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Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER PROMOTER Clive Madora has stepped up efforts to fight drug and substance abuse with a community campaign held in Sunningdale, Harare. The recently-held event featured musical performances, workshops, panel discussions and testimonies aimed at raising awareness and breaking the stigma surrounding addiction. “We need to work together to break down…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER HARARE will this December debut its own version of the popular reality television show Big Brother, with a corporate twist. Titled Brother in House Zimbabwe, the show will bring together contestants from different professional backgrounds — including doctors, lawyers and celebrities — who will live together under one roof. “The…

TRADITIONAL dance groups and popular DJ Fafi are set to entertain guests at the 13th National Good Food and Seed Festival, scheduled for next Friday at the Harare Botanical Gardens. The annual event, which brings together farmers from across Africa, celebrates traditional foods and seeds as part of the “My Food is African” campaign. Themed…

Ashley Moyo and Anesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS ORGANISERS of the annual Castle Lager National Braai Festival have lined up 10 provincial events to mark the festival’s 10th anniversary celebrations. The event is organised by Delta Beverages through its brand Castle Lager and the main event is scheduled for October 18 at Glamis Arena in Harare….

SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER TOP Korean ensemble Jeonbuk Provincial Traditional Perfor­mance Team will headline this year’s edition of the Korea Festival at the Music Academy in Bulawayo this Friday. From Jeollabuk-do Province, regarded as the cradle of Korean traditional arts, the troupe will showcase samulnori (traditional drumming), dances and vocal performances handed down through generations. “This…

TALENTED multi-instrumentalist Tina Watyoka will be the guest of honour at the September edition of Harare Open Mic to be hosted by Moto Republik on Saturday afternoon. Dubbed the pre-Shoko Festival talent showcase, the event will feature talented musical siblings Tendai and Nothando Mhlanga, Nicole Livett, Nelson Mbewe, Ariphileng Kwela as well as poets Tinashe…

Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS FANS of Jiti music have welcomed Baba Hara­re’s decision to return to the popular traditional genre after months of focusing on gospel. The musician, born Braveman Chizvino and also known as King David in gospel dome, announced his comeback in a social media post that has since…

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR GOSPEL Dendera artiste Saiwe Chimbetu, daugh­ter of music legend Simon Chimbetu, has rebranded by adopting the name Ropafadzo. She told the Daily News that the change was divinely inspired. “I received the name Ropafadzo from the church last year. While both Saiwe and Ropa­fadzo mean ‘blessings’, I chose to embrace the God-given one,”…

Anesu Mirisawu SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AFTER a 10-year hiatus, veteran hiphop artist Shingirayi Sabeta, 55, fondly known as Mau Mau, is ready to thrill fans with his comeback performance at Shoko Festival. Set to run from September 25 and 27 in Harare and Chitungwiza, Shoko Festival which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, will…