| | Performance rights organization, The South African Recording Rights Association Limited (SARRAL), is to be wound up with immediate effect. According to the information we received, the ruling was issued at the Johannesburg High Court on Friday, 06 November 2009.
SARRAL had been fighting a long legal battle with renowned composer Colin Shapiro, who accused the organization of wrongfully appropriating royalty money in a bid to counter its financial problems.
SARRAL was factually insolvent many years ago and changed their accounting policy as a response to the liquidation action, according to investigations.
The judge ruled that SARRAL, as an agent had no right to use royalties as income and that it has to immediately close shop.
SARRAL's board and controllers conducted "systematic mismanagement" of the company and its accounting policy was in conflict with its constitutive documents, said the judge.
Investigations further revealed that SARRAL's financial statements from 2003 onwards mis-state the affairs of the company, treating musicians’ royalties as income. However, a source from SARRAL, who requested to be anonymous, says while it is correct that the judge ruled against SARRAL , "nothing official has been issued telling SARRAL that it will be wound up" | | | SA’s new rock act Zebra & Giraffe has been chosen to support The Killers on their South African tour, which commences with two nights at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg (Thursday 3rd December and Friday 4th December 2009) and then moves to Cape Town with one performance on Sunday 6th December at Val De Vie Wine and Polo Estate, in the scenic Paarl/Franschhoek Valley. The tour is presented by Heineken® and supported by regional radio stations 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm.
Zebra & Giraffe is the pseudonym of Johannesburg based artist, Greg Carlin. Zebra & Giraffe have had a whirlwind 2009 winning the SAMA Award for Best Rock Album, MTV MAMA Award for Best Alternative Act (beating Coldplay & Green Day), playing at the Coca-Cola Zero Fest alongside Oasis and Snow Patrol and releasing their debut album ‘Collected Memories’ which has produced seven hit singles so far including ‘The Knife”, “Arm Yourself’, “Running Faster”, “In My Eyes”, “Oxymoron” , ‘Fight Fight Fight” and their latest chart topper “Leaving Again”
The Killers are one of the world biggest alternative rock bands. Formed in Las Vegas Brandon Flowers, David Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer burst onto the music scene in 2004 with their debut album Hot Fuss which went 4 times Platinum in the UK and 3 times Platinum in the USA. Their other releases Sam’s Town (2006) sold over a million copies worldwide and Day & Age (2008) went straight to number 1 in the UK. They have received seven nods from The Grammy’s and won a variety of MTV, BRIT and NME Awards and have headlined some of the biggest festivals in the world including Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds and Pukkelpop. Fans in South Africa will be able to see some of The Killers biggest hits live including Mr Brightside, Somebody told me, Bones, When We Were Young, Read My Mind and Human. When asked about supporting The Killers presented by Heineken, Zebra & Giraffe’s Greg Carlin said: “I am so excited that we’ve been chosen to support the Killers on their South African tour. They’re one of my favourite bands and it’ll be an honour to share the stage with them. I can’t think of a better way to end the year than to play with one of the biggest bands in the world!”
TOUR ITINERARY
Johannesburg – Thursday 3rd December 2009 (TICKETS ON SALE NOW) Friday 4th December 2009 (SOLD OUT) Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg Tickets from R269 – R526 (incl. service charges) Local Support: Zebra & Giraffe
Cape Town – The Killers presented by Heineken®, in association with 94.5 Kfm Sunday 6th December 2009 (TICKETS ON SALE NOW) Val De Vie Polo Estate Cape Town Tickets from R269 – R526 (incl. service charges) Local Support: Zebra & Giraffe
Tickets sales open on Friday 28th August 2009, at 09:00am. Tickets available only from Computicket, www.computicket.com, 083 915 8000. | | | After a change in line-up the first black commercial station within the North West province has experienced growth, the station has managed to double its listenership according to the latest RAMS release Oct 09, from 338 000 to 608 000.
“It is exciting to see the station growing after months of trying to prove that there is a gap and missing link in the market within the North West province “commented the station Manager Mr. Shadrack Menyatswe’ “North West fm will continue servicing the people of the province as we understand their needs and we are confident that we will keep the consistency on our growth, we can now confidently sell our numbers to the advertisers.
Menyatswe’ went on to say that he would like to thank his team for raising the bar and for their effort in gaining a piece of this pie within the province, “we are looking at attending to some of the coverage problems within the province in some areas and which will definitely please our listeners, currently we have plans in place to move into the DSTV audio bouquet”, he said.
The station has recently changed its lineup and introduced charismatic, energetic and most importantly talented radio personality Chris Matshaba to do their weekend brunch, former radio Bop personalities Tom Nthane is doing well on the weekday midmorning, Peter Manzana (former Motsweding) and ex-Kaya fm Dj Pat Cash in the morning. The station is broadcasting from Rustenburg, the fastest growing town in Africa and caters for the age group 20-49 with the crossover of 15+-34 years, the LSM 6-10.
You can listen to the station via audiostream on www.northwestfm.co.za or if you are within the province catch the station on various frequencies and enjoy “the home of the best music” as it is known to its listeners. | |
