VETERAN actress and model Sarah Mpofu, pictured, values her nomination for this year’s National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) as this is recognition of her sterling work in the arts industry. Mpofu was recently nominated for the Best Actress category on her role in the play Home Affairs where she acted as Thalitha. Having been in a…
No apologies for going back to Cool Beans coffee shop and diner for this week’ column. It’s a very welcoming venue and as a “coffee office” and informal meeting place it’s one of Harare’s best. It’s the centrepiece of Cresta Lodge on the borders of several eastern residential and commercial suburbs: Greendale, Msasa, Highlands, Eastlea…
IN THE pre and post-independence era jazz music was part and parcel of Bulawayo’s magnificent history. Back then, the inhabitants of Kontuthu Ziyathunqa could be easily identified by their insatiable love for the genre. Bulawayo’s historical halls such as Stanley Hall, McDonalds Hall, Mabutweni and Luveve Hall back then used to be a hive of…
SHOWBIZ practitioners contend Zimdancehall singer Soul Jah Love’s confession and call for spiritual help to overcome drug and substance abuse could just be a tip of the iceberg with medical institutions reporting that more than 290 000 Zimbabwean youths are hooked on drugs and substance abuse. Soul Jah Love’s plight recently trended on various media…
POPULAR comedian Doc Vikela and his Simuka Comedy team have launched a comic series focusing on the country’s presidency. Titled Vakuru, the series which is shared on various social media platforms revolves around the presidency as Doc Vikela spotting the trademark scarf portrays President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s image while also mimicking his accent. Doc Vikela told…
CONTEMPORARY Zimbabwean artist, Gideon Gomo specialising in conceptual, abstract and figurative pieces will be exhibiting at the Village Unhu Gallery in a show titled: Nhungo. The exhibition, opening on Thursday is testament of how far Zimbabwean stone sculpture has travelled, both thematically and structurally. Gomo has given stone new movement and a new face which…
SONGSTRESS Selmor Mtukudzi, pictured, will join some of the finest female musicians who will headline the Queens Festival in Zambia set for March 7. Fresh from dropping a new album Dehwe Renzou she is ready for the festival judging by her social media posts, sharing the event posters. Selmor has promised to uphold her late…
KEY players in the Zimbabwe tourism sector have joined forces in launching the ‘‘Twalumba’’ Travel and Tourism awards that will recognise and reward individuals, corporate efforts and achievements, in pursuit of stimulating the growth and development of the country’s travel and tourism sector. The tourism awards were jointly launched on Wednesday by the ministry of…
STAR musicians Alick Macheso and Jah Prayzah will headline the 2020 National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony scheduled for February 29 at the Harare International Conference Centre. While local musicians have in the recent past snubbed other awards events, Nama organisers believe having two of the best entertainers among the guest performers will be a…
AFTER receiving a 2020 Noble Citizen Award among other African youths, talented writer Tendai Dara will officially launch his second book titled Turning Point next month. Dara, who is a third year student at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) and a beneficiary of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (Icaz) Vimbiso…
