Tendai drives a school omnibus along Samora Machel Avenue. He stops at red lights. Most mornings he is the only one who does. Last week a black SUV with tinted windows, no siren and no escort, went through the junction. Two motorbikes followed. Then a taxi. Then Tendai's conductor asked, in Shona, who would catch them. Tendai did not need an answer. Everyone at that junction already had one. We are told we have become undisciplined. Pitch invasions. Stampedes at stadium gates

As tensions simmer, confidence within Zimbabwe’s music industry has been shaken. Veteran artistes like Macheso warn that urgent reforms are needed to restore trust in the association tasked with protecting their livelihoods. Whether ZIMURA can regain credibility may depend on its ability to address governance concerns, improve transparency, and rebuild faith among its members.