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By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw AWARD-WINNING stand-up comedian Doc Vikela says Zimbabwean stand-up comedians must take the recent snub by the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) as a challenge to improve their craft. This comes as the country’s premier arts awards honours did not nominate any joker in the Outstanding Comedian category. Doc Vikela, who…

By Ashley Moyo AWARD-WINNING music producer Simbarashe “Cymplex” Moyo has dropped a 52-track track riddim which features some of the country’s top musicians. Titled Sounds of Africa, the riddim features music stars such as Freeman, Mbeu, Nox, Andy Muridzo, Master H, Sniper Storm, Silent Killer, Van Choga, Uncle Epatan, Hwinza and Celscius. Cymplex told the…

BY ASHLEY MOYOSenior Lifestyle Writer ONE of the country’s most prominent entrepreneurs, Divine Ndhlukula has unveiled her new book titled “Entrepreneurial Success: Insights on Growing Business in a Fluid Economy.” The book launch, which took place on Thursday at The Venue in the capital, was graced by renewables entrepreneur Prechard Mhako, multi-award-winning author Petinah Gapa,…

Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw ZIM HIP-HOP artist Saintfloew dominated the upcoming National Merit Awards (Nama) with nominations in three categories. The 22nd edition of Nama will take place on February 24 in Hall 3 at the ZITF in Bulawayo. Born Tawanda Mambo, Saintfloew has been nominated in three categories, including the Outstanding Male Musician category…

By Ashley Moyo POPULAR songbird Hope Masike is scheduled to launch her fourth book at Victoria Falls Hotel today. Titled Our Sacred Place, the singer focuses on love. “Our Sacred Place is a poetry and short story book inspired by The Song of Solomon and written with love. I’ve nicknamed it the love bible. This…

NATIONAL Arts Merit Awards (Nama) nominees are set to be announced today ahead of the 22nd Nama ceremony to be held at Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo. The country’s premier arts awards, this year running under the theme “Kwa22,” will see artists being honoured in categories such as Music, Dance, Literary Arts, Visual Arts,…

AFTER successfully hosting the inaugural pageant Mr and Miss Albinism Southern Africa in Harare last year, the organisers of the event have shifted focus to a bigger challenge — the Mr and Miss Albinism Africa pageant. Pageant director Brenda Mudzimu told the Daily News that the success of the national and Southern African pageants had…

DECORATED Chimurenga artiste Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo says 2024 has started on a sad note for him. This comes after he lost his sister last month, barely two years after burying his brother Lancelot Mapfumo. Lancelot, one of the pioneers of the Blacks Unlimited band, succumbed to cancer at the age of 68. “I was very…

JENAGURU musician Clive Malunga has warned artistes to be wary of politicians and like-minded businesspeople, urging artists to focus on the bigger picture. This comes as a number of musicians are falling into the trap of politicians who ride on the popularity of musicians to score their own political goals. “Real artistes focus on national…