SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER ATLEAST 30 dance groups are set to perform at City Sports Bar in Harare tonight in a year-end showcase courtesy of Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (Daz). Daz president Hapaguti “Hapaz” Mapimhidze said the event intended to mark the end of the year will also celebrate the survival and resilience of dancers within…
SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER LOCALLY produced film Rise, which recently secured its 15th accolade at the British Urban Film Festival — the longest-running Black-owned film festival in the United Kingdom — continues its remarkable award-winning run, adding further honours from Ghana. At the weekend, Rise triumphed at The Regal Film Festival & Awards (ReFFA) in Accra,…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AS 2025 draws to a close, it will be remembered as a year of profound loss for Zimbabwe’s entertainment and cultural landscape, with the nation bidding farewell to a number of influential personalities who shaped its artistic and spiritual life. The latest to pass on was Khiama Boys founder and leader Nicholas…
LOCAL poet and aspiring actress Moreblessing Munemo is using the power of her own voice to shine a light on the deep-rooted crisis of gender-based violence in Zimbabwe. Her latest poem, drawn from painful lived experience, speaks to countless women who have endured similar suffering — and calls on them to find the courage to…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER FOLLOWING a successful run on home soil, HKD boss — Freeman — is looking to extend the HKD Festival to South Africa (SA). Since its inception, the festival has consistently drawn large crowds, serving as a springboard for the launch of Freeman’s albums, including Me vs Me and, most recently, The Notebook….
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER TOMBSTONE unveiling for the late John Chibadura has been scheduled for this Friday, coinciding with the album launch of his youngest son — John — at the Tanza Centre in Chitungwiza. Chibadura, one of the finest sungura and reggae musicians of his generation and affectionately known as “Mr Chitungwiza”, died in 1999….
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER HAVING each filled the 4 500-seater Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) more than twice, musical heavyweights Winky D and Jah Prayzah are now targeting 20 000 fans at Hockey Stadium in the capital. Dubbed “One Big Party”, the show is scheduled for December 31 and is being organised by Chipaz Promotions. “After…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER LEADING national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, will today launch its much-anticipated “festive season” 16th season. The managing director…
Seniour ifestyle Writer GROWING up in a community where conversation flowed naturally, Mazwi always sensed that her voice was destined for the airwaves. “I knew one day is one day,” became her quiet mantra — and that day arrived sooner than she ever expected. With a voice that compels listeners to stop and lean in,…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER MUSICIANS — humanitarians — Chipo Muchegwa and Greatman have described the vehicles they received from President Emmerson Mnangagwa as “timely”. The pair were among a group of people with disabilities who were handed Mahindra single-cab trucks yesterday by the President at State House in Harare— with Muchegwa saying the vehicle would significantly…
