Alexio “Goodchild” Gwenzi elected new ZIMURA board chairperson
By Arts Correspondent HARARE —Musician Alexio “Goodchild” Gwenzi has been elected as the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) board. The elections were held on Monday at the Zimura headquarters in Harare during a meeting that lasted nearly six hours. Goodchild succeeds veteran poet Albert Nyathi, who did not participate in last year’s […]
Albert Nyathi endorses Gwenzi for ZIMURA board re-election
By Marshall Bwanya HARARE – Outgoing Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) chairperson Albert Nyathi has endorsed board member and musician Alexio “Goodchild” Gwenzi’s bid for re-election. He described Gwenzi as a “hard worker” and “a doer” who has brought tangible progress to the organisation. Nyathi, a celebrated poet and veteran of the local arts industry, commended […]
ZIMURA calls for copyright licences on church music
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) has clarified that churches must obtain copyright licences for the music performed during worship services, underscoring that the law requires all organisations to pay royalties when using another person’s intellectual property. The announcement came during an interview on Burning Issues with Oscar Pambuka, where […]