Macheso Gets a Campaign Honorary to Receive a PhD

Aleck Macheso is a veteran musician in Zimbabwe. He has decades of music sold. He is also known nationwide even to the remotest parts. So, Nash Paints director Tinashe Mutarisi, thought it was befitting for BaShero to receive a doctorate degree.

Mutarisi began the campaign for the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), to accord sungura kingpin Alick Macheso an honorary doctorate degree.

He told the Daily News that the engagement process with the University begin just after the Easter holidays.

He said the campaign has mobilised 20 000 endorsements through Facebook likes. “We have reached our target of 20 000 Facebook likes which we are going to use as the base of our appeal to the university.”

Mutarisi added, “Macheso is a musician par excellence and no one can dispute that. All of his albums are popular in Zimbabwe and abroad. Apart from this, I respect Macheso’s passion in humanitarian work, no wonder why a big organisation such as Red Cross engaged him as their humanitarian brand ambassador.”

He added that Macheso is generous and concerned about the welfare of the community.