HARARE – Organisers of the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) say the Outstanding Male Musician and Female Musician Awards are not necessarily given to artistes who have released the most successful albums. Dendera music star Suluman Chimbetu was heckled at the Nama ceremony held at 7 Arts Theatre on Valentine’s Day when he went to…
HARARE – Gospel star Takesure Zamar Ncube, who featured on the Joyous Celebration live DVD in South Africa in December last year, is assembling a 30-member choir. Ncube’s Worship Addicts recently held auditions which attracted over 300 hopefuls. The rising group’s producer Tremier Msipa, Nolan Kahonde and Rumbidzai Sengwayo conducted the auditions. Ncube, who fronts…
HARARE – In Zimbabwe, just like elsewhere in the world, awards entice a lot of scrutiny due to the divergent views on who should be honoured and more importantly the criteria that should determine laureates. Given the fact that the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) are the country’s only multidisciplinary arts gongs it is not…
HARARE – “This time around, people will for sure be wiped off the face of this town,” Mhofu (not his real name) said as he dug his smoke-stained canines into the sinewy steak bought from an open air food outlet at Zengeza 4 paGomba, Chitungwiza — paKutakatira. His friend had just told him of another…
HARARE – If President Robert Mugabe still has some conscience left in him, then he must kindly cancel the massive birthday celebrations he is planning for next Saturday in the resort town of Victoria Falls and use the over $1 million to be blown there for more important needs like healthcare. To imagine that this…
HARARE – Our current economic situation presents a case peculiar to us alone. We have experienced a situation and travelled a journey unique not only in Africa but the world at large. Imagine the years of economic strife. As a result, our industry is facing serious productivity challenges. For the past decade, the call to…
HARARE – With the long-mooted court action by disaffected Zanu PF stalwarts now set to reach the bench as early as tomorrow, the likelihood of the ruling party splitting into two bitterly opposed camps is becoming more real. The spokesperson for the aggrieved party pioneers, Rugare Gumbo, told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday that…
HARARE – In an ominous development for President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF — as the country’s 2018 elections beckon — many people in Hurungwe West in Mashonaland West Province want expelled former regional bigwig, Temba Mliswa, to continue representing them in Parliament. The intriguing turn of events is likely to send shivers down the…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe turned 91-years-old yesterday showing no sign of giving up power as the West slowly eases pressure on a man who has been an international pariah for the last decade. Mugabe, one of the Africa’s most divisive figures, is the only leader that Zimbabwe has known since independence from Britain in…
HARARE – Jacob Mudenda, the National Assembly speaker has clarified the status of “expelled” Zanu PF legislators Didymus Mutasa and Temba Mliswa saying they remain Members of Parliament until the house receives letters from their party confirming the development. Following Mliswa’s appearance at Parliamentary sessions last week, Mudenda told the Daily News on Sunday that…
