ZIMURA’s appointment of Alexio “Goodchild” Gwenzi as board chair raises questions about reform, loyalty and governance as allegations of rot, capture and royalty injustice continue to haunt Zimbabwe’s music rights body ( image source ) The house of music is on fire, and once again the neighbours are arguing about curtains. As Zimbabwe’s music sector digests explosive allegations from a breakaway group of ZIMURA board members, the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association has responde

Zimbabwe’s ZiG 841.4 million arts allocation for 2026 signals opportunity for creatives ( image source ) In November, one number caused a stir: ZiG 841.4 million. That is the amount Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube allocated to the Ministry of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture for 2026. It sounds huge. It sounds promising. It also sounds confusing if you are a poet in Plumtree, a DJ in Mutare, or a sculptor in Binga. So, let’s be clear upfront. No, the government is not about

Welcome to the debut of The Creative Compass , a new column here at the Southerton Business Times  dedicated entirely to you the beat-makers, the stone-carvers, the canvas-painters, and the stage-shakers of Zimbabwe. As Zimbabwe approaches 2026, one policy framework is coming sharply into focus, National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2). For creative practitioners, the significance of NDS2 can only be fully understood by first reflecting on the path laid down by NDS1 (2021–2025)