HARARE – Saturday night was a dark night for popular skit-making comedian Baba Tencen as he failed to hit the mark at the Anne Kansiime show in Harare. The South Africa-based comedian clearly had a case of jitters and could not perform to expectations, leaving the crowd shaking their heads in pity. Baba Tencen best…
HARARE – United Kingdom-based Cameroon Film and Movie Academy has honoured Zimbabwean actress Samantha Ncube Mahlangu for her contribution to the African film industry. Mahlangu, who has featured in numerous Nigerian movies, was among several African actors who received recognition from the Cameroon Film and Movie Academy which was primarily established as a platform for…
BULAWAYO – Jam Sessions, which were introduced and popularised by the City Sports Bar in Harare, will be launched at Cecil Hotel tomorrow. The move follows the participation of 10 Bulawayo musicians at the City Sport Bar a fortnight ago. Nkululeko Nkala, who is among the organisers of the Bulawayo Jam Sessions, is confident that…
HARARE – Sungura musician Obvious Mutani mocks incarcerated rapist and founder of RMG Independent End Time Message church Robert Gumbura in a new song called Mapinda Muchirongwa. On the controversial song, off his latest six-track album Zvirikunakira Mukati that was launched on Monday at City Sports Bar in the capital, Mutani pokes fun at Gumbura…
HARARE – Female musicians Cindy Munyavi and Clare Nyakujara are back with Kumabhebhi, an initiative that was created as a platform to empower female artistes through showcasing their talents and beauty. They last held a show under the Kumabhebhi banner in August 2014. Their first show will be at New Ambassador Hotel on Thursday from…
HARARE – Lively Miss Deaf Zimbabwe Kuda Mapeture won the first princess and Miss Deaf Photogenic Africa titles at the Miss Deaf Africa 2016 pageant held in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. Mapeture was beaten to the top prize by Miss Deaf South Africa Cirsty Greeff who also took home the Miss Deaf Personality…
HARARE – Manicaland’s Redwing Beni Arinoti scooped their third national Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival title after outshining nine other provincial representatives at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday. The 18-member Penhalonga-based dance group, which won the same competition in 1996 and 2007, took the first prize of $7 000 with Bulawayo’s Sekunjalo MaAfrica…
HARARE – Mandragora Circus from Argentina will hold three shows in Bulawayo this month at the invitation of Nhimbe Trust. The circus will first perform at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on August 10 before taking their act to the Zimbabwe Academy of Music in Bulawayo on August 12 and 13. Mandragora Circus’…
HARARE – Ballet Bouquet, which was directed by Cape Town City Ballet artistic director Robin van Wyk with help from local dance teacher Carol Henchie, left the audience mesmerised over the weekend at Reps Theatre. The show was a collaboration between Dance Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ) and the Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) which featured…
HARARE – United Kingdom-based designer Yvonne Gambe Ndava recently raised Zimbabwe’s flag high when she won the award for the Best Fashion Designer in the North West of England. Since Ndava is fairly unknown in her land of birth, the Daily News on Sunday’s Dakarai Mashava (DM) spoke to Yvonne Gambe Ndava (YGN). Below are…
