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Public Outcry Erupts Over Multi-Choice Subscription Fees
A storm has erupted over digital satellite provider, Multi-Choice Zambia’s decision to hike subscription fees.
Numerous people have now taken to social media to complain about what they claiming are the exaggerated subscription fees that will take effect soon.
DSTV Zambia will effective 15th April adjust subscription fees to Premium K710, Compact plus K495, Compact K330.
While In Africa’s most populous nation, Premium will cost the Nigerian subscriber K504, Comp+: K340 and Compact K216.
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Manda
March 13, 2015 at 8:31 am
I can’t say much but as it is for the Post Newspaper so it shall be Multichoice. The number of subscribers shall crumble
Pathako Pinu
March 13, 2015 at 8:38 am
And you hear the lunatic NEZ will attribute this to PF These fanatics believe HH is their small god that for them “Its nothing else but Tonga or HH so help me HH wrong or right,bad or good, its me & my HH.”That there damn prayer led by Pastor NEZ.
Joe
March 13, 2015 at 10:36 am
Multichoice charges the following monthly subscriptions to South Africans:-
a) Premium R665.00 or K399.00
b) Compact Plus R399.00 or K239.00
c) Compact R295.00 or K177.00
Why should Zambians pay:-
a) Premium K710 or R1,184.00 as against R665 in SA?
b) Compact Plus K495.00 or R725.00 against R399 ”
c) Compact K216 or R360 as against R295 in SA?
Can Multichoice explain how they fix their subscriptions to the extent that Zambians should pay almost double what South Afrians are paying.
OMG
March 13, 2015 at 8:43 pm
May be they do not pay huge tax in SA
beee
March 14, 2015 at 3:06 pm
its obvious they dnt
Tree hugger
March 16, 2015 at 1:42 pm
Chikwanda has to go. Fuel will have to go up because we are paying more for crude oil with our kwacha depreciating. Worst finance minister since UNIP.
IF NOT
March 13, 2015 at 8:47 am
Come April every subscriber should boycott , Multi Choice must run at a loss this time around to make them come back to their senses. In the whole region, Zambians pay the highest in terms of subscription.
KAPOWELA WAMU P*U*S*S*Y
March 13, 2015 at 9:00 am
these guys need serious competitors
KAPOWELA WAMU P*U*S*S*Y
March 13, 2015 at 9:01 am
pathako pinu lets go, wire the nez crazy bastard
Chief of Grief
March 13, 2015 at 12:43 pm
Kikikikikikikikikikiiikikiiikkikikkiki…
Tizaona
March 13, 2015 at 9:56 am
Its welcome,its naive to claim that the Naira is on the same footing with the useless Kwacha.Boycott on your on,for us the elite thats nothing..Thanks Multichoice.
Sacthimo
March 13, 2015 at 1:33 pm
Tiza I thought you guys are one Zambia one nation why not stand together and help those who can not afford the obvious unreasonable charges Multchoice is charging you country? Like Joe has stated I see the charges does not make sense to me. I am South African myself and I do not agree with the difference in prices.
Tree hugger
March 16, 2015 at 2:56 pm
Tiza lives with his father, he’s not paying for it.
Intelligence
March 13, 2015 at 10:32 am
this is total theft..day light robbery..
poly
March 13, 2015 at 10:46 am
Let us just pay and continue providing employment to our local multi-choice employees.
zebigge
March 13, 2015 at 11:20 am
I have never subscribed to DSTV and will never, though I have the means. MUVI, ZNBC, MOBI and TRINITY Broadcasting are enough for me and my family. Continue wasting your money gullible Zambians!
Zulu man
March 13, 2015 at 11:34 am
The premium bouquet has been increases to R 700 which is about K 350 so why K 700 in Zambia
MISS FACTS
March 13, 2015 at 12:23 pm
this is so unfair let us all not subscribe…..dstv keeps me going but it can hang for now
major chileshe
March 13, 2015 at 12:42 pm
We in ndola support the leadership of edgar lungu
IF NOT
March 13, 2015 at 1:51 pm
@ Tizaona you are an idiot full of shit.
The Tiger
March 13, 2015 at 2:26 pm
lets boycot guys these parasties thanks zambians are fools why sholud we pay that much honestly?
