Progress Chipfumo

Discography

Albums

• Progress Check (2017)
• Let Them Know
• Tsiurika
• Ndinovatenda Nei
• Hold My Hand
• Dai Ndaiziva

Controversies

Failure To Pay For Music Instruments

In February 2020, Progress Chipfumo was told by the High Court that he should either pay US$38 200 for musical instruments he received in 2013 or return the instruments in good condition under a lawsuit he has been slapped with by the supplier of the instruments.

Isaac Muguti, the guarantor of music promoter Partson Chimbodza, filed the lawsuit in the High Court. Muguti, through his company Metro Systems, brokered a deal under which Chipaz Promotions would sell Chimbodza’s instruments under a hire purchase agreement.

Chipfumo took up the offer and on behalf of Chipaz Promotions, Chimbodza signed a music instrument hire-purchase agreement in 2013. According to the deal, Chipfumo was obliged to have settled the full amount by July 2015, but he failed to honour the agreement.

He allegedly became evasive each time he was approached to pay up. Muguti decided to approach the High Court seeking to recover the money owed to him.^[2]

Failure to pay for posters

On 21 May 2014, he was taken to the Harare civil court by a man who was claiming US$173 for posters and a banner he made for Chipfumo’s show in 2012. The man Luke Chipudhla told Harare magistrate Ms Gamuchirai Siwardi that the musician never paid him anything for his services. Chipudhla claimed the “Tsiurika” singer owed him US$60 for posters US$30 for the banner and US$83 for telephone bills which amounted to US$173.

Chipudhla said the US$83 was for telephone bills since he had been calling the musician every week asking for his money to no avail. Chipfumo admitted owing Chipudhla US$60 for posters only and dismissed the other US$173. The magistrate dismissed the US$83 after Chipudhla failed to break down the telephone bills.

She ordered Chipfumo to pay a sum of US$90 to Chipudhla for the posters and the banner before the end of June 2014 saying failure to do so will see him going to jail for 30 days.^[3]

Assaulting Fan

In August 2010 he assaulted a fan in Bhora Growth Point, claiming that he was proposing to his wife. Chipfumo was playing at the growth point with his Motherland Band when he saw someone talking to his wife who was seated. He then jumped off stage and began assaulting the fan. He was immediately arrested by the ZRP in Bhora and taken away to the Police station at about 5 am when the show was about to end.

Chipfumo, who was drunk, then apologised to the ZRP and was set free but had to pay US$20 to the officer.^[4]

Assaulting Girlfriend

On 12 February 2007, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend at a city nightclub, after she challenged him for failing to pay $100 000 he owed her.^[5]

Death Rumours

After being admitted into a hospital in February 2012, there were rumours that he had died. His wife however dismissed the rumours and said that the musician was alive. In January 2012, Progress Chipfumo had been diagonised with tuberculosis.^[6]

Negligent Driving Incident

In May 2023, Chipfumo appeared in court accused of contravening section 52 (2) (2) of the Road Traffic Act.^[7]

He was asked not to plead and was remanded on free bail to 07 June 2023 by a Harare magistrate.

Chipfumo, who was driving a BMWX3 motor vehicle along Samora Machel Avenue in Harare, allegedly changed lanes without checking if the road was clear, and collided with a Nissan Cube that was being driven by Shepherd Pazara.

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