Life & Arts

NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has congratulated Zimbabwean musicians Jah Prayzah, Sha Sha and Winky D who were recently nominated for the African Entertainment Awards United States of America (AEAUSA).

BABA Harare’s song Stambo has taken the music industry by storm, thanks to the natural voice of Mabamura, a gifted upcoming musician from Mutare.

AFTER being forced to close shop for six months due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Ancient City Lodge in Masvingo has reopened offering a fresh breeze for holiday makers.

ORGANISERS of the annual musical event, Change a Life Concert, on Friday brought cheers to Melfort Old People’s Home in Mashonaland East Province.

ZIMDANCEHALL star Jah Signal is set to unveil Bundu Series in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks).

LAST WEEK Nicholas Zakaria, the leader of Khiama Boys band, launched a video for his yesteryear song Zomvelamvela in Harare where the Daily News on Sunday reporter Vasco Chaya took the opportunity to ask him a number of questions pertaining…

IT IS not everything that excites readers but out there, somewhere, there is definitely a consumer for writings that may emerge from publishers.

Aptly titled Fear, it was released last week together with its video. The song, which is his debut single, encourages people to overcome their fears if they want to succeed in their endeavours.

RENOWNED sculptor Tapfuma Gutsa will hold an exhibition this Saturday at First Floor Gallery in Harare.

YOUNG Bulawayo-based author Mthulisi Ndlovu has released a book in which he fearlessly tackles the country’s highly-toxic political atmosphere.

COMEDIAN Charles Mirisi, popularly known as Marabha, is set to move into his newly-built house in a few days, his brother Paradzai has said.

COMEDIAN and singer Freddy “Kapfupi” Manjalima has collaborated with his wife, Mai Ngaa on a new single.

MUSICIAN Felistas Murata, pictured, popularly known as Mai Titi, has filed an application for rescission of a High Court judgment that ordered her to pay $500 000 defamation damages to businesswoman Memory Muyaka for calling her a…

THE late Charles Mungoshi and Chenjerai Hove (also late) could rank as Zimbabwe’s best-known bilingual writers who had the flexibility and evident fluidity to produce works across genres and languages with equal effectiveness.

SOUTH Africa- based Zimbabwean musician Chris Million Masocha is set to release his third album titled ChaSatani Hachidyiwe Mahara later this month.

MUSICIAN Felistas Murata, popularly known as Mai Titi, has been ordered to pay  $500 000 defamation damages after labelling Harare businesswoman Memory Muyaka a prostitute and witch in Facebook broadcasts.

The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe has appointed Raphael Chikukwa as the new Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe with effect from 9 September 2020.

VETERAN playwright and actor Ben Mahaka has helped aspiring actors from the Ndau community to realise their dreams in film industry through the popular television play Gaza.

WITH the country easing lockdown regulations, the entertainment sector is also opening up with entertainment and hangout joints, night clubs and pubs reopening and hosting events.

MEBO hit-maker Obert Chari will officially unveil his latest studio album entitled Ubuntu today.   

THE coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and the closure of live performance spaces in Zimbabwe caught the local theatre industry unprepared to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital and virtual spaces, and with limited expertise…

Award-winning playwright and actress Eunice Tava-Kapandura finds passion in helping the less-privileged, especially children, living on the bustling streets of Harare.

MUSICIAN Braveman Chizvino popularly known as Baba Harare has dragged a music distribution company that is holding on to £17 500 royalties after distributing three of his albums.

AWARD-WINNING United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean international and sustainable development goals specialist and elder rights advocate, Tendai Immanuel, pictured is set to launch her first book, a poetry anthology titled Speak, next month.

HARROWS an online platform has introduced a 24 hour doorstep delivery of groceries and products in a bid to make it easy for customers who are always quieting for days.