Lusaka Voice

Lusaka Voice is a Zambian online news agency. The news agency was created in 2012 and is still currently active, posting local and international stories daily. Lusaka Voice is the first Zambian news agency to provide Live Streaming of events in Zambia. Some events that have been covered include various Motor Rallies within Zambia, as well as other sporting events.

Lusaka Voice
CountryZambia
Slogan"A fresh Daily source of Zambian news and views with regular updates. Get the latest news from Lusaka Voice"
HeadquartersLusaka, Zambia
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
Sister channelsLusakaVoice.tv, Lusaka Social
History
Launched2012
Links
WebsiteLusakaVoice.com

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. The days after the launch saw the online news website fill with articles on Zambian news. In the summer of 2013, Lusaka Voice registered another web address, www.lusakavoice.tv. This address now houses the entertainment section of Lusaka Voice. It has a different styling than lusakavoice.com, but does keeps the same style of reporting. On January 17, 2013 Lusaka Voice created its Facebook page. With 11,000 likes (as of the latest edit) the Facebook page contains all the stories Lusaka Voice posts daily.

Live Streaming

Lusaka Voice is the first Zambian news agency to Live Stream events online. The Live Streaming schedule consists of local Zambian events, as well as international concerts and shows. Lusaka Voice has Live Streamed multiple events, including numerous Motor Rallies across Zambia. This unprecedented coverage has led to talks between Lusaka Voice and the Zambian Motorsport Association, for better coverage of all the Motor Rallies in Zambia next year. Lusaka Voice has also provided coverage of 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 Live Streamed 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 Live Stream 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

Lusaka Voice holds a strong social media presence on the internet, which spans across many platforms. 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. It is a vital part of bringing web traffic to the site and social media also plays a large part in spreading the name of the brand.

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 Live Streaming events. The entertainment site has a different visual appearance to that of the main news page, however it features similar styles of writing. The aim of LusakaVoice.tv is to spur interest in Zambian media for more news on entertainment. This is due to many Zambian news outlets solely reporting on politics and sports.

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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