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SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL model and Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2024 finalist, Shelly Bent, has endorsed the postponement of the Universal Woman pageant, citing safety concerns amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan. The event, initially scheduled for June 8 in Jaipur, India, has been deferred due to ongoing hostilities in the Kashmir region, which…

Thembinkosi Nyathi LIFESTYLE WRITER nyathit@dailynews.co.zw AWARD-WINNING Hip-hop artiste Freedom “Kayflow” Chimudzeka has recently dropped a five-track, Nyamadrive 2 Extended Play (EP), which is making waves in the Hip-hop scene. Kayflow told the Daily News yesterday that the Extended Play (EP), which was dropped last month, is a continuation of the project he released last year,…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE European Film Festival Zimbabwe (EuroFilmFestZW) has added more films on its screen list as part of its 10th year celebrations. The Harare leg of this year’s edition, running under the theme ‘Celebrating Women,’ is set to run from May 30 through to June 1 at Mbare Art Space…

SUNGURA kingpin Alick Macheso delivered a commanding performance at the Castle Tankard event held at Borrowdale Racecourse over the weekend. The event drew a bumper crowd and Macheso performing with his band, Orchestra Mberikwazvo, took to the stage at dusk and immediately energised the crowd with a powerful set featuring hits such as Charakupa, Kutadzirana,…

Thembinkosi Nyathi LIFESTYLE WRITER nyathit@dailynews.co.zw OVER 70 companies were honoured at the prestigious National Business Excellence Awards ceremony, held at the Harare International Conference Centre at the weekend, in celebration of outstanding achievements across various sectors. The awards, which recognise excellence in industries such as health, agriculture, mining and more, attracted a strong turnout of…

Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE dust from the protracted dispute between the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) and the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura), the country’s leading collective management organisation (CMO), appears to be settling, following controversy surrounding a cover band tariff. The row erupted after Nacz executive director Napoleon Nyanhi, in what many saw…

ZAMBIA Nyau dance troupe, Undi Gure, emerged victorious at the Midlands provincial finals of the Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival, held at Mkoba 4 Beerhall in Gweru over the weekend. In addition to securing a place in the national finals, Undi Gure walked away with a cash prize of US$2 500. Rangarirai Pasichigare claimed second…

VETERAN sungura musician Somandla ‘‘Soma’’ Ndebele says the residential stand offered to him during his recent album launch is the most significant token of appreciation he has received in his career. Soma launched an album titled Atove Mazambuko at Steak House in the capital on Thursday during which Mazowe Rural District Council chairperson John Mudzonga…

BY ASHLEY MOYO moyoa@dailynews.co.zw UNITED Kingdom-based gospel songstress Eleana Makombe is set to host the “Grateful Experience” concert in the small European country on May 31. Makombe will be supported by a number of fellow gospel artistes, including Minister Michael Mahendere, Takesure Zama, South Africa’s Spirit of Praise and Lebo among others. “I am grateful…