Yesterday Techzim announced the reduction in prices of DStv packages by Multichoice, while we also did a comparison to what we’re being charged locally and what those in South Africa are paying as well.
When one scrutinises the list of packages, a $7 bouquet stands out as the new entry-level point for someone to start enjoying entertainment in Zimbabwe. The amount sounds “reasonable” but it becomes all relative based on the channels that one will be able to enjoy.
As a bit of background, DStv actually launched DStv lite in South Africa in 2010 to their audience there and later rebranded it to DStv Access in April 2013. It seems that either the name was a success down South (but then why would you rebrand?) or that the department that deals with the naming of bouquets didn’t really wanna spend time finding something that will resonate with us here. DStv lite is currently only offered in Zimbabwe as of date.
DStv Lite comes with a mix of 28 channels, that cover various categories one will be hoping to enjoy. The list of channels is below (yes it currently shows 25, we’re working to find out the other 3):
Kids
- Jim Jam
- Mindset Learn
Movies and Entertainment
- eTV Africa
- Eva +
- Mzansi Wethu HD
- Sony Entertainment TV
- ZTV
Music
- Mzansi Music
- One Gospel
News
- CGTN News
- NDTV 24 x7
- People’s Weather
- SABC News
Religion
- Emmanuel TV
- Faith TV
- ITV Networks
- TBN
Sports
- Supersport Blitz HD
- Supersport 9
Specialist
- BVN
- CCTV
- Deutshe Welle
- RAI
- RTPi
- TV5 Monde
Hat tip to Creativeloop.co.zw
Comments
33 responses
Please accept our currency . we are having problem topping up here in Zim
Time to move over to Kwese TV – sure they wont show Steven Segal, Jean Claud van Damme or Dolf Lundgren movies non-stop, week after week after week after week ……..
High rate yatikwadza
Ahhh. Unowona chii papaapa?
Pliz accept our currency pliz
No offence DSTV, but that should be your free channels bouquet.
Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$7 is too much for those channels….
ummmmm $7 yekuendesera mahara shuwa unoonei apa
we can afford $5
What a good opportunity for those watching ovhd in Zimbabwe?
This is utter rubbish $7 is too much for this nonsensical channels multichoice do something better if you can’t order is something better in our currency better scratch it off. Rubbish.
isaiiwo zeworld telemundo mnet actionit world be better
Ndoswera ndakagarira blitz zuva rese kkkk,itai srs pa sport apo
add something for the boys, kana ss7 zvirinani many will subscribe even put ss3 only
Kwaaaa zvakaoma
kkkk ah chero dhora hariite apo.
There is nothing to watch here
plz guyz mukaramba makakwidza maprice in zim pple are going to run on kwese tv cz it accept any currency plus its cheaper
guyz why dont you add zee world nickelodeon and mnet action fo th other 3
Stop playing with people isai zvinoonekwa kwete list yamakanda iyi
Kkkkkkk Dstv please, let’s get real, you shouldn’t even be charging for this “LITE” bouquet, there are no channels of substance, but like seriously who would sit sit at home all weekend watching People’s Weather and say that they’re watching news, or better still spend the evening at home watching Supersport Blitz and say they’re watching sport, like seriously, WHO DOES THAT!!!!
Tava ne Kwese so won’t bother
Hahahahahahaha thanx for the JOKE Dstv, really made me laugh! Now off to KWESE!
CGTN News Kumberi
Kwese is better guys
please accept our currency and other payments especially ecocash
haiwawo hapana nezviripo apa kurasa mari chaiko thot zee world and some other better channels are available nxah
Hahaha ndochiiko ichochi taane ma shares ku Kwese
kuona free channels kukawana nani than too see izvi
Haina dhiri DSTV. Re $7 racho unongobhadhara $11 re $11 wobhadhara $17 kuno ku Chipinge. Kwese ndizvo. Even usina cash unobhadhara kuona kwe 1 day.
Marara awa!
pamacomments ose 32 andaverenga ndashaya kana 1 wandaona ari kufarira zvamuri kuita. guys be serious. shape up or ship out. kkkkk