, April 2 -- In 2021 the department's entrepreneurial initiative, the Mzansi Golden Economy paid R2m to Away Here Trading to monitor musicians' royalties based on radio airplay.

However, the company has, allegedly failed to deliver as well as adequately report how it spent the funds.

According to News24 source, Ndlovu had failed to submit a report to the department breaking down how the money was spent.

News24 also states, "The cash injection itself is questionable and problematic because the department ought to have known that there are independent institutions tasked with the issue of royalties across the country."

It quotes a source, "But the department chose to award the contract to an entity owned by an individual."

News24 says ...