SAMRO on royalties distribution for musicians: Karabo Senna

[@WernerBeukes-s8t]

In my last 20 years I've send in my membership 3 times, and non of the times did SAMRO respond. Therefor, after 20 years I'm unable to register ANY of my music and can't get hold of ANYONE at this USELESS organization. BMI takes less than 24 hours, same with ASCAP. But over here in South Africa, it's a disaster! Also, I've written over 50 nr hits, and never a cent in my last 20 years!!! So how does SAMRO work? Easy, they don't!!!

[@nthatomokgata]

“DUBIOUS IN DUBAI Samro, a non-profit company, employs 190 people with money earned by its members. Its board and management were the subject of a recent City Press report that it had invested - and lost - R45 million in a high-risk venture in the United Arab Emirates Music Rights Organisation in Dubai without informing its members of the deal. Samro told City Press this week there was nothing “untoward” about the failed investment, which it agreed to terminate in October last year. It says it was “based on a potential return of investment of over R1 billion” and was bad timing, not high risk.”