South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice has confirmed revised pricing for its DStv packages in Zimbabwe. The adjustments will take effect on 1 June 2025.
In a public notice issued on Monday, MultiChoice Zimbabwe revealed that while several bouquets will see modest increases, ranging between US$1 and US$2, others will remain untouched.
The move marks the company’s latest recalibration amid rising operational costs and currency pressures across the region.
Top-tier subscribers will be relieved to know that the flagship DStv Premium package is holding steady at US$75 per month, alongside the Lite bouquet, which remains unchanged at US$9.
However, Compact Plus, Family, and Access subscribers will see a US$1 increment, bringing the new monthly fees to US$46, US$21, and US$16, respectively.
The most notable hike comes for DStv Compact, which jumps US$2, from US$30 to US$32.
Special interest packages, including Indian Stand Alone (Premium) at US$39, Indian Add-on at US$25, Portuguese Stand Alone at US$45, Portuguese Add-on at US$25, and the HD PVR Service at US$13, will all maintain their current pricing.
MultiChoice confirmed that these changes will apply equally across traditional satellite services and DStv Streaming.
The broadcaster has not publicly detailed the rationale behind the selective increases but has historically cited inflationary pressures, foreign exchange fluctuations, and content acquisition costs as key factors influencing pricing decisions.
Subscribers are encouraged to visit the DStv website or contact customer care for further details regarding their specific packages and payment options.
| DStv PACKAGES | OLD ($) | NEW ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | 75.00 | 75.00 |
| Compact Plus | 45.00 | 46.00 |
| Compact | 30.00 | 32.00 |
| Family | 20.00 | 21.00 |
| Access | 15.00 | 16.00 |
| Lite | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| Indian Stand Alone (Premium) | 39.00 | 39.00 |
| Indian Add-on | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Portuguese stand alone | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Portuguese Add-on | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| HD PVR Service | 13.00 | 13.00 |
Was expecting a downward review of premiums in Zimbabwe owing to the use of a strong USD currency in the country and power challenges
Introduce weekly subscriptions ,, power outages forces us not subscribe at times,
Only soccer is live all your channels have repetitive movies day in day out was not expecting paying more for repeats and even after complaining no action you just ignore us
Whoever or whichever board or executive that advised them this mmmm. The prices need to go down then many will subscribe
Per channel billing will bring back customers. Give the customer the liberty to select the channels to view.
We are paying in hard currency (US$) & with the current power outages, it is not necessary to revise upwards. We feel short changed. We will better resort to Starlink and Azam which is cheaper.
Why punishing compact package viewers category?
No noo
The prices need to go down because for the past 2 year we where not subscribng coz of power …so the question is how many are going to ……we dont have power
Multichoice should not call us after 1 June when we discontinue paying after the hke. Its enough feedback. I am transitioning to open view.
Dstv sucks already, same movies for six months,the only thing I subscribe for is sport, and you want us to pay another $1 on top mmmh
How can you increase subscriptions so harshly you continueosly show repeatedly movies and old ones plus you are not considering how loadshedding of Zesa. To be honest the Zimbabwe board needs reshuffle.
How can you increase subscriptions so harshly you continueosly show repeated movies and old ones plus you are not considering how loadshedding of Zesa. To be honest the Zimbabwe board needs reshuffle.
This is nonsense. I’m going to throw away the decorder.
You are so stupid you increasing prices not channel,,compact is no Useless repetitive movies, no champions league nonsense
Recently you increased the price with $2usd and yu want to increase again?.
I stop dstv nw um using wifi it’s better TikTok than dstv
Was expecting a downward review….
Yes u are on business,but how loyal are your views seeing some movies,but they keep on paying.
moving over to the sa account, they rob us on the zim account. why is it that uefa finals are not on zim compact yet they are available on sa compact package???
old movies, nxaaa!!!
It’s better to use wifi. Increasing charges rather than making their services favourable to their customers
Please, we are tied of repeats of movies, bring new movies please.