Mwebantu
Mwebantu | |
| Company type | News |
|---|---|
| Industry | News agency |
| Founded | May 1, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Off Lagos Road, Rhodespark Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia |
Key people | Katuta Chilambe (Editor-in-chief) |
| Owner | Mwebantu News Media |
Number of employees | 10 |
| Website | www |
Mwebantu is a privately owned Zambian news outlet headquartered in Lusaka, operating an online news website and active social media channels.[1] Its target audience is local Zambians and those in the diaspora.[2][3][4][5]
As of 2017, Chilambe Katuta served as editor-in-chief.[2][6]
The goal of the publication is to report on breaking news and give live coverage of events. Mwebantu reporters and photographers are based in Lusaka, but they travel when needed. Mwebantu is also supported by a number of correspondents across the country.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Market share
Mwebantu uses social, content-driven publishing technology to improve their online advertising in Zambia. In Zambia, Mwebantu provides 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 can literally be translated into “You the People”.[2]
References
- ^ a b "The 2012 African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC)". March 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Mwebantu New Media". The Zambian Chronicle. June 20, 2014.
- ^ "Serenje Chief Contest Turns Sour; Contender Shot Dead". May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Pastor makes members masturbate to make church floor sacred". Pulse NG (Nigeria). January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Eight dead and 28 injured in stampede for free church food in Zambia". International Business Times (IBT) UK. March 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ignore petty statements circulating online -Kambwili". UK Zambians. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Zambian 2016 election: a British perspective". The Yorker. September 30, 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Nigerian Prophet Deported from Zambia, Accused of Posing 'Danger' to Residents". April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Police arrest 18 -year-old man for raping woman aged 68". July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Chingola woman poisons son and herself after a quarrel with her lover". July 18, 2016.
- ^ "8 Dead, 28 Injured in Stampede After Church Advertises Free Food at Prayer Meeting in Zambia". The Christian Post. March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Zambia: 8 dead, 28 injured in stampede for free Church food". The Christian Post. March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Uebert Mudzanire denied entry into Zambia". The Zimbabwe Mail. May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Popular Zambian publication, Mwebantu, shuts down website, publishes on Facebook & Twitter exclusively". UK Zambians. November 17, 2016.
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