HARARE – A new breed of apostolic sect leaders (madzibaba) are on a quest to spruce the image of the creed that has for long been looked down upon. The madzibabas are now seen in trendy clothes and vehicles, living in well-decorated houses contrary to popular belief that they are poor and shabby. A number…
HARARE – Preparations for Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo’s Harare End of Year Bira are in full swing following the cancellation of his much-hyped tour of South Africa last week. The tour of South Africa — which had been pencilled for September 28 and 29 in Johannesburg and Cape Town respectively — was cancelled due “to the…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s daughter Tariro is set to feature in an anti-poaching film under the Gonarezhou Film Project. This comes as a direct war on poaching — a vice that has hit game parks in the country with the elephant and rhino being the biggest targets in trophy-hunting and ivory. Some daring poachers…
HARARE – Enterprising disc jockey and music producer DJ Stavo had an A-list wedding over the weekend whose extravagance broke regional records. The 15-year wait to wed with his wife Kudzai Alifa was worth it. The wedding took place at the five-star Meikles Hotel in the capital and ticked all the boxes of a perfect…
HARARE – Red hot musician Jah Prayzah is standing on the horns of a dilemma. The Jerusarema hit-maker does not want to disappoint his legion of followers and is struggling to choose the best 12 tracks that will make up Chitubu — his forthcoming album — set for release on November 2 at the Harare…
BULAWAYO – The 14th edition of Intwasa Arts Festival came to an end on Saturday evening ending a week of an entertainment-filled fete. With limited resources in a tough economic environment, the organisers of the event could only describe the success of the festival which kicked off on Tuesday here as a miracle. Having downsized…
BULAWAYO – The Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (Zacras) recently commemorated the third edition of the International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) as the organisation continues to push for the opening up of community radio airwaves in the country. The day was celebrated under the theme, “Good Laws and Practices for Open…
HARARE – Like father like son, so goes the old adage. This is true in some local musicians following in their late and existing fathers’ footsteps. Names such as the Chimbetu brothers Suluman, Tryson and Douglas, Peter Moyo, Tendai Manatsa, Biggie and Eriya Tembo, Faheem and Anubu Somanje, Aggabu Nyabinde and Garry Tight come to…
HARARE – Popular pole dancer Zoey Sifelani has stirred controversy with pictures of her getting cosy with former President Robert Mugabe’s son Chatunga Bellarmine at a club in South Africa over the weekend. This follows on the heels of another set of pictures showing Robert (Chatunga’s brother) posing with yet another raunchy dancer Beverly Sibanda…
HARARE – Renowned poet Albert Nyathi, will today release a video of his award-winning poem My Daughter which was turned into a song. The poem was published in 2012 and won a National Arts Merit Award (Nama) in 2013. “Last year we recorded a song out of it, and people were asking why we were…
