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Last week Dstv South Africa announced that they're renaming its Dstv Extra package to the same name as with Rest of Africa (ROA) . Dstv Extra has now changed to Dstv Compact Plus. The south African version however does not have VuzuAmp like how it is with Rest of Africa. Compact Plus RSA and ROA however both have the all LaLiga channel, Supersport 7HD. As the name change happens, Dstg wants to market the package to its dstv compact subscribers as they try to lure them into upgrading . SPECIAL FOR COMPACT SUBSCRIBERS   It was confirmed that MultiChoice has a surprise for DStv Compact customers. From 1 September, Compact customers will get a chance to try Compact Plus at no additional cost for a month to end September.Current active Compact customers will automatically be upgraded to Compact Plus for the period. So this effectively means that Compact customers for the month of September will have unlimited access to SS7 hence enjoy #LaLiga and other premium sporting cont...

The Uefa Champions league draw takes place tonight at 6pm Central African Time. Europe's elite competition kick offs with the group stages on the 12th of September 2017. Tonight's draw also will include an award ceremony for the Uefa player of the year, with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo favorite to land the accolade. Cr7 has to compete for the award with Messi and Champions League finalist Gigi Buffon. The draw is expected to be quite interesting and is eagerly awaited by the whole football world. Catch the draw live on Supersport 3,  Supersport 5 and also on Supersport's Facebook page.

Kwese TV is now officially available in Zimbabwe. This was confirmed today by Econet Media on its social media platforms. Kwese Tv will be available at Econet shops nationwide for a total cost of $49. The total cost includes decoder, dish and installation services. Monthly subscriptions will be $29 & unlike dstv you can pay using bond notes, POS and Ecocash etc. For more information visit Econet Zimbabwe Facebook page. KWESE FREE SPORTS (KFS)  This is a channel that has an application (available on the Google Store and on IOS) which is now also available in Zimbabwe for free, of course data charges apply. With KFS you can stream online anytime from a wide range of live sporting events notable the FTA premier league games, EFL championship, the formula 1 and a lot more. This application note that it does not require you to be a subscriber of KweseTv, it only requires a Facebook Login and you are good to go. BAZ There is however some developing stories that the Broadcasti...

OK so now I'm sure all of you know that kwese is now here and the buzz in Zimbabwe is immense. People are excited and can't wait to start switching from Dstv given especially the high cost of premium sports packages and not to forget the hustle to pay for the service in the first place. In as much as there is great buzz i think its fundamental to note that things might not be as rosy at the start for KweseTv in satisfying the appetite of Sports fanatics here in Zimbabwe. There shall come a stage where one consumer sits down and compares KweseSports premium package  and Supersport (Dstv compact) given both are roughly the same price of $30. I personally feel the fact that Dstv has been in the game for too long and all the sports channels it offers customers at the same price edges KweseSports a bit hence i feel KS needs to partner up with another American Sports Network to try and fill the gap. FOX SPORTS AFRICA OK so the American Sports Network I'm talking abou...

Here is how you can get Kwese in Zimbabwe right now (unofficially)   The wait is agonizing now. It looks like they now  have it or at least are about to get it. It is just a matter of time before they announce but that’s not good enough for some of us. If you absolutely can’t wait here is what you can do. Keep in mind this is not official though. The Kwese decoder is on sale in Zimbabwe right now, in Harare at least. According to TechZim some of the members of their team visited one such store where the decoders are being sold and can confirm this. There was even content playing on a TV they said. The decoders are being imported from countries where Kwese is already licensed, like Zambia. The decoders come with their own satellite dishes and a fresh installation is required. You can’t just connect the Kwese decoder to your Dstv satellite dish as the satellites they receive information from are different. This means the dishes face different directions  and t...

In case you are wondering and always asking yourself where has my favorite football league gone to, here i will help you find it. This article serves to enlighten you on which pay TV service providers have the rights to certain football games. Please note that this article is talking about football rights in SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. What you will need to understand is that some rights are shared while some are exclusive. Shared rights means more than one broadcaster can air the same football games whereas exclusive means at a given region no other broadcaster has permission to do so. In our region here we have three clear cut pay TV service providers namely KweseTv(KWESE SPORTS) by Econet Media , Dstv (SUPERSPORT) by Naspers and the Chinese owned Startimes(STARTIMES SPORTS). KWESE SPORTS Kwese sports (KS) are the newest players in the market with around 19 months in service, but they have managed to seal some big deals proving that is committed to going all out to compete with the alread...

