The Deputy Minister of Youth, Sport, Art and Recreation, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tino_Machakaire">Tinoda Machakaire</a> has made a u-turn urging Zimbabweans not to fight artistes.
Machakaire who is ZANU PF’s secretary for youth affairs, initially criticised Zimdancehall chanter, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Winky_D">Wallace Chirumiko</a>, better known as <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Winky_D">Winky D</a>, following the release of Eureka Eureka which some individuals and groups described as political.
In a video that went viral on social media recently, Machakaire said Winky D’s music was causing “unnecessary chaos.”
Machakaire later posted on his social media accounts calling for a tone down of criticism against Winky D also known as the Gaffa. Wrote Machakaire:
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I have seen with growing concern the video circulating on social media.
It is quite unfortunate that the video wasn’t shared in its entirety.
However, all I am saying is let us not fight artists (Winky D).
Let us respect their art and respect their opinions so long it’s within their constitutional rights.
President ED Mnangagwa is saying no to violence, yes to peace. Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo and tisu vene vayo.
I know most young people are unemployed and this is a bone of contention with most of our youth.
In Harare alone, for example, roads in most of our residential locations have deteriorated, City of Harare is failing to provide clean and safe water, traffic lights are not working, stadiums are down, failure to develop working spaces e.g. Coca Cola.
We have identified the problems and we need solutions to these problems, which is why I am saying, come let us talk.
I know we have a lot of brilliant minds in our nation and if we put our heads together, we can come up with creative and innovative solutions to our problems.
The moment we start fighting each other, it distracts from our purpose and instead of moving forward, we are stuck fighting each other where we could expend that energy and creativity into solving our grievances. That is all I am saying.
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Winky D launched Eureka Eureka on 31 December 2022 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC).
Some of the songs on the album portray Zimbabwe as a crime scene where corruption is rampant. 
He also addresses issues of leadership failure which he said had resulted in the deterioration of living standards. 
On Dzimba Dzemabwe, featuring soulful Shingai Shoniwa, the artistes cry out for what Zimbabwe, the motherland, has become. Shingai, best known as the vocalist and bassist for the English indie rock band Noisettes, sings: 
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is this the land we cried for, we died for, musadaro (please don’t do that).
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Following the launch, the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Economic_Empowerment_Group">Economic Empowerment Group (EEG)</a> led by Mike Chimombe called on the government to <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/winky-d-holy-ten-collabo-winky-d-must-be-banned-from-performing-in-zimbabwe/">ban Winky D from performing in Zimbabwe</a> accusing him of promoting hate speech through his songs.
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Winky D's Eureka: Deputy Minister Makes U-Turn, Says "Let Us Not Fight Artists"

Zimbabwean hip-hop musician, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Holy_Ten">Holy Ten</a> has said he is regretting working with <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Winky_D">Winky D</a> in <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/eureka-zimbabwe-is-a-crime-scene-brezh-malabas-analysis-of-winky-ds-ibotsho/">Ibotso</a>, a song which is on Winky’s latest album titled Eureka.
Holy Ten, born <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Holy_Ten">Mukudzei Chitsama</a>, cites the sensationalisation of the song by commentators, mainly journalists. In a Twitter post seen by Pindula News, Holy Ten said:
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Activists, journalists, lawyers – Split opinions will not do any good for a brand that’s trying to serve &amp; save everyone so help me by not acting like I’ve picked a side. Do not politicize a project that I’ve considered a mere honor to be a part of. I regret it now honestly 
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The song, Ibotso, has been viewed by some as depicting Zimbabwe as a long-decayed society in which the residents naively hope things will miraculously change for the better.
Zimbabwe is a crime scene, said Brezh Malaba, a journalist, in <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/eureka-zimbabwe-is-a-crime-scene-brezh-malabas-analysis-of-winky-ds-ibotsho/">his analysis of the song</a>. He added:
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Corruption-induced poverty has unleashed devastating poverty on ghetto youths. Hunger has ensnared naive girls into a life of debauchery. There are artistes who conveniently choose to ignore these stark realities. 
Winky D has set himself apart.
In Ibotso, he lays bare the ugly underbelly of a long-decayed society which foolishly hides beneath a threadbare cloak of self-denial, in the forlorn hope of swiftly waking up from a prolonged nightmare. Where delusion meets deceit, victims abound.
The Gafa chants: “Vanotora zvevapfupi nekureba”. What comes next is epic. Holy 10, his eager apprentice, then intones: “Sekutamba sekuseka”. From that point on, the flow is infectious, irresistible, delectable.
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Some commentators said Winky D should just join politics suggesting he was paid by the opposition to push the regime change agenda.
Winky D says he just mirrors societal issues affecting the common man.
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Eureka: Holy Ten Says He Regrets Working With Winky D

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Winky_D">Winky D</a>‘s latest offering, Eureka which was launched on New Year’s Eve at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) reflects social rot in Zimbabwe where corruption is rampant, Brezh Malaba says.
Malaba, a journalist, said Winky D’s Ibotso portrays Zimbabwe as a long-decayed society in which the residents naively hope things will miraculously change for the better. Pindula News presents Malaba’s analysis of Winky D’s project:
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#TheGafa 
Winky D’s lyrical mastery is the stuff of legend. But in his new anthemic hit, Ibotso, the Gafa reminds us why his amazing artistry is without peer. Winky D is the incorruptible voice of a shattered generation: poverty-stricken citizens who have no jobs, no dignity, no hope.
Zimbabwe is a crime scene. Corruption-induced poverty has unleashed devastating poverty on ghetto youths. Hunger has ensnared naive girls into a life of debauchery. There are artistes who conveniently choose to ignore these stark realities. Winky D has set himself apart.
In Ibotso, he lays bare the ugly underbelly of a long-decayed society which foolishly hides beneath a threadbare cloak of self-denial, in the forlorn hope of swiftly waking up from a prolonged nightmare. Where delusion meets deceit, victims abound.
The Gafa chants: “Vanotora zvevapfupi nekureba”. What comes next is epic. Holy 10, his eager apprentice, then intones: “Sekutamba sekuseka”. From that point on, the flow is infectious, irresistible, delectable.
Winky D is fully alive to the dangers of singing truth to power. Deploying idiom, he pleads: “I’m only a singer. I wield neither spear nor sword; please spare my life.” Echoes of George Orwell: “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
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Winky D is among a few Zimbabwean artistes who have openly, through their projects, condemned maladministration and the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Njema_Winky_D_Album">shrinking democratic space</a> in the country. 
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