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By Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) has rolled out child protection measures at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show aimed at curbing cases of missing children during the annual exhibition. The intervention, run through the organisation’s Restoring Family Links (RFL) programme, follows previous incidents where children became separated from their guardians in the…

AS CURTAINS come down on the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (Zas), evergreen artiste Jah Prayzah will perform at the show tomorrow in the Glamis Arena. The Jerusarema hit-maker will share the stage with Madedido and Junior Spraga. “I’m looking forward to performing at the Agri­cultural Show. It’s going to be an incredible night of music and…

Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw AMERICAN gospel legend CeCe Winans drew a massive crowd of enthusiastic fans at the Celebration Centre in Harare on Tuesday night. So big was the crowd that some fans had to accommodated in the adjoining amphitheattre, auditorium and even on the balcony. At the concert, which was part of her ongoing…

ZIMBABWE is scheduled to make a presentation on September 13 at the ongoing 100 Days Cultural Festival currently taking place in Bangalore, India. The event, which began on August 26 and will run until November 23, is a global platform for cultural exchange, with each of the 100 days spotlighting a different country. “The festival…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER MUSIC star David Sco­bie, 61, best known in Zimbabwe for his 1985 duet with the late Biggie Tembo Buda Pachena, is back in the country for a one-night-only performance of Neil Diamond Masterworks at Reps Theatre in Harare on Friday. The solo musical show, which debuted at the same venue…

THE Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Zimbabwe will host this year’s edition of the Korea Festival at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music in Bulawayo next month. Scheduled for September 12, the event will showcase a variety of cultural experiences, including interactive booths featuring Kcosmetics, pop goods, Hanji arts and crafts, as well as…

Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER FOLLOWING the successful Grand Finale UK Show held in the United Kingdom over the weekend, Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo (80) is considering staging another ‘final’ show in Zimbabwe. Mapfumo said it remained his wish to bid farewell to his fans in his homeland through a concert. “I am happy…

Vasco Chaya ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR POPULAR sungura musician Leonard Zhakata has scheduled his maiden three-day church crusade, more than a decade after the United Family International Church (UFIC) made him bishop. The event, themed “Encountering Great Light”, will run from Thursday to Saturday in Budiriro, Harare and will feature fellow preachers Ado and Munyaradzi Nyakudya, as…

I WEAR My Culture- a fashion initiative that celebrates Zimbabwe’s ethnic groups- has unveiled a curated showroom at the Natural History Museum in Bulawayo in honour of the late cultural historian Pathisa Nyathi. Nyathi, who was described as a living library and archive of Zimbabwean history, cultural practices and African philosophy, passed away at the…