Its finally here and it's back. The premier league, the most watched league in the world and dubbed the best by some. It is back for what promises to be another thrilling season with all the twists and turns. Managers will get sacked, players will become club icons while some will be labeled as rats. As i write this article Arsenal is playing Leicester City in the season opener wth summer signing Alexander Lacazzette also making his debut and scored.  The opening weekend weekend also sees Manchester United take on West Ham with Chicharito also set to make his return to the premier league against his former club. Defending Champions Chelsea are without Hazard and Pedro as they start their defense against relegation favorites Burnley. New boys Brighton & Hove Albion takes on other tittle favorites Manchester City. Pep will be looking to do better than last season and finally win a trophy in his new home. Liverpool will be worried with star man Philipe having handed in a formal...

Its that time of the year again when UCL winners take on UEL winners. Real Madrid being the champions of Europe is participating in the tournament for a second year running after successfully defending the most sought after cup in Europe.Manchester Utd are back in the super cup for the 1st time since 2008 when they last won the UCL in that Moscow victory against reigning premier league champions Chelsea. Manchester Utd however lost the last time they played in the uefa super cup. Real Madrid on the other hand won it last time they participated in a thrilling encounter against fellow LaLiga rivals Sevilla. THE TEAMS.... Real Madrid confirmed that Ronaldo who is set the strong contender for UEFA player of the year 2017 travelled with the squad but  will not start. Gareth Bale has also travelled even though he is subject to a lot of transfer speculation,with Jose Mourinho openly admitting that he is interested in the Welsh international. Manchester Utd wil be without defenders Bai...

Kwese Free Sports is now available in Zim.Early in the year Econet Media's kwese TV was denied a license to provide digital satellite television services in Zimbabwe, but the largest telecommunications company in the country has managed to find a way to bring its services to its beloved customers. Kwese free sports (KFS) is now available via its application platform. Android users can download this app from the Google Play store. Kwese free sports however through satellite is still not available..So just have your data and get ready for some free live Sports at no extra subscription. There is a strong feel that Econet in the near future might introduce special data bundles for this application. WHAT IS KWESE FREE SPORTS.... This is a channel found on KweseTV and broadcasts across Africa quite a number of sporting events. It has developed into a power house especially after its partnership with the global network ESPN & thus has managed to acquire several rights in sub-Sa...

Its all over the Wembley stadium for the English premier league curtain raiser. Arsenal have beat Chelsea FC 4-1 on penalties after the game was deadlock at the 90 minutes at 1-1. Chelsea FC had started the game under fire wth Arsenal being a constant threat. The premier league champions however managed to ease things a bit as they took the lead sooner after half time (46') through wing back Victor Moses. Chelsea then seemed to control the game thereafter. All this changed when a moment of controversy occurred when Pedro was given a straight red card on the 80th minute. As Pedro went off arsenal scored on the subsequent equalizer through sunmer signing Kolasinac. Morata had came in before the incident in place of Michy but was looking all out of sorts. The sending off of pedro only made it worse. Chelsea despite 10 men however managed to hold on as the game ended 1-1. As per rule of the community shield its straight to penalties. The system used was the new ABBA penalty shootout fo...

It's a beautiful Sunday morning and for football lovers it's a great day as the new premier league football season kicks off today. It kicks wth a curtain raiser official known as the community shield. Chelsea FC (a team i support) who are the premier league champions take on the gunners of Arsenal who beat the English champions for the FA Cup. The game has not received enough hype or attention as it usually does,but nothing really these days is getting its hype as it deserves most probably because of the #NeymarSaga which seems to have shocked and kept the football globe still wondering and talking.. Or perhaps its also been about the greatest sprinter of all time #UsainBolt's final run. The clash between Chelsea and Arsenal however is stil a fiesty London derby that come more often with controversy than not. Antonio conte was bitter about the cup final loss and is determined to make sure his blue army get revenge. Arsene will be set to roll out his summer signing who...