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Bongani Ndlovu Entertainment Correspondent
THE dispute between Lussate Marketing and Ndolwane Super Sounds over unpaid monies has been resolved by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) who ordered Lussate to pay Ndolwane $900 for last year’s shows.NACZ stepped into the feud between Kingstone Lussate of Lussate Marketing and Martin Sibanda of Ndolwane after the former accused the latter that he did not want to pay them outstanding money from two shows staged in Bulawayo and Hwange.

Lussate Marketing brought in Dan Tshanda, Dalom Kids (Splash) and Patricia Majalisa in November and on both instances, failed to pay the local groups that shared the stage with the South Africans.

Ndolwane Super Sounds were reportedly owed about $1,400 for the Tshanda show held in Bulawayo, plus about $900 for the Majalisa show later in the year.

Ndolwane Super Sounds and another youthful group, Dubia Masters shared the stage with the Splash crew in Bulawayo, but were allegedly sidelined in Hwange, prompting the Bakhuzeni hit maker to claim $2,000 as damages.

In an interview yesterday, Lussate confirmed that he paid Ndolwane $900 after receiving a letter from the NACZ ordering him to pay what was due.

“I paid Ndolwane the $900 that I owed them. There was a letter from the NACZ addressed to both of us. So I made the payment at Mhlahlandlela at their Bulawayo offices,” said Lussate.

He said all was well between him and Ndolwane.

“I have no hard feelings over this issue. It was a mere misunderstanding and we have resolved it amicably. In fact there is a show I want to do at the end of April and I want to engage them and another group I am just finalising the modalities of the show,” said Lussate.

NACZ spokesperson Cathrine Mthombeni confirmed that there was a verdict over the issue, but could not give details of the judgment.
Efforts to get a comment from Ndolwane were fruitless as their mobile phones were not reachable.