Mr. Nicholas Motsatse

Mr. Andre le Roux

In 2006, SAMRO Foundation became involved with the

MOSHITO Music Conference and Exhibition. Mr. Nicholas

Motsatse,the Founder, and Chairman of Moshito at the

time, recruited the writer Andre Le Roux to assist with

international benchmark studies, with the goal of establishing

the Association of Independent Record Companies of

South Africa (AIRCO) and the South African Music Export

Council (SAMEX), similar to organisations which existed

in other countries.

These activities grew to provide support to fledgling music

industry bodies where SAMRO, through the

SAMRO Foundation, assisted with initial seed funding for

a select range of organisations and assisted with

meeting management, company registration, governance and

varied levels of support to these bodies. The level and

kind of support as well as seed funding has differed

from organisation to organisation, depending on the needs

at the time.

In 2011, the name Stakeholder Hub was officially adopted,

and the responsibilities of the Hub were consolidated by

a more specific strategic plan.