SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER A THOUGHT-PROVOKING theatre production Broken: The Last of My Kind, a play written and directed by Hilary Indi, has earned a slot and is expected to have its run at Theatre in the Park from tomorrow to Saturday. Choreographed by Indi, the play is a fusion of dance, theatre, poetry, and music,…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean gospel musician, Annatoria is relishing her Grammy nomination for co-writing acclaimed American gospel star Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s hit ‘The Church.’ The song, which Annatoria co-wrote with Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Brunes Charles, Jonas Myrin and Anthony S. Brown, is in the running for the Best Gospel Performance/Song award. The Zimbabwe-born…
AFTER a successful premiere that attracted the who’s who of the entertainment industry, Felistas ‘Mai Titi’ Murata’s ‘Lost in Ashes’ will premiere on YouTube today. The YouTube premiere of the film, which boasts an impressive cast of Nigerian actors and actresses such as Mike Godson, Mike Ezuruonye, Chinyere Wilfred, Anita Joseph and Patrick Ezeike, will…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER GOSPEL musician Tatenda Mahachi has been nominated for the prestigious Crown Gospel Awards, one of Africa’s leading gospel music honours. The awards ceremony will be held in Durban on November 23. “I am excited and grateful to God for the nomination. Being nominated is a big win on its own – winning…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER EIGHT leading private schools from across the country gathered at Hellenic Primary School in Harare over the weekend for the inaugural Robotics Tournament. The event was organised by Robotek Robotics & AI Lab, a Zimbabwe-based educational initiative committed to transforming classrooms into innovation hubs. “The tournament was inspired by the need to…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER GLITZ and glamour took centre stage on Saturday night as the country hosted its first-ever Zimbabwe Beauty Industry Awards at Cresta Lodge in Msasa. Held under the theme “Empowering beauty professionals and recognising excellence,” the prestigious awards, founded by Natasha Chipo Mutizira, honoured 84 outstanding winners for their innovation, creativity, and resilience…
Senior Entertainment Writer ABOUT a decade ago, talented songbird Cynthia Mare hogged the limelight in a big way, scooping the most gongs at a Zimbabwe Music Awards ceremony held at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). Mare emerged the winner in all the categories she had been nominated for — Best Female, Best Single and…
ENTERTAINMENT WRITER NHAKA Gallery, one of Zimbabwe’s most iconic art institutions, is commemorating its 50th anniversary with a landmark exhibition titled ‘Roots and Relevance.’ The exhibition, launched last Friday, at the gallery’s premises in Harare — a celebration of artistic talent, cultural heritage, and the role of art in society. Since its establishment in 1975,…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE second edition of the Simon Chopper Chimbetu Music Festival will take place on November 29 at Magandi Park in Chegutu. Dendera music star Sulumani Chimbetu, who is organising the event in honour of his father who breathed his last on August 14 in 2005 at the age of 49, said they…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER SONGBIRD Feli Nandi is still beaming with excitement after hosting British-Nigerian entertainment mogul, the co-founder of the world’s largest Afrobeats festival — Afro Nation. King Smade, born Adesegun Adeosun Jr., had dinner at Feli’s KwaNandi Traditional Restaurant just hours after he jetted into the country on Thursday. “The man himself, King Smade,…
