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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>\u2018I have tied myself in a chain as a symbol<\/p>\n

of how I feel Samro treats us \u2013 as its slaves, dogs who should eat crumbs and prisoners of our own creative gifts\u2019 Trompies\u2019 Eugene Mthethwa has detailed the<\/p>\n

reasons why he resorted to chaining himself at the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) building to demand his royalties payment. This after a video of Eugene staging a<\/p>\n

protest regarding money he believes Samro owes him went viral on Friday. In what was day two of his protest, Eugene explained to TshisaLIVE that he chained himself to a table inside Samro\u2019s<\/p>\n

building to get answers to his questions. \u201cI have tied myself in a chain as a symbol of how I feel Samro treats us \u2013 as its slaves, dogs who should eat crumbs<\/p>\n

falling from the master\u2019s table and prisoners of our own creative gifts, making us look like it is a curse to be an artist\/composer. \u201d Mthethwa, who is a board member of Samro,<\/p>\n

alleged that the music rights organisation operates in a system that \u201crobs\u201d artists and composers of their duly earned royalties and rights to benefit the<\/p>\n

big capitalist monopolies, who are publishers. He listed the things he believed Samro needed to give answers to: Mthethwa further alleged that Samro has no<\/p>\n

accountability and lacks trustworthy corporate governance and systems. \u201cLastly, I am here to demand the payment of my money after years of boardroom meetings, e-mails, letters and telephone<\/p>\n

calls that have not drawn any results. \u201d In a statement provided to TshisaLIVE, Samro CEO Mark Rosin confirmed that Mthethwa had previously raised a complaint<\/p>\n

regarding the calculation of his royalties. \u201cSamro has tried on many occasions, through many of its managers and board members, to amicably address his concerns,\u201d he<\/p>\n

said. Describing the protest action as regrettable, Rosin said: \u201cIt is impossible to deal with the issues Mr Mthethwa has raised over the years when there is no willingness to resolve the matter<\/p>\n

other than his way. \u201cWe have processes that apply to all members and in our ongoing quest for transparency, we will not circumvent these processes for an individual.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe difficulty Mr Mthethwa has is that he fraudulently gained access to Samro funds, which even led to Samro expelling him as a member.<\/p>\n

In good faith, the present board reinstated his membership. However, we now sit with an outstanding amount due to us by Mr Mthethwa, which his royalty earnings get offset against the balance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not a desirable situation for either party, but we have had to deal with the matter through the courts. \u201d Rosin said they were \u201cdisappointed\u201d and<\/p>\n

\u201calarmed\u201d to see a member behaving in this manner, especially when his conduct was not supported by facts. TimesLive<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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