Overview
Location
South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg
Employees
51-200
Phone
+27 86 117 2676
Founded date
1961
Mentions in press and media 8
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| Apr 15, 2025 | Court fight over music licensing fees in South Africa | The Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (Fedhasa) has taken the South African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) to court over the latter’s 2023 changes to the way public establishments including restaurants and hotels are c... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Arts and Culture Minister challenges SAMRO to protect musicians | Minister Zizi Kodwa pleased by SAMRO investigations. Image via Twitter: @ProHeed The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa engaged the South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) to do right by the musicians of this country. D... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | “You don’t get what you deserve, but what you negotiated” – McKenzie on Zahara’s music contract | PA leader Gayton McKenzie speaks out on the Zahara saga. Photo: Gayton McKenzie/ Facebook While the sombre memorial service for Afro pop sensation Zahara took place today, Thursday, 14 December, the debate about her music contract continued... |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Music Creation Support Fund 2022, SAMRO Calls For Applications | SAMRO |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Why ‘fair use’ is so important for SA copyright law | |
| Aug 27, 2010 | Southern African Music Collection Society Fighting Attempt To Put Public Domain Works Under Copyright | I was recently chatting with Will Page, the chief economist for PRS, whom we’ve interviewed before (and will be interviewing again soon) about his recent trip to South Africa, and he sent over a document put forth by SAMRO, the South Africa... |
| Music Creation Support Fund 2022, SAMRO Calls For Applications | SAMRO |
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FAQ about SAMRO
When was SAMRO founded?
SAMRO was founded in 1961.
What has the press written about SAMRO?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning SAMRO, among them “Court fight over music licensing fees in South Africa” (Apr 15, 2025) and “Arts and Culture Minister challenges SAMRO to protect musicians” (Dec 14, 2023).
Is SAMRO still active?
Yes, SAMRO is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 19, 2026.