Controversial musician, Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave’s has called for the preferential treatment of women in the annual Radio Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Top 50. She wants the top three women on the charts to be given awards, regardless of their overall position on the charts.
Mashavave made the call after she managed to come tenth on the charts. However, Leonard Zhakata‘s songs claimed the top three posts, meaning that he got the whole $6 000 dollars on offer.
Mashavave received support from gospel artist Jennifer Maneni who said:
If we check in history, we find out that there are no or very few female artistes who have managed to clinch the top positions on the annual radio charts; we always play second fiddle. Rewarding women artistes in charts such as Radio Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Top 50 can motivate women artistes to work hard so that they can eventually end up beating men,
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