{"id":77726,"date":"2025-11-01T21:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/david-kazadi-receives-million-dollar-gift-from-uncle"},"modified":"2025-11-01T21:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:50:42","slug":"david-kazadi-receives-million-dollar-gift-from-uncle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/david-kazadi-receives-million-dollar-gift-from-uncle","title":{"rendered":"David Kazadi Receives Million-Dollar Gift From Uncle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Popular filmmaker David Kazadi opened up about what persuaded his move to Zambia when he featured on Kenny T 1 ON 1 podcast hosted by Kenny T.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker revealed that he was always puzzled seeing his uncle HOT FM\u2019s executive chairman Oscar Chavula, who worked in Zambia, drive flashy cars while he who worked in the United Kingdom couldn\u2019t afford them.<\/p>\n<p>Kazadi\u2019s image of Zambia was that of Samfya as it was the place he had lived in with his grandparents before leaving for the United Kingdom to join his parents at seven years old, hence his skepticism in coming to Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome for six weeks(months), I\u2019m gonna give you a million dollars, and you do whatever you want,\u201d Oscar Chavula told David Kazadi when persuading him to come to Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker came to Zambia, and just like his uncle, whom he affectionately referred to as \u201cUncle O,\u201d said he realized what he meant all the time, he encouraged him to come to Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>David Kazadi described Zambia as a \u201cplain canvas,\u201d and that six months visit turned into six years of creating movies, reality shows, and talent shows.<\/p>\n<p>David Kazadi is now a prominent public figure with massive achievement in the Zambian entertainment, and he is still painting his canvas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. 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