HARARE – Zimbabwe’s underperforming economy that has seen hundreds of companies and factories shutting down has caught on nightclubs and bars. In the past months, Harare alone has seen a number of prominent nightclubs and bars being shut down, from the popular arts hub Book Café, Jazz 105 to Airport Lounge among several others. As…
HARARE – Raunchy dancer Beverly Sibanda aka Bev will say goodbye to her Zimbabwean fans on Thursday at Harare’s City Sports Bar. She is leaving Harare on Tuesday for her maiden tour of Britain. To see her off, several acts will perform at her farewell, among them her rival pole dancer Zoey, musicians Dr Tawanda,…
HARARE – Preparations for Musica Battle of School Bands 2015 are at an advanced stage with the first round of the competition slated for July 18 at The Heritage School in Harare. The contest, which is open only to high school bands, is part of the annual music festival organised by the Italian Embassy in…
HARARE – Musician-turned-pastor Zexie Manatsa is truly a man of the cloth with an amazing aura of humility. The 71-year old music legend, who is probably better known for his hit Chipo Chiroorwa, is, on face value, the archetypal pastor. But, by his own admission, the paragon of Christian virtue he has become is a…
HARARE – Afro-fusion artiste Jah Prayzah’s new studio called JP Studios, located at the artiste’s new offices in Belvedere, is now operational. Jah Prayzah, who is attracting the biggest crowds in Harare following release of his latest album Jerusarema, is confident that the studio will eventually prove to be a worthwhile investment. “The studio is…
HARARE – Award-winning Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove, 56, died in Norway on Sunday barely a day after the burial in Mhangura of top female poet and author Freedom Nyamubaya. Hove, who was elected the inaugural chairperson of the Zimbabwe Writers Union (Ziwu) in 1984, reportedly died after a liver failure. The award-winning author, who feared…
HARARE – Afro-pop musician Tinashe Makura, who attracted national attention last year after collaborating with United Kingdom-based songbird Chashe on the track Zvekupenga, has released a duet with Ammara Brown titled RoarZimRoar. Makura, formerly based in Malaysia, is excited by the new release which is already receiving fair play. “We are very hopeful that it…
MUTARE – Independent film producers say cash-strapped ZBC’s inability to buy quality local content has forced the national broadcaster to rely on desperate upcoming filmmakers. Speaking at a recent Misa-Zimbabwe meeting on how digitalisation could improve quality of local productions, most producers said ZTV’s shows are not an accurate reflection of the nation’s filming and…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi will showcase some of his designer stage outfits at this year’s Zimbabwe Fashion Week (ZFW) that will run in Harare from September 3 to 6. The veteran music star will display selected outfits from 1978, when he began his career, to last year in a rare showcase that will…
HARARE – Miss World Zimbabwe (Miss Zimbabwe) Annie-Grace Farai Mutambu wants robbers who attacked her and seized her laptop and mobile phone to rot in prison. She said life has become a nightmare she cannot wake up from since the June 28 day when she escaped an apparent kidnap attempt on the Friday night during…
