BULAWAYO – Award-winning designer Saneliso Mpofu is the only Zimbabwean who has been invited to showcase her creations at the two-day Tshwane Fashion Festival which begins in Pretoria tomorrow. Mpofu, whose label is called Sanah Designs, will participate at the event that seeks to promote talented young African designers. [GoogleAd] The young designer told the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s trigger-happy Board of Censors insists that the 2004 ban imposed on the political satire “Super Patriots and Morons” is still in force. The play, which revolves around an ageing African dictator who does not want to give up power, was shown for two days last week to mark the re-launch of Theatre…
HARARE – The Zimbabwean Championships of Performing Arts (ZICOPA), which will identify young local artists to represent the country at the upcoming World Championships of Performing of Art (WCOPA) to be held in Hollywood in July, was launched in Harare yesterday. WCOPA, which will take place in Long Beach California in the United States of…
HARARE – As Ebenezer singer Toggy Chivaviro continues to promote and assist local gospel artistes in new markets, over the weekend he held joint concerts with award-winning Mutare-based artiste Blessing Shumba in South Africa. The concerts were held in Pretoria and Germiston on April 9 and 10 respectively and meant to popularise the two artistes’…
BULAWAYO – Poets Protest Poet and Scribe the Healer will battle it out on April 22 at National Gallery in Bulawayo at an event under the banner “Mlom’wakho Poetry Slam”. The Poetry Slam is inspired by the current political upheavals in the country and features two local talented poets Bhekumusa Moyo better known as the…
HARARE – Nhimbe Trust, an arts organisation that advocates for public policies in cultural matters has castigated the banning of Democrats by the Censorship Board of Zimbabwe. Democrats is a documentary which followed the proceedings during the constitution-making process from 2010-2013. It was banned by the board as they deemed it, “not suitable for public…
HARARE – Playwright and award-winning actor Sylvanos Mudzvova says now is not the time for theatre plays to be conducted in theatre halls but that they should be taken to the streets where the affected people are. [GoogleAd] Today, Mudzvova will stage a one-man 30-minute play titled Bring Back the $15 billion in front of…
HARARE – Harare’s newest gallery specialising in Zimbabwe’s famous Shona Sculpture has opened its doors. The Shona Sculpture Gallery, located at 20 Airport Road, Harare, is home to some of Zimbabwe’s leading contemporary sculptors, including numerous National Arts Merit Award (Nama) winners and finalists. The gallery has included authentic works by some of the “old…
HARARE – Upcoming musician Sam Dondo is confident that his debut album to be launched on Friday at Alexandra Sports Club will make an immediate impact thanks to the quality of the stars who contributed to it. Several prominent artistes, who include Suluman Chimbetu, Jah Prayzah, producer-cum-keyboardist Munyaradzi Viali and highly-rated South Africa-based sound engineer/producer…
HARARE – Nigerian music star Wizkid, who failed to perform at Old Hararians Sports Club on Friday despite the fact that he was in Harare, slipped out of the country on Sunday leaving behind irate fans. “He is no longer in the country as he left on Sunday when we decided we were not going…
