Accepting the prestigious Diamond Ngoma Award for Media Arts – Male, Steven Nyirenda seized the moment to advocate for better pay for artistes at Ciela Resort. Nyirenda said it was disappointing that there were no luxury vehicles like Bentleys parked outside the venue, despite the presence of some of the biggest names in the industry. He also threw some shade at American Comedian Steve Harvey, saying although his jokes were inferior to some locals, he had managed to buy a private jet. “When I was coming here, I wanted to see Bentleys. Today 60 years, we should have 60 millionaires as artistes who are coming with private jets but what happens is we are being paid masese (peanuts). We want...

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