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Story collection translated into Ndebele

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BULAWAYO – Amabooks have translated a short story collection  Where to Now? Short Stories from Zimbabwe from English to Ndebele. The Ndebele version of the short story collection, originally published three years ago by the Bulawayo-based publisher, has been titled Siqondephi Manje? Indatshana zaseZimbabwe. Thabisani Ndlovu, who holds a doctorate in African Literature from Witwatersrand…

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Comedy clubs to tour Masvingo, Mutare

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HARARE – Simuka Comedy Club and Umahlekisa Comedy Club will hold shows in several Zimbabwean towns and cities with the aim of identifying new talented comedians. Victor “Doc Vikela” Mpofu, one of the founding members of Simuka, said that the nationwide tour will kick off in Masvingo at Charles Austin Theatre on March 14 and 15….

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Mugabe was ordained by God: Chipanga

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MUTARE – Controversial sungura musician Hosiah Chipanga says President Robert Mugabe is a divine appointee who will only vacate the presidency when God identifies a suitable successor. The Mutare-based musician, who is also the leader of little-known Messianic Apostolic Prophetic Inspired People’s Institute (Mapipi), makes the assertion in the song Zimbabwe Ndeye Mweya off his…

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Carnivals: A time to get crazy

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HARARE – AMBA nights are everyone’s dream and I cannot wait for the Harare International Carnival which will bring the dance extravaganza to the capital city in May. For most Zimbabweans, the samba dance is synonymous with the Brazilians and it is a plus that the South American nationals are coming to participate in the…

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EU invests millions in local artsEU

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HARARE – The European Union, EU has invested $1,8 million in Zimbabwe’s arts industry between 2013 and 2014, the EU Ambassador Aldo Dell’Ariccia has revealed. Dell’Ariccia told the Daily News that the investment can even reach $3,3 million if indirect investments are included. “The EU has managed to get a direct budget for arts and…

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Jailed Gumbura inspires Mutani album

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HARARE – Upcoming sungura musician Obvious Mutani is set to release an album based on the incarceration of RGM Independent End Time Message church founder Robert Martin Gumbura. The youthful Sungano Express frontman has also featured the self-styled king of Marabi music Kireni Zulu on the album, to be titled Musagumbura Madzimai (Half Man Half…

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Hifa, Vic Falls Carnival get CNN kudos

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HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) and the Victoria Falls Carnival have been included among seven must-see African festivals by Cable News Network (CNN). The two Zimbabwean festivals are joined in the top seven by Lake of Stars (Malawi), Cape Town International Jazz Festival (South Africa), Sauti Za Busara (Tanzania), Marrakesh Popular…

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New music awards launched

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HARARE – Rooftop Promotions has launched the Wene Music Awards barely two months after the controversial National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony in Bulawayo. Rooftop director Daves Guzha told the Daily News yesterday that the inaugural Wene Music Awards ceremony would be held on October 29. “Wene is a call to celebrate our Zimbabwean artistic…

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Sulu to pay homeage to Mapfumo

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HARARE – Dendera star Suluman Chimbetu will include a duet with United States of America-based Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo on his fifth album set to be released in April. Sulu told the Daily News yesterday that the song, that has provisionally been titled Mukanya, confers deserving homage on an inspirational Zimbabwean music icon. “The…

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Music lecturer drops debut album

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HARARE – Seasoned music lecturer and promoter Wellington “Bitumba” Maruta has released a six-track debut album that he claims will show Zimbabweans what genuine rhumba music is all about. The former Morgan Zintec College music lecturer says his album Rwemandorokwati demonstrates that he can practise what he taught in schools and colleges for a long…

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