HARARE – GODWIN Gogwe (23) walked away with the grand prize of $25 000 after beating three other contestants in the grand finale of the My Own Boss at the Celebration Centre on Saturday Night. The 23 year old out-shone Odert Kosimoni, Simanga Zhou and Munashe Noel Mugarisanwa to claim the ultimate prize. Gogwe also…
HARARE – Dynamic Victoria Falls band ,Mokoomba, are among thirty leading bands selected by the World Music Expo (WOMEX) from a pool of over a thousand bands from all over the world. Mokoomba’s entry onto this elite list will enhance their chances of being invited to top world music festivals. They are the third Zimbabwean…
BULAWAYO – Renowned gospel musician Sebastian Magacha put up a memorable show during a Zimpraise concert over the weekend in Bulawayo. The show, that also included legendary gospel artiste Mechanic Manyeruke, was held at the Large City Hall. The highlight of the show was when Magacha of the Bhosvo fame shared the stage with Manyeruke…
GWERU – Matenda Primary School’s fourth consecutive Midlands Jikinya Dance Festival title at the weekend has earned them the right to represent the province in the Jikinya national finals in Harare on November 24. Matenda beat seven other schools from the province’s eight districts at Mberengwa’s Chegato Mission last Friday. The Zvishavane-based school, which has…
HARARE – Forget about Roki and Maneta’s Big Brother Africa disgrace, there is a new young talented Zimbabwean representing the country good. The talented girl simply called Alexandra Govere (24) is part of an internationally viewed reality television show shot in the United States of America. Alexandra is part of the cast of MTV reality…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) claim their operations have been seriously hamstrung by the government’s failure to settle $6.2 million dollars owed to the national broadcaster. ZBH Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Happison Muchechetere told the Daily News that not only has the government failed to pay grants to the national broadcaster but they also…
HARARE – Zimbabwean artistes Buffalo Souljah and DJ Oskido did the country proud by scooping prestigious Channel O awards on Saturday night in Soweto, South Africa. Buffalo Souljah, together with DJ Oskido who is originally from Zimbabwe, raised the flag high at the awards which were however, dominated by Nigerian artistes. Receiving his award for…
HARARE – The complications of love and relationships are the focus of Six Shades of Awkward, a one-act play made up of six vignettes running at Theatre Upstairs at Reps this week. Written by Joakim Daun, who lives and works in Harare, it is a mix of comedy and drama that will have general appeal….
HARARE – Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) are ready to re-engage Theatre in the Park over a venue used by the latter if the theatre organisation apologises first. The two arts organisations have been involved in an ugly spat over their failure to agree on a new contract for the venue used by Theatre in…
HARARE – Legendary Oliver Mtukudzi has succeeded so much on the domestic scene that promoters, especially, those in the region, have no problems in organising blockbuster shows featuring him. Alick Macheso is so delightful and energetic to the extent of performing many energy-sapping shows during the week. Rising sons of late musicians such as Suluman…
