MULTICHOICE Africa has temporarily closed their Avondale office in Harare after an employee tested positive for Covid-19. The office will be reopened on August 24. “We regret to announce that one of our staff members tested positive for Covid-19. “MultiChoice Zimbabwe has temporarily closed its office in the PaSangano building in Avondale, Harare. The office…
ACTOR Munyaradzi Musarurwa known as Comrade Jackson died in a car crash along Airport Road in the capital on Sunday. He was 57. Musarurwa, who was also into bodybuilding, was described as a unifier in society.“He was a unifier in the family and the entire society at large. His departure is a huge blow to…
ZIMDANCEHALL chanter Tawanda Mumanyi aka Seh Calaz has announced his divorce to wife Moira Knight through social media. Moira is the daughter of former ZBC broadcaster Eric Knight. The Mumota Murikubvira hit-maker made the decision after he was publicly exposed by his wife on social media for allegedly being irresponsible. He wrote in Shona on…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw OVER 100 000 dendera music enthusiasts were taken down memory lane at the weekend as the Chimbetu family successfully held its latest edition of the annual Simon Chimbetu commemorations. The virtual commemorations, which were screened on Ngoda TV, featured Ammi Jamanda, Obert Chari, Kurai Makore and the Chimbetu family comprising…
Four days after learning that her novel, This Mournable Body, had been longlisted for the Booker prize, Tsitsi Dangarembga found herself sitting on the concrete floor of a police cell. The 61-year-old author and film-maker had been arrested with a friend in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare for protesting about government corruption. “There had been…
Mono Mukundu We live in a country that is a dream killer when it comes to the arts. The real moment of truth comes when one falls sick or finances really goes down south and you can’t afford the basics. In such cases I think calling out for help on social media or conventional media…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw YESTERDAY marked exactly 15 years since Simon Chimbetu breathed his last and today the arts sector is celebrating the late musician’s legacy through an online concert. Popularly known as Chopper, Chimbetu died in 2005 at the age of 50. “All is now in place for the event. We are going…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw THE $10 million Covid-19 relief fund for artists unveiled last month by government to cushion them against the effects of the national lockdown is still to reach the beneficiaries, the Daily News reports. This comes as the deadline for the Arts Relief Fund applications was July 31. On July 10,…
ARTS promotion company Team Big Family has launched a lockdown photo competition called Face of Lockdown where four winners will walk away with US$200. The contest is open to people aged 17 and above and, will run until August 23. “The event is part of our corporate social responsibility. We will give US$200 to four…
LIFESTYLE WRITER ZUVVA, a studio and retail operation at Sam Levy’s Village in Borrowdale, Harare is proud to have dressed celebrities who include Victor Kunonga, Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana, the late Chiwoniso Maraire and Brenda Fassie. It has also dressed contestants in Miss World/Zimbabwe, Miss Universe/ Zimbabwe, Miss World Tourism/ Zimbabwe, Miss Malaika/ Zimbabwe, Miss World Deaf/…
