Lusaka Voice

Lusaka Voice is a Zambian online news agency. Based in Lusaka, Zambia, Lusaka Voice started in 2012 .

Lusaka Voice
CountryZambia
HeadquartersLusaka, Zambia
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
Sister channelsLusakaVoice.tv, Lusaka Social
History
Launched2012
Links
WebsiteLusakaVoice.com
Availability

Lusaka Voice was the first Zambian news agency to provide livestreaming of events in Zambia. These events have included motor rallies and other sporting events.

History

Lusaka Voice was launched on November 19, 2012, registered at www.lusakavoice.com. The launch was tied in with live coverage of the 2012 Ngoma Awards, available for free online, an unprecedented act in Zambia.

In the summer of 2013, Lusaka Voice registered another web address, www.lusakavoice.tv. This address now houses the entertainment section of Lusaka Voice.

On January 17, 2013 Lusaka Voice created its Facebook page, which contains all the stories Lusaka Voice posts daily.

Livestreaming

Lusaka Voice is the first Zambian news agency to livestream events online. The livestreaming schedule consists of local Zambian events, as well as international concerts and shows. Lusaka Voice has livestreamed multiple events, including numerous Motor Rallies across Zambia.

. Lusaka Voice has also covered parades and events such as the International Women's Day 2013, and the International Children's Day.

Lusaka Voice has also covered the United Nations Development Program's Social Good Summit. The conference, held on September 23, 2013 was livestreamed in full by Lusaka Voice on their website.[1] The event, which was also held in different locations worldwide, was held in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia.[2]

Events

A list of all the livestream events broadcast by Lusaka Voice.[3]

NameDateLocationLength
Ngoma AwardsNovember 19, 2012Lusaka, Zambia3 hours
International Children's Day of BroadcastingMarch 3, 2013Lusaka, Zambia1 hour
International Women's DayMarch 8, 2013Lusaka, Zambia1 hour
Youth DayMarch 12, 2013Lusaka, Zambia1 hour
New York International Auto ShowMarch 29, 2013Jacob Javits Center, New York, New York4 hours
Zambia First National RallyApril 7, 2013Chaminuka, Zambia3 hours
Kuomboka CeremonyApril 20, 2013Zambia1 hour
CANA Zone 3 & 4 Swimming ChampionshipsApril 25, 2013Olympic Youth Development Centre, Lusaka, Zambia4 hours
Cosafa Cup Quarter-FinalJuly 13, 2013Lusaka, Zambia4 hours
Fringila RallyJuly 28, 2013Fringilla, Zambia3 hours
Castle Kilbride Summer Concert Series: ChasayaAugust 8, 2013Castle Kilbride, Baden, ON, Canada1 hour
Cosafa Cup FinalAugust, 2013Ndola, Zambia2 hours
2014 CHAN QualifiersSeptember 9, 2013Ghana2 hours
UNDP Social Good Summit[2]September 23, 2013Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia2 hours
Esther Phiri vs Evelyn Odoro Boxing MatchDecember 20, 2014Melissa, Lusaka, Zambia4 hours

Social Media

As of March 2015, Lusaka Voice held the 8th largest Zambian Facebook page with over 90,000 likes.[4] Twitter is the company's second best performing social media platform with just over 1,000 followers as of March 2015. Lusaka Voice shares all its stories across its various social media platforms to reach the widest audience not only in Zambia, but in neighboring African countries.

LusakaVoice.tv

This web domain was registered by Lusaka Voice in the summer of 2013. This webpage now hosts all the entertainment stories by Lusaka Voice, including concerts, cultural events as well as its own livestreaming events.

References
  1. "UNDP hosts the Lusaka Social Good Summit". thebestofzambia.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  2. "The Social Good Summit 2013 – More Locations, More Innovations | UNDP". undp.org. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  3. "LIVE EVENT STREAMING | Lusaka Voice | Zambia News". lusakavoice.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  4. "Lusakavoice.com Facebook statistics". Social Bakers. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
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