ONE of the country’s top models, Devson Luzane is scheduled to represent the country at the ninth edition of Mister Africa International…
ABOUT 60 theatre practitioners are set to clean-up Harare tomorrow as part of an exercise being spearheaded by the Zimbabwe Theatre Academy in partnership with organisations such as Dairibord and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). Zimbabwe Theatre Academy director Lloyd Nyikadzino said the clean-up, which has the blessing of the Youth, Sport, Arts and…
JAH Prayzah’s keyboard player Biggie Katuka has left the Third Generation band to pursue a career in tourism. Katuka told the Daily News yesterday that he needed time to nurse his fledging tourism start-up, christened I Travel. The new company’s forte will be centred mainly on domestic tourism as Katuka aims to service a niche market that…
THE MR and Miss Albinism Zimbabwe pageant, which seeks to end stigma and discrimination of people living with albinism, will take place on Wednesday at Stephen Margolis Resort on the outskirts of Harare. Pageant director and founder Brenda Mudzimu said 16 models are expected to feature in the virtual event which was originally set for…
THE Covid-19 pandemic has inspired lawyer-cum-sculptor David Ngwerume to create some unique pieces which have gone viral on social media, raising awareness on the virus. Ngwerume told the Daily News on Sunday at his gallery in Greendale in the capital last week that he is fighting against misinformation around the lethal virus which has been…
THE National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has begun preparations for this year’s edition of Culture Week which is set to run from May 15 to 22. The week-long commemorations are held annually in line with the 2001 Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity by Unesco that proclaimed May 21 of each year as the World…
A music school launched last year by Suluman Chimbetu’s guitarist, Vivian “Mudhara Vhevhe” Ndlovu, is failing to attract learners. The veteran rhythm guitarist, who is recovering from a mild stroke, launched the Mudhara Vhevhe School of Music at his Dzivaresekwa house in Harare to cushion himself from the effects of Covid-19 pandemic. “As I am…
THE burial of the late jazz maestro Friday Mbirimi, has been moved to Tuesday next week to await the arrival of some of his children who are based abroad. Mbirimi succumbed to cancer of the colon on Tuesday at Avenues Clinic in the capital. The late jazz star’s younger brother, Clancy, announced the burial arrangements…
THE local music industry and arts sector has been plunged into mourning again following the death of veteran jazz crooner Friday Mbirimi. The Mbare Trio member, who was 76, succumbed to cancer of the colony on Tuesday at the Avenues Clinic in Harare. National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) director, Nicholas Moyo described Mbirimi as…
BREEZE, an all-female musical group, seeks to empower and inspire women through music. Formed 14 years ago, the group based in the capital Harare, is made up of four key members Nyaradzo “Advocate Nyari” Maphosa, Melody “Mel” Mandisodza-Muvuti, Sharon “Sisi Shaa” Govha and Bekezela “Becky” Moyo. “The group didn’t specifically head hunt for women but…
