To
celebrate Africa Month, Multichoice Zambia held a number of events.
One of them was the sponsorship of the Poetry night under the theme
Africa is a feeling at Raddison blue on the 28th of
May, 2016 in Lusaka.The event was done in conjunction with Bitter
Sweet Poetry.
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Poets
pose for a Photo
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One
of the poets recites a poem titled ‘Africa is a feeling’
The
guest of honour was Mulenga Kapwepwe, National Arts Council of Zambia
Chairman who thanked Multichoice for Supporting arts in Zambia by
providing a platform through Zambezi Magic on DStv.
Ms
Mulenga Kapwepwe at the Poetry night
SPEECH
BY MULTICHOICE ZAMBIA OPERATIONS MANAGER Ms. RECHA K. KABWE
AT
THE AFRICA DAY POETRY NIGHT
28TH
MAY ,2016, RADISSON BLU HOTEL, LUSAKA
This
evening, we want to welcome you to a very unique event in the
MultiChoice calender. This event is unique because it is designed to
remind us of our African heritage. Tonight’s event will indeed take
us through a journey of our African renaissance. Africa freedom day
reminds us of the great cost at which our fore fathers fought for our
freedom, the freedoms that we enjoy today. Because of that freedom,
we can plan our future as a continent. A good case is the just ended
Africa Development Bank (AfDB) meeting that is saying we need to plan
how we progress as Africa economically.
As
such, MultiChoice as a business born and bred in Africa, celebrates
the whole month of May as Africa month. In doing so, we provide
content that reminds us of our different cultures all through the
month. Through our platforms, DStv and GOtv, we celebrate both the
people of the continent and their talents. But importantly, we
celebrate you, our subscribers for making us the best video
entertainment business in Africa. MultiChoice Zambia is 21 years and
growing strong in Zambia because of you.
What
can we say about tonight? We have brought you to the fire place, so
that we could each be warmed up in our hearts by some of the great
poetic talent in Zambia. As the Bitter Sweet Poets host us, let us
recollect on our heritage, our freedoms and think of ways to forge
ahead to a greater Africa as one people.
Multichoice
will continue to give subscribers the best in home grown content
through various regional channels like Africa Magic, Maisha Magic in
the East, Msanzi Magic and the new kid on the block - Zambezi Magic,
this is the new household name for local content in Zambia. We are
excited about the positive reviews and the very objective feedback
about Zambian Content on Zambezi Magic.
Just
In the month of May, we saw the premiere of three new Zambian shows
on DStv channel 160, My Story Zambia, Nkhani Yamusisi and Paya one,
all which have resonated well with our audiences.
We
shall continue to support the Zambian arts; film and music industry
in various ways but especially by providing a platform for them to
air their content and show case their creativity to the rest of the
continent.
Ladies
and gentlemen, Our Africa month theme this year is ‘Africa Is A
Feeling’. I urge you to post pictures on social media on
hashtag Africa is a feeling. Let me end by wishing you a wonderful
evening as we celebrate Africa together.
Recha
Kabwe, Multichoice Operations Manager handing over an Explora
,ZappaHD decoder and a GOtv decoder to Bitter Sweet Poetry Founder
Kapembwa.
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