The world was dealt a blow early this morning, in a small town outside Naples, Italy when Zenzile Miriam Makeba..Mama Afrika to the world, passed away.. and left this earth, aged 76 years. She was born on 4th March 1932.

 

26 September 2008

Dear Member,

AIRCO Members and all South African Labels and Artists are invited to submit music for a Cultural Promotion in Hong Kong, being underatken by the South African Consulate in Hong Kong from 24 - 28 November 2008.

 

2 Unique South African music memorabilia items have gone under the hammer on eBay as part of the global Independents Day 08 Charity Music Auction. The auction gives collectors and fans of independent music a once-in-a-lifetime chance to grab a piece of music history - money-can't-buy experiences and personal artist collectibles.

 

The Airco board hereby announces its acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Eugene Mthethwa as it Chairperson with effect from 24 June 2008. Eugene will be concentrating on other engagements within the industry.

 

24 June 2008: The National Credit Act (NCA) was introduced to help prevent reckless lending and to address South Africa’s massive credit debt. Unfortunately, certain aspects of the NCA conflict with the way the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) applies its standards of practice and this is affecting the organisation`s Royalty Advance Payments process and the livelihood of some of its composers and authors.

A new appeal was lodged on Friday at the EC's Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, challenging the EC’s unconditional authorisation of the SonyBMG merger for a second time. IMPALA believes the Commission repeated many of the errors that it made before, despite the court’s judgement in IMPALA's favour in 2006.