POPULAR songbird Ammara Brown will be the headline act at this year’s edition of the Let Them Children’s Festival to be held at the end of this month at Gutsa’s village in Domboshava. The event, a competitive platform for schools to showcase their talent in various genres, is the brainchild of advertising executive and artiste…
HUNDREDS of people from all walks of life thronged Chief Chisiti village in Mt Darwin to pay their last respects to the fallen gospel musician Diva Mafunga. Mafunga died in a horrific car crash on Tuesday on his way from Bulawayo to Harare, sending the music industry into mourning. The Endai Naizvozvo hit-maker’s remains were…
GOSPEL musician Diva Mafunga, who died in a horror crash along the bustling Harare-Bulawayo Road on Tuesday, will be buried at his rural home in Mount Darwin tomorrow. According to family spokesperson Clevious Mudeka, Mafunga’s remains will lie in state at his Mt Darwin home tonight before burial. “Mafunga will be interred at our rural…
MULTI-AWARD winning gospel artiste, Minister Michael Mahendere, received an assortment of presents including US$15 000 and 10 head of cattle at his 40th birthday celebrations held at Golden Conifer in Strathaven in Harare at the weekend. At the colourful event graced by artistes who included Jah Prayzah, Tembalami, Janet Manyowa and BaShupi, Mahendere received US$15…
A NON-PROFIT organisation POVOAfrika Trust has launched the “Musicable” project, an innovative empowerment programme that will support people with disabilities to record their work and accessing markets. The project that will run in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare up to September 15 is part of POVOAfrika Trust’s increased support to communities that are often excluded from…
By Anesu MirisawuENTERTAINMENT WRITERmirisawua@dailynews.co.zw DECORATED Chimurenga musician Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo’s fans have organised a bash to be held at Mushandirapamwe Hotel in Highfield on July 2 to celebrate the music icon’s 78th birthday. Vhusa Dzimwasha, one of the organisers of the highly anticipated celebratory bash, said the event will take place a day before Mukanya’s…
IT APPEARS that there is no stopping fast-growing independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, and its staff, from dominating the local broadcasting sector….
REIGNING Miss Earth Zimbabwe, Sakhile Dube will be hoping to be the third African Model to win the Miss Supranational pageant to be held in the Polish city of Malopolska next month. The pageant, “which focuses on natural beauty and grace,” was won by Namibian beauty Chanique Rabe in 2021, with South African model Lalela…
A NEW talent search show called “Mandandi Sessions” is set to be officially launched in August as part of efforts to scout raw artistic talent in the country. According to the show director, Partson “Chipaz” Chimbodza, the event is also his way of giving back to society. “We have a team going around the country…
AFRO-CONTEMPORARY outfit Fusion 5 Mangwiro spiced up the Harare edition of the Chenaurongeke Zim Tour, an initiative founded by life coach Jefferson Muserera. Clad in colourful outfits, the ensemble delivered a top-drawer act on Saturday at IMCF Karigamombe in Harare, leaving fans yearning for more. The outfit— made up of Brian Maguta, Gilbert Gwatidzo and…
