MOVIE lovers are in for a dry season after local cinema house Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe closed doors as a precaution to the coronavirus epidemic which recently claimed the life of media personality — Zororo Makamba. The closure of Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe followed the recent ban on entertainment and recreational activities as well as the prohibition of gatherings…
ONLINE comedy sensation, Ray Vines, pictured, is working on a debut short film on the erosion of Zimbabwean culture due to foreign influences. The 19-year-old Midlands State University student, born Melusi Chiripowako, said the short film titled Culture was motivated by his desire to conscientise fellow youngsters on the value of preserving their own culture….
SOUTH Africa-based gospel musician Cashmore Muchaonyerwa has released a song titled Ndapfugama, off his eight-track studio album to be released in June this year. Muchaonyerwa, a chartered accountant by profession, has described his new offering “as a ray of hope to the beleaguered world.” “As a gospel musician, I was commissioned to deliver God’s message,…
The recent banning of entertainment, recreational activities and public gatherings by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has put leaders of local music groups in a quandary over how to cater for the welfare of their bands. Among a range of measures meant to halt the spread of coronavirus, Mnangagwa banned entertainment and recreational activities in addition to…
©️ ZIMBABWE’s music heavyweights — Alick Macheso, Winky D and Jah Prayzah — have joined the fight against the killer coronavirus by raising awareness on the epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives globally through various social media platforms. Their plea for Zimbabweans to take the necessary precautions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus,…
The Guardian – Manu Dibango, pictured, the Cameroonian musician celebrated for his blend of jazz, funk and traditional west African styles, has died aged 86 in a Paris hospital after contracting Covid-19. A message on his Facebook page announced the news with “deep sadness”, and added: “His funeral service will be held in strict privacy,…
RAUNCHY dancer Beverly ‘Bev’ Sibanda has ruled out visiting her United Kingdom-based husband until the coronavirus epidemic is contained. Bev took Zimbabweans by surprise early this year when she married UK-based mental health nurse Chambuka Mufudzi (43) in a low key ceremony at the Harare magistrate’s court. But with the British government recently ordering a…
GOSPEL musicians Mathias Mhere and Blessing Shumba, who are widely regarded as bitter rivals, have collaborated on a song titled Driver Wehupenyu. The single, off Mhere’s forthcoming album, is the celebrated gospel duo’s first ever duet. “I will be dropping the single before the album. It will come as a precursor to the album which will…
MIRANDA Mathe, 24, a resident artist at the National Arts Gallery in Bulawayo, is empowering young people living with disabilities through art. The talented visual artist launched an organisation called Kopano Arts Centre, which is situated in the Central Business District of Zimbabwe’s second largest city, to create a platform to train young people living…
EZAKOMATSHELELA, an award -winning television production by Bulawayo artists, has suspended shooting for the second season after failing to fundraise as a result of measures put in place by the government to contain the deadly coronavirus. President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently banned entertainment and recreational activities as part of measures to fight the spread of the…
