Multi Choice Tells Zambians To Hang, Says ‘We Dont Force You To Buy Our Products’

Multi Choice Zambia Managing Director Simon Bota has flashed out on Chishimba Kambwili’s remarks that the company is not forcing anyone to buy or pay for DSTV Rates.

Hon. Kambwili told journalists that he is giving Multi-choice to reduce charges or meet him in his office.

Multi choice says they will rather close Zambia and do business in other countries because their economy is stable for business. Mr.Bota says DSTV has a competitor which is MUVI TV,PRIME TELEVISION and that if customers feel the fees are high for DSTV they can be paying Muvi tv or Prime TV.

The response from Multi-choice is a typical behavior of a company that enjoys monopoly on the market. They are big headed, thinking they are the only ones with the product which has become a life line of entertainment in the citizenry.

In spite of the liberalized economy we are living in, Government needs to find ways and means to protect the citizens. One way of doing this is to encourage competition and local ownership of companies.

Government gives undue advantage to companies like DSTV and mobile service providers by allowing them to control such a large market share because there are few companies offering their products.

Is it that, entertainment products like the ones DSTV is offering can only be provided by this one company? What would it take to have ZNBC offer such products in packages so that those that can afford can buy extra products other than the traditional K3? Can’t some Zambians, with the help of the Government, come up with similar products?

Hon. Kambwili should take this further and not allow any company to hold Zambians to ransom.

Zambianvoice

Posted by Editor on March 17, 2015. Filed under HEADLINES. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

166 Responses to Multi Choice Tells Zambians To Hang, Says ‘We Dont Force You To Buy Our Products’

Greg Kadimba

March 18, 2015 at 10:56 am

Trixy you are calling us PATROTIC FOOLS? How about this one UNITED PIGS FOR NO DEVELOPMENT!
- Trixy
  
  March 18, 2015 at 12:28 pm
  
  Ummmmmmnnnn pamene apa inkale issue! I hope you will also now minimize on your insults to others because it is not good. You people (pf) on this website can really insult. You have called a lot of my colleagues bad names here. Insulting them together with their parents. You use insults like tomba noko, etc. Now I just call you fools and you go crazy….let it be please. What is good for the goose should definitely be good for the gander.
  - Judge Joe Bidden
    
    March 18, 2015 at 1:43 pm
    
    I agree wit you
    - kakolwe
      
      March 18, 2015 at 7:26 pm
      
      Not true Judge. It is actually the PF fraternity hereon that have received tge brunt end of UPND insults. Such terms like illiterate, brainless, unthoughtfull, dull, etc all to which PF supporters with short fuses reply with all nomenclature of the human morphology. Thus the arguement of the egg & the hen ensues. So it is only the wise that will desist from joining the foray & be civil. And we lived happilg ever after.
      - New Educated Zambia©
        
        March 18, 2015 at 8:12 pm
        
        Do you even understand what the definition of an insult is? Since when did those terms become an insult? Please point me to your source of information ba PF.
      - kakolwe
        
        March 18, 2015 at 9:27 pm
        
        @NEZ plz. We have gone past pointless arguement. We must debate issues. An insult is any statement or action that one utters with a view of hurting, annoying, injuring the other party. Why not download an online dictionary than to be arguing from withou? I’d best keep my old educated Zambia that follow aftef such a hopeless New Edu
Atase

March 18, 2015 at 11:15 am

Only in Africa can companies tell its customers like that and still remain in business. In the US, that could be the beginning of their downfall. They are fortunate they may not have viable competitors. I hope more competitors come up so that they can kiss the dust. How dare you insult customers like that?
kasansa

March 18, 2015 at 11:44 am

DSTV is a monopoly not only in Zambia but also in RSA. Their monopoly stems their exclusive rights to english premier league games in AFRICA.You may talk of other competitors but they wont give you the EPL. Ask Prof O Saasa the Economist about how companies such as Dstv exploit these excluvities. DATA DATA DATA
- Trixy
  
  March 18, 2015 at 12:41 pm
  
  Awe kansi ninshi ni kuvutika….when DSTV say “jump” we have to ask “How high?”.
  - Ndaje Kahks
    
    March 18, 2015 at 12:52 pm
    
    I am writing the EPL Board & Sky to scrutinise DSTv exploitation of third word poverty stricken lovers of Chelsea, Man U etc
- New Educated Zambia©
  
  March 18, 2015 at 1:50 pm
  
  Just buy chi big sayfur and connect a container with the support of two sticks. put your self made satelite outside uzayambo tamba for free
Mwana we nyoka ni mwana we nyoka

March 18, 2015 at 2:24 pm

Boycott them and start your own. Mwabashani kanshi mwebena Africa. Mufwayafye abasungu balemibila impiya lyonse.
King Solomon

March 18, 2015 at 2:57 pm

A few years back we had G Tv and Dstv almost kicked a bucket. Zambian Govt can negotiate with international cable networks and give them a platform here. In America if a given service provider has no competition its the govt’s onus to look for competitors. 75% of Dstv customers are on the wagon coz of football. Govt can teach these thieves a good lesson if they can flex their muscles.
david

March 18, 2015 at 3:22 pm

Pipo are only interested in football DSTV are taking zambian for granted let them pack & go itz even boring itz jst football, let see when the season end for barclays premier very few will pay we need competitors let the govt negotiate with GTV Period.

