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Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw MULTI-AWARD winning actor and theatre director Teddy Mangawa is celebrating after securing four National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) nominations with the play Promise. The awards ceremony, set to take place next month at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), sees Promise nominated for Best Actor (Ronald Madolax Sigeca), Best…

RENOWNED filmmaker Rebecca Green from the American Film Showcase is heading to Harare this month to conduct a workshop for local film producers. Green, whose 2015 films It Follows and I’ll See You in My Dreams collectively grossed a total of US$30 million worldwide, will run the workshop from March 3 to 6 as part…

By Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED sculptor Dominic Benhura is set to return to the United States for his eighth solo exhibition at Zuva Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, on February 20. The exhibition, to run till March 30, will showcase his signature sculptures of children alongside a new series inspired by African wildlife. “I am looking…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw BABA Harare appears to be a man in a hurry to cut ties with jiti music. Barely six months after releasing his first gospel album fittingly titled ‘Repentance,’ the popular music star who now calls himself King David, has lined up a new project to be launched on March…

JUSA Dementor — a multi-dimensional creative who is best known for his work with music icons such as Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man and Tuface — is currently making the news for creating a remarkable full-feature AI music video of Winky D’s Fake Love. Daily News on Sunday’s Dakarai Mashava recently spoke to the United Kingdom-based…

By Anesu Mirisawu mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw ALLIANCE Française in Harare is set to come alive as it hosts the official launch of the Nhoroondo Dzematambidzanwa exhibition on February 20. Nhoroondo Dzematambidzanwa, which translates to shared histories, aims to celebrate the country’s rich cultural heritage and diversity, as captured through the lenses of the nation’s talented photojournalists including…

By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw ORGANISERS of the Poetry Red Carpet Awards, set to take place at PG Centre in Harare later this month, have finalised preparations for the highly-anticipated poetry ceremony. Cynthia “Blackbird Zimbabwe” Mapando, the founder and CEO of the Poetry Red Carpet Awards told the Daily News yesterday that the fourth edition of…

By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw MOUNT Zion Records founder Temptation “Tman” Chirenje is set to release Kulture Riddim this month, bringing together 150 Zimdancehall artistes. He told the Daily News yesterday that the riddim, which will be released on February 14, is designed to shine a spotlight on emerging artists from Bulawayo. “Kulture Riddim is an…