DAKAR – Senegal’s President Macky Sall has proposed to cut his own term in office by two years. Changing the president’s mandate from seven to five years is part of several proposals for constitutional reforms which are to be put to a referendum. The president’s office say they are aiming to strengthen democracy. Several African…
HARARE – Oskid, who produced hit tracks on Killer T’s ‘Ngoma Ndaimba’ and Winky D’s ‘Gafa Life: Kickstape’-the hottest albums of 2015-could soon be working with Nigerian music star Wizkid. The Gweru-born producer, who has suddenly become synonymous with the very best of Zimbabwean music, told the Daily News on Sunday that people representing Wizkid…
BULAWAYO – Actress Musawenkosi Sibanda (22) is the odd one out in a family dominated by white-collar professionals. Despite having no family role mode to look up to, Sibanda, the last-born child in a family of four, has become a firm favourite of playwrights and directors in Bulawayo’s blossoming theatre sector. “I never had acting…
HARARE – Recent claims that local music star Jah Prayzah plagiarised the concept of Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz’s ‘Mdogo Mdogo’ on his ‘Jerusarema’ video has put Zimbabwean music in the dock. While the Tsviriyo singer was only one viciously attacked in the court of public opinion, the Daily News on Sunday has established that the plagiarising…
HARARE – Zimdancehall star Winky D’s hit ‘Disappear’-produced by Oskid at KeNako Muzik- has made it into the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Radio 1Extra Destination Africa Top 5. The track, off the Ninja president’s 10-track latest album ‘Gafa Life,’ which was arguably the most played song during the just-ended festive season, debuted on number five…
HARARE – Music sensation Hope Masike believes being nominated for the 2016 KORA All-Africa Awards is a major career achievement in her artistic career that commenced in 2009. KORA is regarded as the biggest musical event in Africa and is broadcast live to more than 700 million viewers in 82 countries worldwide. While the late…
HARARE – Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa has reiterated the need for his charges to post a positive result in their opening match of the 2016 African Nations Championships (Chan) against Zambia tomorrow afternoon at the Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu, Rwanda. Pasuwa says their destiny hinges upon their opening encounter which would likely determine how far…
HARARE – Top bodybuilders Helen Costa and Champion Chienderamwano lead a cast of 28 local athletes, pictured, to represent the country at the inaugural African Arnold Classic contests scheduled for Johannesburg, South Africa in May. The contest is scheduled for May 27-29. Chienderamwano, itching to call time on his bodybuilding career will be looking to…
HARARE – South African House music group Mi Casa is expected to rekindle their love affair with Harare at 7 Arts Theatre on March 4. The talented South African trio, who were arguably the stand-out performers at the 2013 edition of the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa), will the share stage with Tonga rhythms…
HARARE – Green Shoots 2015, an exhibition which features the works of 42 National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) School of Visual Arts and Design graduate students, opened on January 14 and will run until February 15. Green Shoots seeks to bring the works by these graduate students to the National Gallery of Zimbabwe audience and…