David
david

March 18, 2015 at 3:36 pm

why are we even paying in dollars? in RSA DSTV is very cheap, is zambia a gold digger? where investors come & get rich very quickly as zambian will remain very poor.

David
Kwati like so

March 18, 2015 at 4:11 pm

I by passed dstv last year & managed to watch premium channels + epl free of charge. Let them increase wil use the same cheaper tech.
Kwati like so

March 18, 2015 at 4:21 pm

Wil help to set up a tv station like the choncholiz do to b cheaper lets say k200 for premium,k120 for compact. These things r cheaper. EPL available
Spinner87

March 18, 2015 at 4:41 pm

where is my comment ba tunweko
Nato

March 18, 2015 at 4:59 pm

Sad.zambians are weak on such issues.kulatukwa fye fifine.too much talking no actoin. By next month it will be a dead story, with long qiues at all out lets.
EK

March 18, 2015 at 5:32 pm

Ba MC On Your Chanelz There Is Only 2 Things Only EPL And Fikadoli The Charges Are Too High For Only One Channel & We Have To Pay For The Education Of Our Relatives Who ‘ll In Turn Buy Your Products & you ‘ll Be Making More Money Than Over Charging Abamilisha Ba Bota Think Again
EK

March 18, 2015 at 5:40 pm

Most Of Us Pay Only For ZNBC Especialy In Areas Where There Is Bad Or No Signal Thats Why I Only Pay For Access
EK

March 18, 2015 at 5:43 pm

Most Of Us Pay Only For ZNBC Thats Why I Only Pay For Access
Assesor

March 18, 2015 at 6:12 pm

Please, where are those Matero boys who cracked the DSTV code and gave full DSTV for nearly free. I think they are a viable option. GRZ, please legalise them so that I do not get into trouble for exercising my choice. lol
cracker chocholi..

March 18, 2015 at 11:51 pm

Maweeeee…forget abt dstv.cracked chocholi decorders available full bouke for free first 1 year then k250 yearly chapwaaaaa..these decorders now come in autoupdate no matter wht multichicr does ila kraka guys..at last u tremain with something to buy cement.baya sana ba multichoice.they are making matero crackets more sophisticated..bye dstv…
Trixy

March 19, 2015 at 9:18 am

United we stand. Divided we fall. Let us not pay for DSTV come April. Believe me Multichoice will feel the pressure. If this continues, they will either move out or reduce the prices. Let us speak the same language.
- kakolwe
  
  March 19, 2015 at 9:31 am
  
  I am being tempted to organise a 15th April 2015 ‘BON-FIRE’ evening in all major towns in Zambia. On this evening, patriotic Zambians come together and burn ‘utumadecoders’ twakwa Pik Botha and chant “ZAMBIANS CAN HANG!”
  - Trixy
    
    March 19, 2015 at 4:05 pm
    
    kikikikikiki!!!!
Ck

March 19, 2015 at 12:05 pm

This is the only country in the wold where some one can stand up and talk nonsense. Multi- Choice you will kiss the ground very soon in Zambia. Mwayasa ba Bolt
jigija

March 19, 2015 at 2:13 pm

Kutumpa sana uko na mytv ni 80pin batuteke infine sure twilaya naku toilet pantu fye niba bota
- Trixy
  
  March 19, 2015 at 4:06 pm
  
  Just imagine…atase.
cross

March 19, 2015 at 5:35 pm

Its only tat we zambians are not united coz if we were to agree on not paying for DSTV
- Trixy
  
  March 20, 2015 at 9:41 am
  
  “There comes a time, when you hear a certain call, when the world must come together as one….”. I am sure a lot of people know this song (Michael Jackson, Steve Wonder, etc). The problem we have is that some people niba nione banione…guys we have to develop the spirit of saying no to wrong things. United we stand. Divided we fall. I know some people will say, its okey some of us can afford. We all can, but when something is wrong it is wrong and it must be fought.
fm

March 20, 2015 at 1:21 am

This is how voting with emotions destroys a country.