{"id":19169,"date":"2026-08-19T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/samro-kwazulu-natal-service-week-to-address-royalty-gaps\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:24:00","slug":"samro-kwazulu-natal-service-week-to-address-royalty-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/samro-kwazulu-natal-service-week-to-address-royalty-gaps\/","title":{"rendered":"SAMRO KwaZulu-Natal Service Week to Address Royalty Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samro.org.za\"><strong>SAMRO<\/strong><\/a>) will hold the second leg of its national member engagement programme in KwaZulu-Natal from 26 to 29 August 2026, providing in-person support on copyright, royalties and catalogue management.<\/p>\n<p><em>The State of Your Music: SAMRO Service Week<\/em> will run alongside the KZN Music Imbizo at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unisa.ac.za\">UNISA Durban Campus<\/a> on KE Masinga Road. 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