Mwebantu

Mwebantu News Media
	Mwebantu
Company type	News
Industry	News agency
Founded	May 1, 2012;13 years ago
Headquarters	Off Lagos Road, Rhodes Park, Lusaka, Zambia
Key people	Katuta Chilambe; (Editor-in-chief)
Owner	Mwebantu News Media
Number of employees	10
Website	www.mwebantu.com

Last updated July 23, 2025

Mwebantu is a privately owned Zambian news outlet headquartered in Lusaka, operating an online news website and social media channels.^[1] It reports on breaking news and provides live coverage of events, supported by a number of correspondents across the country. The word 'Mwebantu' can be translated as "You the People".^[1] Mwebantu was founded in 2012 by Chilambe Katuta, a Thomson Reuters Foundation Alumni, who has served as editor-in-chief since 2017. It has a audience of more than 1 million.^[2]

References

1 2 "The 2012 African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC)". March 15, 2017.
↑ "Popular Zambian publication, Mwebantu, shuts down website, publishes on Facebook & Twitter exclusively". UK Zambians. November 17, 2016.

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[post1-1] 1 2 "The 2012 African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC)". March 15, 2017.

[post11-2] "Popular Zambian publication, Mwebantu, shuts down website, publishes on Facebook & Twitter exclusively". UK Zambians. November 17, 2016.

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