PAPA J
March 13, 2015 at 2:38 pm
MULT-CHOICE YOU ARE CRIMINALS AND SEGREGATIVE MONSTERS. WHY ARE YOU CHARGING US MORE THAN XENOPHOBIC SETTLERS IN SA. YOU ARE STEALING FRM ZAMBIANS. EVEN THE MONEY YOU MAKE GOES TO SA FOR GREEDY BOERS AND SETTLERS. CAN GOVT ACT OR REVIEW THE LICENCE FOR THESE RUTHLESS CRIMINALS. IDIOTS
kakolwe
March 13, 2015 at 3:00 pm
That’s what I do. Every time a pass theough South Africa or Botswana, I pay a whole years subscription. Thus, these long fanged middlemen called Multi-choice ain’t a factor to me. But, they need to justify their hike and greed. Too exorbitant.
Mzee Hekima
March 13, 2015 at 3:14 pm
i hope Zambian will be serious with the boycott this time around because most Zambians are some of us. Lets be serious about the boycott this time.
Ken
March 13, 2015 at 3:19 pm
I promise I will not subscribe this month.
Fish Eagle
March 13, 2015 at 4:23 pm
Multi-Choice is a bunch of crooks and so are all RSA companies operating in Zambia.
Recently i took my family to RSA in the so called Cape Town which is controlled by Democratic Alliance (led by Helen Zille)and i was surprised to find that all the Chain shops operating in Zambia charge us double. yet these guys are wiring dollars to RSA every night through Stanbic.
A satellite is a satellite and the boers and kaffirs are watching the same content as us foolish Zambians and yet them are paying half the amount we pay here.
Spares ribs in RSA cost as little as R 120 and here in Zambia the same grams cost K120 which translates to R240.
Ba government help us correct this insanity.
vito
March 13, 2015 at 5:13 pm
Use your satellite dish and go online to look at some receivers being offered out there. You nee someone who can search for a signal ( make sure the are compatible ). Am in South east Asia and I used a Pas 7 dish ( Like a DSTV dish ) and I watched some ACON games. through a channel for free. But you need the right receiver and correct direction
george mbewe
March 13, 2015 at 5:21 pm
Selfish Thieves!!!
itizi turu
March 13, 2015 at 6:36 pm
For once let’s stand together & fix these thiving monopolies.
Dr simwanza
March 13, 2015 at 7:22 pm
It is high time we as zambians stood against this hike.
Kwati like so
March 13, 2015 at 8:38 pm
The shit is to big for zedians to lift. Vote hh next tym!
Barotse Man
March 13, 2015 at 9:34 pm
Do not subscribe.
20.01.15
March 13, 2015 at 10:05 pm
I am going to subscribe tommorow,but let this be made known to multichoice,am paying 4 the last time u thieves.U steal in every area even just calling your customer care,u only answer after consuming almost a k30.I will go goTV,if it becomes expensive I’ll go free to air.After all theret is more to do in life than just wasting time watching TV.
TV has become a hindrance to progress.People spend more hours watching tv than working/studying.
Its demonic,some prefer tv than attending church service.It corrupts moral due to sexual nature of what is shown on it.Mwatampa ukwangala fi DSTV.
mafia 3
March 14, 2015 at 4:41 am
Apa ni muvi tv chabe
muntu
March 14, 2015 at 6:27 am
Stupid people fi dstv, am also paying for the last time.To hell with yo news increaments.
muntu
March 14, 2015 at 6:28 am
I meant new
Pola
March 14, 2015 at 7:49 am
Multi Choice has gone to the dogs. It’s so sad that Zambians should be the ones to enrich other countries even after we had put in so much for there liberations in there countries.
You saying we continue paying they have employed our people? Go and interview the members of staff it’s a bad state of affairs, it’s just a few top management guys having a great time there.
People of Zambia for once let’s boycott this should not be ground for foreigners to make wealth and walk away just like that. No one can provide this service here in Zambia at a reasonable rate so that even my granny in Nakonde can be able to pay and watch?
Woke up Zambians enough is enough!
Pola
March 14, 2015 at 7:51 am
Wake up Zambians enough is enough!
