NEW Made in Zimbabwe, for Zimbabwe

Our music.
Our money.

Mhanzi is free music streaming built for Zimbabwe. Listeners pay nothing. Local businesses advertise. Artists, producers and writers are paid directly, every month.

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No subscriptionNo bank cardAbout 45 MB an hour with Data saver
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Of every ad dollar
60¢ to artists

Why Mhanzi

The old system pays everyone except the artist.

Royalties arrive years late, piracy takes the rest, and global apps want a bank card most people don’t have. Zimbabwe’s music deserves better than that.

$10–$30

a year in royalties: what some Zimbabwean musicians told Parliament they receive.

24 hrs

is all it takes for a new CD to be pirated, wiping out what artists used to earn from sales.

70%+

of payments in Zimbabwe go through mobile money, not the bank cards global apps expect.

Sources: NewZimbabwe, Sept 2026 · UNESCO music sector analysis · EcoCash, citing the Reserve Bank (2025)

How it works

Every play pays. Straight to the artist.

No middlemen between a listener pressing play and an artist getting paid.

Businesses advertise

Local shops, churches and brands pay a simple monthly plan by mobile money.

You listen free

A small ad sits beside the music. It never stops a song or covers the player.

Every play is counted

Each month the artist pool is shared out by real plays. Fake plays are caught first.

Artists get paid

60% of all ad revenue is shared between artists by their plays and paid directly, including producers’ and writers’ shares.

For listeners

All the music you love. None of the cost.

From mbira to Zimdancehall, discover Zimbabwe’s sound on any phone, and know that every song you play pays the person who made it.

  • Free, foreverNo subscription, no card, no trial that runs out.
  • Kind to your bundleData saver plays songs at about 45 MB an hour, with one tap.
  • Know who made itEvery song shows its artist, producer and writers.
Start listening free

For artists

Get paid for every play. Every month.

Upload your songs and EPs, see exactly who’s listening, and get paid directly. No waiting years for royalties that may never come.

  • 60% of all ad revenue goes to artistsEach month it’s shared out by real plays: your share of plays is your share of the pool. You get a statement you can check line by line.
  • Your whole team gets paidAdd your producer, writers and featured artists. Each gets their agreed share, paid to them directly.
  • Paid where you bankEcoCash, OneMoney, InnBucks or a bank account.
Upload your music

For businesses

Reach Zimbabwe while it listens.

Put your shop, church or brand in front of local listeners, in the cities you choose, for less than a radio spot. And 60¢ of every dollar you spend goes to local artists.

  • Seen, not skippedYour banner sits right under the player while the music plays.
  • Pick your citiesShow ads in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, or everywhere.
  • Pay by mobile moneyNo foreign card needed. See how often your ad was shown.
Advertise on Mhanzi

Ad plans

Simple prices. No surprises.

Starter

$25 / month

For a single shop or event.

  • 20,000 ad views a month
  • 1 live ad
  • Choose your cities
Get started

Growth

$60 / month

For growing local brands.

  • 50,000 ad views a month
  • 3 live ads at once
  • Choose your cities
Get started

Pro

$150 / month

For national campaigns.

  • 150,000 ad views a month
  • 10 live ads at once
  • Choose your cities
Get started

Press play on fair music.

Listen free, upload your songs, or put your business in front of Zimbabwe. Mhanzi is ready when you are.

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