many benefits of the Customs developments and procedures, the shippers in Uganda should be assured of a swift process of managing goods in transit by providing real time feedback to the business community;  reduction in transit time and the cost of doing business; elimination of duplication of processeswhereby the assessment and collection of tax revenues on  consignments is done at the first point of entry”.

TradeMark East Africa is supporting Uganda Shippers Council on capacity building with a grant worth $130,000. The project aims to effectively represent shippers, design/implement program based interventions including advocacy; to develop position papers pertinent to shipping and logistics for example commissioning studies into East African alternative transport networks, review multi-modal systems including railways & shipping on Lake Victoria which in the past were viable alternative modes of transportation for Ugandan shippers; to improve compliance by shippers and freight forwarders to port and transit procedures in order to reduce costs of penalties arising from documentation and processing errors by shippers and forwarders.

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As part of its business skills training programme, MTN Business has completed its first round of regional trainings with a session for SMEs in the Central region that took place at Kampala Sheraton Hotel on 18^th July 2014. The programme, which has been running for the past three years is intended to pass on relevant and practical business skills that will help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) grow their businesses.

The training, which followed similar sessions in the Northern, Western and Eastern Regions over the past eight months, attracted 100 participants from the areas of Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso and Entebbe, and was carried out in partnership with Summit Consulting Limited.  The participants received training in internal controls,working capital management,value creation and preservation, business taxation and using the internet to grow their businesses.

Speaking at the close of the training, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives appreciated MTN Business for the unmatched initiative it has committed itself to and applauded the team for the great work they have done in passing on essential business skills to SMEs in Uganda.

“SMEs are a backbone to any economic development because all big enterprises start small. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives is fully braced to support this sector to see that Uganda shines economically. I want to encourage MTN to continue with this programme, so as to avail this knowledge to as many small business owners as possible”, added Hon Kyambadde.

Reiterating MTN’s interest in SMEs, the Ag. Senior Manager, Enterprise, Mr Steven Kirenga said, “Over the years, there has been a phenomenal growth in the SME segment, making it a cornerstone of Uganda’s economic growth. The successful implementation of this training program in the past three years has encouraged us to continue supporting the SME business segment, so as to support the economic development of our country”. 

Explaining the selection criteria of the participants, MTN Business General Manager- Mr Reginald Kafeero said the participants were asked to apply for the training, and thereafter vetted through the Summit Consulting team as to whether they are indeed a registered and progressively growing business and stand to gain from the training.

Kafeero said MTN Business has initiated a number of products and services aimed at introducing SMEs to new ways of doing business.  He highlighted the recently launched IP Multimedia Services as one of the offerings that is increasingly becoming popular with the business community, as a means to ensure more efficient and cost effective business communications.

The evening cocktail held at the close of the training provided opportunity for interaction and networking between the participants and representatives from MTN Business, and other MTN Business corporate and SME customers.

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About MTN Uganda

Launched in 1998, MTN Uganda is the leading communications operator in Uganda, offering Mobile and Fixed telecommunications, Mobile Money Services and Internet Service Provisioning. As of 31 March 2014, MTN Uganda recorded 9.5 million subscribers across Uganda. Visit us at www.mtn.co.ug and for our football fans www.mtnfootball.com. Customers can also follow us on www.youtube.com/mtnug and www.twitter.com/mtnugandacare for assistance.

About the MTN Group

Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market operator, connecting subscribers in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code: “MTN. As of 31 March 2014, MTN recorded 210.1 millionsubscribers across its operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia. More info onHYPERLINK “https://www.mtn.com/Pages/Home.aspx” www.mtn.com

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Johannesburg –MTN Business has enhanced its Cloud offering with the addition of five new services to the MTN Cloud bouquet. The services, which range from marketing tools to security and accounting products, aim to simplify and improve how customers run their businesses.

“MTN Business’s Cloud-based products and services are already offering heightened convenience to customers and helping businesses across our markets to reduce operating and infrastructure expenses. The addition of the new services will further enhance our offering and increase value for our customers, particularly those in the trade and retail, and professional services sectors,” says Elia Tsouros, Acting Executive of the MTN Group Enterprise Business Unit.   

Among the new Cloud services on offer is a marketing automation tool which will enable businesses to send customised messages and campaign information to up to 1000 contacts. This is expected to add immense value to the trade and retail sector by offering a cost effective way to improve communication with customers. In addition to the marketing automation tool,a financial accounting service has also been added to the MTN Cloud bouquet, which will enable businesses to manage customers, suppliers and inventory items online. Both services are available in English and French.

The other new services include is a lightweight Customer Relationship Management tool, enabling businesses to perform actions including sales tracking, a collaboration tool which allows individuals in the business to share files and a security tool which provides encryption and lightweight packet inspection services.

“These new services will enable our business customers to manage a range of their business functions utilising just one service provider, MTN. In addition to simplicity, we offer customisation and convenience. For instance, MTN customers across Africa can pay for the Cloud Services they use, with either prepaid airtime or MTN Mobile Money.We always aim to offer customised and simplified solutions to our customers to help make small business bigger and big business better,” says Tsouros.

The five new services are available in all nine markets where MTN offers Cloud services i.e.Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Cameroon, Guinea Conakry, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa and Swaziland.