Kwati like so
March 14, 2015 at 9:02 am
This shit is to heavy for zedians to lift. Dats y i watched dstv free of charge last year & wil do the same the coming years. Continue enriching ibunu!
buunda moto
March 14, 2015 at 11:51 am
where is this so called hoe he should revoke this vi dstv’s license its just too much
mwansa
March 14, 2015 at 12:03 pm
There is too much abuse of clients in the mobile fon industry and Dstv,We need some form of regulation though we are in a liberalised economy.The problem with us zambians is that we are very individualistic when it comes to such issues,can we pliz avoid paying for the subscription this month (protest).Lets not be abused.This facility is much much cheaper in south africa and other neibouring countries,what is the justification for pipo to pay K330 from K200,RUBBISH
Okay
March 14, 2015 at 1:28 pm
Hope our gotv subscription is the same! I can’t be paying that much for watching same stuff over and over again. Muleumfwako nensoni pakulunda mufwile infact nokubwesha!
jobreaker
March 14, 2015 at 2:04 pm
multi choice introduced go tv after realising it was loosing its grip on its customers due to the abnormal chargers,I think they plan on gathering a lote of money before they vanish like how that G TV had vanished in Zambia after selling their products countrywide then told that G TV has been liquidated
The Tiger
March 14, 2015 at 2:58 pm
i will not pay these animals think zambians are fools to hell ba DSTV. pliz no one should pay
dman
March 14, 2015 at 4:26 pm
gentlemen just save your money why pay that much for programs repeated over and over
rudeboy
March 14, 2015 at 5:23 pm
that’s daylight stealing.why doing this BA DSTV! !!!!!!!!!!!!!”””!”
Nikambeko
March 14, 2015 at 5:24 pm
Boycotting is the way to go!! Zambian must unite on this one. One month of protest will see them either packing or going back to old rates.
molly
March 14, 2015 at 6:56 pm
yes lts boycot.
molly
March 14, 2015 at 6:57 pm
we wont pay nxt month.
Stephan
March 14, 2015 at 9:01 pm
its a govrnments deczion in order to give way to znbc’s stb. Let thm be fooled and dumped at the end. (Lets go digital) He! He!
ANNACONDA
March 14, 2015 at 9:05 pm
Nabatutola saana ba chimbwi aba, guyz nobody shud pay atase
one tim
March 14, 2015 at 9:20 pm
lets boycott
Kapelamakufi
March 14, 2015 at 9:25 pm
We know they cant increase without ukulishamo ba politician. Its our leadership thats failing us. Let’s all boycott tubamone, atase, ifyabupuba fye.
John Tseidukan Kwempa
March 15, 2015 at 9:28 am
Kutubelesha uku ba kolwe aba atase after twabelela elo mwa amba ukunyanya amasushi to Hell with you, Strong Zambia here we come, naka GoTv tatwakaleyako kaili its yours ba swine
Microwave
March 16, 2015 at 10:16 am
Zambia the real Africans
Chipuba
March 16, 2015 at 11:09 am
Most of you idiots crying that you will not pay next month will be the first to go and pay while hiding!
Useless Zambians!
Tree hugger
March 16, 2015 at 1:47 pm
Alex Chikwanda has to go. Fuel will have to go up because we are paying more for crude oil with our kwacha depreciating. Worst finance minister since UNIP. from K4.50 to K7.60 in four years whats going on?
Frank Lunga
March 16, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Can Bota and multi choice provide the analysis that shows that it is cheap in zambia.Mr bota should not lie it is expensive in zambia
Proprietors of DSTV, Mulitichoice Africa, has announced price increases for the subscription for its various bouquets.
The changes which will take effect from the 1st of April 2015 will no doubt spark reactions from Nigerians especially customers of DSTV
The changes which will take effect from the 1st of April 2015 will no doubt spark reactions from Nigerians especially customers of DSTV
Bouquets Old Fees New Fees
Naira Kwacha Naira Kwacha
1. Premium NGN 11,650 ZMK 427.72 NGN 13,980 ZMK 513.27
2. Compact + NGN 7,850 ZMK 288.21 NGN 9,420 ZMK 345.85
3. Compact NGN 5,000 ZMK 183.57 NGN 6,000 ZMK 220.29
4. Family NGN 3,000 ZMK 110.14 NGN 3,600 ZMK 132.17
5. Access NGN 1,500 ZMK 55.07 NGN 1,800 ZMK 66.09
6. GOtv Plus NGN 1,500 ZMK 55.07 NGN 1,800 ZMK 66.09
7. GOtv NGN 1,000 ZMK 36.71 NGN 1,200 ZMK 44.06
8. Extra View (DSTV) NGN 1,800 ZMK 66.09 NGN 2,160 ZMK 79.30