HARARE – Popular musician Alexio Kawara, who was knocked down by a car on Friday night, is recuperating at Parirenyatwa Hospital after doctors successfully operated him on his right leg. Don Gwese, Kawara’s manager, told Daily News that the Shaina singer was recovering well from the broken leg he sustained moments after his own vehicle…
HARARE – Prominent wheel spinner Deon “DJ Smoove” Fulton’s death in a car accident yesterday morning has plunged Zimbabwe’s entertainment industry into mourning. DJ Smoove, who was reportedly driving alone, was involved in the fatal crash near Sam Levy’s Village. The fabled DJ, who recently remixed King Shaddy’s Sister Gire, was reportedly coming from a…
JOHANNESBURG – Singer Ringo Madlingozi’s tax fraud case was postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday for him to seek legal assistance from the State. “His request for a lawyer from the Legal Aid Board has not been sorted out yet,” prosecutor Nerisa Reddy told the court. He allegedly owed money to the SA Revenue…
HARARE – There was commotion in Mbare yesterday when visiting Jamaican dancehall artiste Turbulence paid an unexpected visit to Harare’s oldest ghetto. Turbulence, real name Sheldon Campbell, had just finished presenting awards to winners of the recently held King of Dancehall clash held at City Sports Centre in Harare on Friday at Star FM, when…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s top comedian Carl Joshua Ncube will team up with the equally-talented Ntando Van Moyo and Q the Boss in a highly anticipated edition of Simuka Comedy set for the Book Café tonight. The show is part of a three-show fiesta organised by Simuka Comedy to celebrate a highly successful year for Zimbabwean…
HARARE – Leading African film makers say their Zimbabwean counterparts must embrace technology if they are to win the war against intellectual piracy. Chike Maduegbuna, the Nigerian founder of Afrinolly, an application that facilitates access to films on mobile phones and Kahenya Kamunyu the chief executive officer at the Able Wireless Company in Kenya, told…
HARARE – There appears to be no end in sight to the uncertainty blighting the Miss Heritage World Pageant that failed to take place last Saturday amid reports that organisers had moved it to tomorrow. Though efforts by the Daily News to get more details on the global pageant from Miss Heritage Zimbabwe proved fruitless,…
HARARE – Upcoming gospel musician Gift Mahlupeka has released a second album titled Warfare. The Chimanimani-raised musician says his new eight-track album demonstrates his new-found maturity. “Warfare is miles ahead and it shows that I have developed a lot since I released my debut album last year,” said the 29-year-old gospel star. Songs on the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, formerly called the Queen Victoria Museum, provides a detailed insight into the country’s rich cultural heritage and history. Situated in the Zimbabwean capital city Harare, the museum showcases the country’s history in one place and is home to some very unique objects acquired over several generations. The museum,…
HARARE – Wakatumwa singer Gift Amuli says recent claims that dancehall music has overtaken sungura music are out of touch with reality. The Zvishavane-born singer, who has just released a new album called Bhora Mugedhi, added that the fact that dancehall and other urban grooves genres are receiving a lot of air play on Zimbabwean …
