Mwebantu

Mwebantu is a national news agency headquartered in Lusaka and is the leading online news website and social media platform in Zambia.[1] Mwebantu.com is their flagship website which is an online based news publication catering for local Zambians and those in the diaspora.[2][3][4][5]

Mwebantu New Media
TypeNews
IndustryNews agency
FoundedMay 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)
HeadquartersOff Lagos Road, Rhodespark Lusaka,
Lusaka, Zambia
Key people
Katuta Chilambe
(Editor-in-chief)
OwnerMwebantu New Media
Number of employees
10
Websitewww.mwebantu.com

As of 2017, Chilambe Katuta served as editor-in-chief.[2][6]

The innovation of the publication was concentrating on breaking news and live coverage of events. Mwebantu reporters and photographers are based in Lusaka and they travel wherever the news is happening. Mwebantu is also supported by a number of correspondents across the country.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Market Share

Mwebantu currently ranked as the biggest online news site in Zambia, according to Socialbakers. Mwebantu has redefined online advertising with its social, content-driven publishing technology in Zambia. In Zambia, Mwebantu provides the most shared news, stories and entertainment across the web and social media platforms of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to its audience of more than 1 million plus daily users and growing. The news service is available on desktop and on mobile.[13][14]

History

Mwebantu was founded in 2012 by Chilambe Katuta, a Thomson Reuters Foundation Alumni. Thomson Reuters Foundation is the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information provider.

The Mwebantu website was designed by Kasonde Mulenga a Web and Systems Developer from the University of Greenwich in London, England.[1][2]

The word 'Mwebantu' in local languages or dialects can literally be translated into “You the People”.[2]

References
  1. "The 2012 African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC)". March 15, 2017.
  2. "Mwebantu New Media". The Zambian Chronicle. June 20, 2014.
  3. "Serenje Chief Contest Turns Sour; Contender Shot Dead". May 2, 2017.
  4. "Pastor makes members masturbate to make church floor sacred". Pulse NG (Nigeria). January 24, 2017.
  5. "Eight dead and 28 injured in stampede for free church food in Zambia". International Business Times (IBT) UK. March 6, 2017.
  6. "Ignore petty statements circulating online -Kambwili". UK Zambians. November 17, 2016.
  7. "Zambian 2016 election: a British perspective". The Yorker. September 30, 2016.
  8. "Nigerian Prophet Deported from Zambia, Accused of Posing 'Danger' to Residents". April 13, 2017.
  9. "Police arrest 18 -year-old man for raping woman aged 68". July 14, 2016.
  10. "Chingola woman poisons son and herself after a quarrel with her lover". July 18, 2016.
  11. "8 Dead, 28 Injured in Stampede After Church Advertises Free Food at Prayer Meeting in Zambia". The Christian Post. March 6, 2017.
  12. "Zambia: 8 dead, 28 injured in stampede for free Church food". The Christian Post. March 6, 2017.
  13. "Uebert Mudzanire denied entry into Zambia". The Zimbabwe Mail. May 5, 2017.
  14. "Popular Zambian publication, Mwebantu, shuts down website, publishes on Facebook & Twitter exclusively". UK Zambians. November 17, 2016.


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