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Yowela Katakwe

Manager - IT Billing & CRM at MTN Zambia

Yowela Katakwe has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, currently serving as Manager of IT Billing & CRM at MTN Zambia since October 2018, following a role as Applications Engineer in Billing & VAS. Prior to MTN Zambia, Yowela worked at Airtel Zambia PLC from April 2010 to June 2014 as a MIS Analyst and OSS Engineer, and began a career in network engineering at BringCom from October 2008 to March 2010. Yowela holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Zambia, completed in December 2022, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Copperbelt University, obtained in March 2008. Early education was completed at Fatima Girls Secondary School, culminating in GCSE qualifications.

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Lusaka, Zambia

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About MTN Zambia MTN Zambia is part of the MTN Group a multi-national telecommunications company with a footprint in 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It started its operations in Zambia in 2005 after acquiring the then Telecel. It initially started as an exclusive GSM network providing voice and Short Message System (SMS) services. The portfolio has grown to include voice (local and international), data, fixed and wireless internet, money transfer and other value added services. The company is Zambia’s market leader with the largest market share providing communications solutions across all the 10 provinces of Zambia. MTN Zambia’s footprint is covered by 4G, 3G, Edge and 2G networks. MTN Zambia is the country’s fastest growing and most innovative network and is highly acclaimed for its quality network and dynamic tariff billing system. The company puts its customers at the forefront and uses its position on the market to uplift people’s lives and communities through a robust Corporate Social Investment programme in Education, Health, and preservation of the country’s cultural heritage through sponsorship of traditional ceremonies. MTN Zambia supports Zambia’s number one passion; soccer and is a proud sponsor of the national soccer team. The relationship with the local football association, FAZ started in 2010 and has seen the national team crowned 2012 African Champions at the continental showpiece – the Africa Cup of Nations. MTN Zambia is also proud sponsor of the premier league also known as the MTN Super League which has grown to become a competitive league watched by millions of African’s across the continent. At MTN Zambia we have continued to grow from being a generic telecommunications company known for basic telephony to a lifestyle-enabling, one-stop shop for solutions that support consumers through every moment and every stage of their life.


Headquarters

Lusaka, Zambia

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501-1,000

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