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HARARE – Organisers of the just-ended Soap and Shirt Winter Donation festival say government must allow them to directly donate proceeds of last weekend’s concert to the Tokwe Mukorsi, Tsholotsho and Muzarabani flood victims. Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), the Women’s Trust (TWT), Batanai HIV, Aids Organisation (Bhaso) and Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition jointly held…

HARARE – This year’s Winter Jazz Festival starts tomorrow at Dandaro Inn at the Harare Showgrounds with organisers insisting that the annual event has not yet lost its sparkle. The festival, which will take place from June 26 to 28 at different venues  in the capital including Book Cafe and Pamuzinda Ice ‘n’ Fire, has…

HARARE – A number of artistes are yearning for a chance to represent Zimbabwe in this year’s edition of Big Brother Africa (BBA) reality TV show. This year’s BBA auditions are pencilled for July 12 and 13 at Meikles Hotel in Harare. More artistes have indicated their willingness to represent the country at the ninth…

HARARE – All is not well in Peter “Young Igwe” Moyo’s Utakataka Express band. Moyo failed to show up at the recently held Soap and Shirt Winter Donation Festival at the Belgravia Sports Club in Harare where he was supposed to perform for charity because his band members refused to perform for free. The Mushonga…

HARARE – Organisers of the just-ended Soap and Shirt Donation Winter Festival are considering making the charity event an annual concert. Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), the Women’s Trust (TWT), Batanai HIV, Aids Organisation (BHASO) and Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition jointly held the charity concert on Saturday to raise essential goods for victims of the…

HARARE – Consultants hired by the re-launched Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) say categories for the gongs will be announced within a fortnight. Michelle Fernandes, the events manager of the South African Music Awards (Sama) made the announcement after consultations with Harare-based musicians last week. “Within the next two weeks we will release the final categories…

HARARE – Filmaker Rufaro Kaseke has just finished directing a movie titled Elusive Horizons that was jointly made by local motion picture makers and their counterparts in the United Kingdom. The film, which was shot in Stoke on Trent and Birmingham and features  award-winning actress Demetria Karonga, is the first production in a series of…

HARARE – South African musician DJ Zinhle has pulled out of next month’s official opening concert of Radost Platinum Club which is based at Longcheng Plaza near the National Sports Stadium. The popular musician was set to share the stage with music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi to mark the launch of the new upmarket night club…

HARARE – Sungura musician Alick Macheso and his Orchestra Mberikwazvo band will perform at Pick N Save in Mutare tonight before staging a rare concert in Chipinge at Dhonzai Night Club tomorrow. On Sunday, the Tafadzwa hit-maker is expected to thrill revellers at Zineku Bar at Checheche Growth Point. The sungura king will wind up…

HARARE – Eddie Ndlovu, the writer/producer of Wenera — a new Zimbabwean soapie set to hit the screens soon says the production of the forthcoming series will not involve the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). “The last time we worked with the ZBC on Revelations, production was abruptly cut short as they said they no longer…