HARARE – Jah Prayzah is set to share the stage with self-exiled Chimurenga music guru Thomas Mapfumo in April in South Africa. A South African pop group, Uhuru will also share the stage with the two. Jah Prayzah says he is ecstatic. The artiste, who recently entertained guests at Bona and Simba Chikore’s wedding, will share…
HARARE – Fashion model Rairo Chengetai Gunguwo says modelling is a game changer which can open windows of opportunities for the less-fortunate. The 22-year-old Miss Zimbabwe hopeful, who was Miss Universities first runner-up in 2012, believes she is a classic example of the positive of impact of modelling. “Modelling brings out more than people think,…
HARARE – Thank you very much for the kind words pertaining to the Harare International Festival of the Arts’ (Hifa’s) contribution to the community and for highlighting the work Hifa does in bringing communities together. We would just like to add to the discussion you began through your editorial of February 27. Firstly, It must…
HARARE – Until the release of his debut solo album Kana Muchitidako late last year, Jacob Moyana was an unknown musician who had struggled for 15 years to gain a foothold on the Zimbabwean music scene. But just over a year ago the Chipinge-born musician claims that he dreamt of the controversial song Kana Muchitidako…
HARARE – Stand up comedian Carl Joshua Ncube is putting together a team of local celebrities that will play Zimbabwean football legends in a charity match meant to raise funds to refurbish football grounds in Tafara-Mabvuku. The award-winning comedian told the Daily News that the charity match would take place at a venue in Tafara-Mabvuku on…
HARARE – There is nothing peculiar about Manuel Bagorro bouncing back as the artistic director of Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) just a year after he quit, a spokesperson for the arts fiesta has said. Bagorro, the founder of Hifa, was replaced by Gavin Peter after he quit the festival in 2012 to…
HARARE – Bulawayo house group Djembe Monks and 263 Chat creator Nigel Mugamu, DJ Ray Dizz and ZiFM Stereo DJ Jason Le Roux have been appointed Shoko Festival ambassadors The four personalities join dancehall star Darlington ‘Dadza D’ Zhanje, dynamic songstress Ammara Brown, Afro-fusion artiste BaShupi, mbira queen Hope Masike, hip hopper Tehn Diamond and…
HARARE – Zimbabwean music legend Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi will hold a Greatest Hits Concert in Harare on Independence Day Eve soon after returning from a three-month tour of United States, the Caribbean Islands and the United Kingdom. The April 17 concert, being put together by Tuku Music in partnership with ZiFM Stereo, Impala Car Rental…
HARARE – Zenzele Ndebele, Radio Dialogue production manager, has been summoned to appear before a Bulawayo Magistrate on March 6 on charges of contravening broadcasting laws. The summons comealmost a year after Ndebele’s arrest during a police raid on Radio Dialogue that saw police seize 180 radio sets. Ndebele subsequently appeared in court on April…
HARARE – Vault Cosmetics has entered two African countries, Zimbabwe and Namibia, following its successful launch on Saturday. Vault is owned by Hollywood-based Zimbabwean make-up artist, Jackie Muchanyuka-Mgido, who launched the make-up line in 2012. She wants to make it the best make-up line in Zimbabwe. She is working in conjunction with 2013 Big Brother…
