Prosecutor-General’s brother Moses Matanda booted out of NRTV after alleged fall out with new board
Harare- NRTV general manager and revered film-maker Moses Matanda has been booted out of office following an alleged clash with the reconstituted board,Express Mail Zim has learnt.
The Chinhoyi 7 movie director is biological brother to the new prosecutor general Loice Matanda-Moyo who is widow to the late SB Moyo.
He has a decorated track record in film and broadcasting but sources say he fell out with the reconstituted board as they shared different visions on growth projection.
“Matanda shared his vision to the reconstituted board which was added with more members.
” His growth trajectory concept was different from the new board members and he had to bite the dust.
“People flew rumours that he was involved in an adverts scam but that is a fallacy, he had a great vision for the station but some board members were not agreaable and had acake ideas,” said our source.
When contacted for comment, Matanda confirmed his exit in October but refuted claims that he had a fall out with the board .
” I do not want to comment more on this issue but I can tell you that I am in very good books with the board since the station’s inception,” he said.
NRTV was awarded a free to air licence by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe in November 2020.
It is owned by Rusununguko Media (Pvt) Ltd which is said to be linked to the Zimbabwe National Army.
Veteran broadcaster Tich Mataz also had a short stint and had a messy exit at the station in the same fashion he left Star FM.
Such is not new to Mataz who was a millionaire at 25, boasting of an uptown club and a fleet of more than 20 cars.
He fell from grace to grass after his deportation from South Africa amid allegations of generating fake immigration papers, an allegation he dismissed and described as a xenophobic move.
The fast life ‘hangover’ has seen him venturing into any money venturing avenues (legal or otherwise) including a dramatic attempt to evade paying duty at Robert Mugabe International Airport where he traded the microphone with sprinting shoes literally bolted like Usain Bolt, running away from immigration officials but age got the better of him and he was apprehended by the youthful officials.
The talented broadcaster and Ruzawi College alumni also had a brush with the law when he acted in connivance with equally controversial opportunist and quasi businessman Acie Lumumba to prejudice Star FM of advertising revenue.
In pursuit of money, ge has also worked with a local prophet and former ZBC and dancehall music fanatic Pastor Sanyangore, who claimed that he had ability to walk on water and made a well choreographed demonstration at a swimming pool in Glen Lorne.
