Musicians Demand ZIMURA Reforms

Musicians testified before a parliamentary committee on 1 September, accusing ZIMURA of corruption, non-payment of royalties, and unfair board dismissals, as reported by NewZimbabwe.com. They demanded government intervention to reform the music rights body. The dispute exposes a governance vacuum in Zimbabwe's creative sector, where opaque management and lack of oversight leave artists vulnerable to exploitation by entrenched interests. This crisis underscores the systemic governance failures plaguing Zimbabwe's cultural industries.