HARARE – Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has initiated a comedy exchange programme that will enable Zimbabwean jesters to collaborate with their South African counterparts. The partnership between Zimbabwean comedians and their colleagues across the Limpopo was kick-started last year in November when top South Africa stand-up comedians Donovan David Goliath and Jason Goliath, who interestingly…
HARARE – Years ago, it was considered untidy and unprofessional to wear dreadlocks in certain places in Zimbabwe but with the passage of time this has changed as even the first lady Grace Mugabe now dons them. Teachers and students were not permitted to attend classes with dreadlocks and also lawyers had trouble representing clients…
HARARE – The popularity of the recently-held 2013 Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala was beyond anyone’s imagination and as it was screened live, worldwide. The Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala, to be held this year at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland is a glamorous awards presentation for the world’s most talented footballers. In Zimbabwe we have the…
HARARE – One of the country’s recording companies Gramma Records is attaching property from Kingstons Holdings Limited over debt. Both Gramma Records and Kingstons Holdings seem to be struggling to stay in business. It is still not clear why Kingstons Holdings’ property will go under the hammer, but an instruction from the Sheriff of the…
HARARE – Vault cosmetics will launch a ‘Dillish’lip gloss and lipstick collection on Valentine’s Day. Vault was founded by Hollywood-based celebrity make-up artist, Jackie Muchanyuka-Mgido and was launched here in Zimbabwe. Jackie moved to the United States of America 20 years ago to pursue make-up art as a career. She attended Hollywood Make-Up Designery —one…
HARARE – Last year saw many artistes getting various types of honours. Well-known awards include the discontinued Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima), the Zimbabwe Book Publisher Association (ZBPA) awards that were usually presented during the Zimbabwe International Book Fair and the Zimbabwe Theatre Association (Zita) awards. There are also film awards organised courtesy of the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Bulawayo-based dance group Antivirus has released a music dance video titled Pokello Dance. The dance video is in honour of former Big Brother Africa contestant Pokello Nare whose star has soared ever since she starred on the continent’s foremost reality contest. Antivirus is made up of Ricco Andrews (24), Victor Madzura (24) and…
HARARE – Dendera star Suluman Chimbetu began the new era under re-hired manager Knowledge Nkoma on Friday with a pulsating concert at Book Café that encompassed the launch of a DVD compilation for his award-winning album Syllabus. The Book Café concert, which was the first of three done by award-winning Suluman over the weekend, marked…
HARARE – Afro-Jazz artiste Alexio Kawara has shed light on what his song Zvazvinhu, which was launched on Christmas Eve last year, means. Zvazvinhu is an up-tempo song suitable for a night out or when one feels like dancing. Alexio told the Daily News that in the song he is singing about how good he…
HARARE – Celebrated gospel star Olivia Charamba says she and her equally venerated husband Charles won’t be releasing new albums anytime soon. Olivia, better known as Mai Charamba, is convinced that her last album The Gospel (2009) and her husband’s latest offering Pashoko Pangoma (2010) are still competitive on the market. “Music has a life…

