SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER NHAKA Gallery in Harare recently hosted the screening of a new film that highlights the often-overlooked challenges faced by women around motherhood. Titled ‘Shadows of Motherhood,’ the film is a collaborative production between the Biomedical Research and Training Institute and University College London. It explores a range of critical issues, including pregnancy-related…

MEAT, smoke, music and good vibes were the order of the day at 10th edition of the Castle Lager National Braai Festival, which took place at the Glamis Arena on Saturday. Despite facing competition from other events, including the 263 Culture Festival, the Braai Festival still managed to attract a very big crowd. The event…

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER GOSPEL music legend Charles Charamba says the concert he will hold alongside his equally famous wife, Olivia on Saturday will be a fitting finale to celebrations they have put together to mark 30 years in the music industry. Themed “Thirty Years, Thirty Songs,” the celebrated duo’s com­memorative concert will take place at…

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER A THOUGHT-PROVOKING film on single mothers is being screened at Theatre in the Park in Harare until Thursday. Titled Mvana, the film penned and directed by award-winning filmmaker Nakai Tsuro, zeroes in on single motherhood, societal stigma and women’s vulnerability. It boasts a stellar cast that includes Charles Kamara, Spilisiwe Kaikeni and…

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER TALENTED Afro-pop songbird Ammara Brown, is set to make a highly anticipated return to the spotlight at the Castle Lager Braai Festival slated for this Saturday at Glamis Arena in the capital. Ammara, who stopped holding gigs after she became pregnant, announced the arrival of her second child-a baby girl called Aniza-at…

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER CHIEDZA Maenzanise emerged as the winner of an opera competition held at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe at the weekend which featured 16 contestants. Maenzanise, took home R2000 with second-placed Tarumbidza Kashiri pocketing R1000, while Thulani Zwana netted R500 after coming third. Maenzanise, who described her victory as the highlight of her…

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER TOP female musicians have joined forces in a bold bid to fill up the giant Harare In­ternational Conference Centre (HICC) with fans next month. The concert, slated for No­vember 8 and dubbed Nubian Notes, will feature Feli Nandi, Gemma Griffiths, Tamy Moyo, Shashl, and Nisha Ts, courtesy of Gateway Stream Media, a…

TWO emerging Zimbabwean designers, Kundai Caryn Mangena and Ncominkosi Sibanda, excelled at the recently concluded Durban Fashion Fair, where they showcased their work alongside some of Africa’s leading fashion creatives. Their journey began through “I Wear My Culture”, an innovative British Council-supported research project by Paper Bag Africa, which propelled them to the Durban runway—affirming…

A STAR-STUDDED line-up featuring Winky D, Feli Nandi, Killer T, Saintfloew, DJ Nash, Travellers Band, and Kweseka Band is set to spice up the Chibuku Road to Fame National Finals, scheduled for today at Gwanzura Stadium in Harare. The finals will see groups in the form of Core Vibes (Midlands), All in One (Mashonaland West),…

HOLLYWOOD star Danai Gurira will officially launch a three-week event showcasing brand-new Zimbabwean plays that will run in Harare from October 18 to November 7. Dubbed ‘Africa Voices Now! A Festival of New African Plays,’ the event to be held at Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre, follows intensive training programmes of emerging and mid-career writers, directors,…