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United Refiners CEO Busisa Moyo (left) poses for a picture with staff members and the organising team of the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards to be held on 26 May.
The awards, entering a second year this year, were rebranded to Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards after United Refineries were unveiled as the major sponsor through their Roil cooking oil brand.
The company injected $20 000 into the awards. The organisers said they had retained most sponsors from last year, with others coming in like internet service provider ZOL and Proton bread. The awards have received an overwhelming response with over 2 000 online nominations and 255 physical submissions.
There were 135 submissions in the music category, seven for theatre, 25 for film, 15 for literature, 18 for fashion, 13 for poetry, eight for comedy, six for photography, 15 from schools, eight for Visual Arts and eight for dance.
derick.khumalo