MISS Universe Zimbabwe, Lyshanda Moyas is determined to leave a mark at the pageant’s global edition slated for November in Thailand. Last year, Zimbabwe’s Miss Universe representative, Sakhile Dube, fell short of securing a highly coveted spot at the prestigious 73rd edition of the global pageant, finishing in the top 30. Speaking after handing over…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER GOSPEL music legend Charles Charamba says the concert he will hold alongside his equally famous wife, Olivia on Saturday will be a fitting finale to celebrations they have put together to mark 30 years in the music industry. Themed “Thirty Years, Thirty Songs,” the celebrated duo’s commemorative concert will take place at…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER A THOUGHT-PROVOKING film on single mothers is being screened at Theatre in the Park in Harare until Thursday. Titled Mvana, the film penned and directed by award-winning filmmaker Nakai Tsuro, zeroes in on single motherhood, societal stigma and women’s vulnerability. It boasts a stellar cast that includes Charles Kamara, Spilisiwe Kaikeni and…
Tinashe Nekati THIS year’s edition of Miss Budiriro will be held on December 6 at Legends Village, located between Mufakose and Budiriro in Harare. Organised by the Zim Ngoma Entertainment Organisation, the pageant will run under the theme “Girl child against drug trafficking and abuse.’’ According to Tobias Chekufakusano, who founded the pageant in 2006,…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE three-day Benny Hinn Healing Crusade, which kicked off on Friday, ended on a high note with the renowned Israeli-American evangelist, Benny Hinn, urging women to rise to the occasion. Held at Miracle Grounds in Ashdown Park, Harare, the threeday crusade drew large crowds, including notable figures such as Tourism minister Barbara…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER TALENTED Afro-pop songbird Ammara Brown, is set to make a highly anticipated return to the spotlight at the Castle Lager Braai Festival slated for this Saturday at Glamis Arena in the capital. Ammara, who stopped holding gigs after she became pregnant, announced the arrival of her second child-a baby girl called Aniza-at…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER CHIEDZA Maenzanise emerged as the winner of an opera competition held at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe at the weekend which featured 16 contestants. Maenzanise, took home R2000 with second-placed Tarumbidza Kashiri pocketing R1000, while Thulani Zwana netted R500 after coming third. Maenzanise, who described her victory as the highlight of her…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWEANS proved their love for entertainment over the weekend as they flocked to the Odyssey Hotel in Kadoma for this year’s edition of the Kadoma Music Festival. Headlining the event were Jamaican heavyweights Busy Signal and Chris Martin, who delivered spellbinding performances that left fans asking for more. The…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw A YOUTH-FOCUSED media bootcamp, Lens of the Future, has brought together 30 young Zimbabweans aged between 18 and 35 to explore storytelling, innovation, and emerging technologies. The five-day bootcamp, which began today and runs until Thursday, is being held at Moto Republik in Harare. Organiser Njabulo Sandawana said the…
EVERY Thursday evening, a warm glow rises from Glen Norah in Harare — not from streetlights or backyard braais, but from a sacred fire said to heal the broken, restore the lost and deliver the weary. This is ‘anointed fire’, a fast-growing spiritual gathering led by the charismatic Madzibaba Terbnage, whose flame of faith is…
