The National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) date has been moved again following a directive from the Government of Zimbabwe to cancel or postpone all government events.
Initially, the NAMAs were supposed to be held on 16 February 2019 and were moved to 23 March 2019 in a move that Zimbuzz suspected was a move to have a grand Tuku tributed at the HICC.
Due to the devastating effect of Cyclone IDAI which has claimed more than 100 lives in Chimanimani and other parts of the country, the Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts And Recreation has decided to cancel the award ceremony.
“The 18TH National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) date has been moved to 13 April 2019. As a Ministry, together with our parastatal the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe, we took the decision based on the current national situation of the effects of the natural disaster, cyclone IDAI that have claimed lives and vastly destroyed properties,” read a statement from Minister Kirsty Coventry.
“Cognisant that we are a culture Ministry that values unhu/ubuntu, we saw it noble that we move the awards ceremony and join the rest of fellow Zimbabweans in assisting the affected families.
“My Ministry sincerely apologises to the Sector, Corporates, Events Manager AB Communication, the public and nation at large for inconveniences caused by this development.
We assure that the ceremony will be held accordingly as had been planned at Harare International Conference Centre,” said the Minister.
Meanwhile, voting for this year’s People’s Choice Award closes midnight closes at midnight on 22 March 2019
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