The MTN Cloud services bouquet also includes MTN Cloud Email, which allows businesses to access their email accounts from anywhere via the desktop application or online via web access; MTN Cloud Collaboration Video Conferencing, which enables customers to hold virtual meetings with their customers, vendors and employees; and MTN Cloud Security which keeps customers’ data safe with state-of-the-art software.

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– Issued by MTN Group Corporate Affairs

About the MTN Group

Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market operator, connecting subscribers in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code: “MTN.” As of 31 March 2014, MTN recorded 210.1 million subscribers across its operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia. Visit us at, www.mtnbusiness.com,www.mtn.com and www.mtnmmo.com

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MTN Uganda today rewarded business owners with fully connected offices with free Desktops,Laptops, LTE routers, Tablets and fixed lines. The prizes were issued after the recently concluded MTN Business “Let’s Grow your Business” promotion that attracted over 35,000 customer entries from the entire country.

The promotion was open to MTN customers and non MTN customers all over the country. The customers had to simply sms the word ‘coffee’ to 0776116666 and the sms was free of charge to all MTN customers.

“At MTN we are very serious about business. We continue to invest into our people, processes and technology to ensure better service for our customers each and every day. In the New World, you need New World thinking fromMTN Business. It’s a world where you’re always connectedto your business, and your Key Account Manager is just aphone call away. It’s a world of scalable solutions that growwith your needs. By employing the latest technologies,and providing next-level support, we make small businessbigger, and big business better. Welcome to the New World of Business.” said MTN Uganda’s Chief Marketing Officer, Ernst Fonternel.

Vincent Atibo,Duncan Twinotumanya and Susan Nakiganda were the lucky winners of a fully connected office each. They have each received four HP Desktop Computers, two HP Laptops, two Fixed Line Phones, One Samsung Tablet 10.1 and one 4G LTE Router that also supports 3G and 2G. In addition each winner will receive a free MTN Broadband connection of 1Mbps for a period of one year. “Our mission is to make our customers lives’ a whole lot brighter and it was rewarding to see the happiness of our three winners this morning.” said Fonternel.

“It is quite exciting to be part of our customer’s business growth journey and at MTN we are engrossed in developing innovative ideas aimed at enhancing customer growth and successes in business.”Fonternel concluded.

Last Friday was Mazen Mroue’s last day in office as MTN Uganda CEO.

For those that didn’t know; the extremely successful, popular, result driven, just a tweet away, people centric, technology savvy; Mr Mazen Mroue was a few weeks ago appointed the Chief Operations Officer of MTN Irancell, the second biggest operation in MTN Group with over 48 million subscribers. 

In his two years and two months as CEO, Mazen changed MTN Uganda from just the biggest telecom in Uganda to both biggest and fastest growing in almost all business lines it is involved in. His achievements in two years can make one think his tenure was for 8 years.

Fast forward, in two years, he grew subscribers’ base from slightly above 7 million to about 9.6 million subscribers as of May 2014. The telecom giant will in a few weeks from now celebrate its 10 millionth subscriber.

In the same period, MTN Mobile Money registered users grew from just 2.5 million to more than 5 million, data/internet users grew from about 1.5 million to more than 4 million users, the company’s revenue and profitability equally raised in that short time.

Better still, during Mazen’s tenure, MTN’s Social Media fan base grew from about 50,000 to over 380,000 fans currently, network sites increased, fiber cables were laid across Uganda, more taxes paid to the government and more jobs created among other things.

As of the end of 2013, MTN Uganda was the biggest tax payer, paying more than 300 billion in taxes and contributing about 4 percent to the country’s annual GDP.

But that is not all. Two years ago, MTN Uganda was embroiled in internal fraud cases involving staff. The CEO changed this around and re-installed the company’s pillars of complete accountability, and zero tolerance to fraud.

These and more brought fresh breath in MTN Uganda and re-energized majority of MTN staff thus performing their duties diligently.

Outside MTN Uganda, Mazen has been the most popular CEO MTN Uganda has ever had. He has also been only a tweet away from resolving a customer issue involving MTN. Twitter users can agree that Mazen replied to almost every tweet addressed to him. That is why, he is currently one of the most followed personalities among Uganda Twitter users.  

He enjoyed his stay in Uganda, visited almost most of the best places in the Pearl of Africa; a land of beauties and wonders. 

I remember during a Pakasa forum organized by Vision group, Mazen told that gathering that he will forever be Uganda’s tourism ambassador and volunteered to be a tourism advisor;  requesting for no pay or allowances in return.

In his last communication to MTN Uganda staff after his Friday farewell party, Mazen noted;

“Yes, this week was my last week at MTN Uganda after an exciting, most enjoyable and highly successful 2 years. As much as I am delighted to take on the new challenge in MTN Irancell, I am also very sad to be leaving Uganda and the fabulous MTN Uganda team,” Mazen said, adding:

“Uganda is and will always be, very special to me. Not only have I benefited from career success, but I have thoroughly enjoyed living and working here.”

Mazen’s stay at MTN Uganda will forever be remembered for innovation, massive success and great customer experience.  

He has been replaced by Brian Gouldie, the former Chief Marketing Officer of MTN South Africa.

Brian comes with vast experience, having worked in different MTN Operations and other companies at different levels.

HiPipo.com wishes Mazen and Brian much more success at their new assignments!