HARARE – The Zimbabwe Writers Association (ZWA) elected a new board headed by creative writer and journalist Monica Cheru-Mpambawashe at its Annual General Meeting held in Harare at the weekend. Cheru-Mpambawashe, who was the vice chairperson of the previous board, is deputised by journalist and performing artiste Nqobile Malinga. The rest of the board includes…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-born Almonte “Alie Keyz” Mthombeni (27) is little known in his country of birth despite the fact that he has been a key factor in the award-winning South African hip hop star Cassper Nyovest’s rise to the top. Alie Keyz, who has produced many of the Doc Shebeleza singer’s hits, was recently elevated…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Film Industry Development Platform (ZFIDP), founded three years ago by a number of stakeholders in the local film industry, has urged the government to urgently appoint a new professional board and management at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). In a letter to Media, Information and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary, George Charamba,…
HARARE – United Kingdom-based Kambo Boys has released their third sungura single titled Merry Christmas “Gebha Time.” The just-released track, which is accompanied by a swanky video, was produced by Mono Mukundu with Munya Vialy doing the mixing and mastering. Kambo Boys, whose earlier singles Melo and Sweet Larrisa garnered considerable popularity in Zimbabwe and…
HARARE – Former President Robert Mugabe appears to be an enduring source of inspiration for dendera music star Suluman Chimbetu. A year after composing a song titled Chirombo which borrowed the statement “Ndiri kunzwa masimba ekupinda muzana, kuita kunge munhu uya ari kumhanya race…” from Mugabe’s birthday interview, Suluman has done it again. This time…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo-based author Bryony Rheam has been included among five new Morland Writing Scholars for 2017. Rheam was selected from a shortlist of 21 writers gleaned 550 writers from all over Africa in the annual competition that awards scholarships to writers on the continent so that they can complete a particular piece of writing….
HARARE – Multi-talented artiste, Dalma Chiwereva, who recently toured Europe with Getrude Munhamo as part of a two-person cast of the play “Lamentations @ 12, has released her second music single. Titled “Pangu,” the song produced by Sunshine comes on the back her collaboration with popular music producer Tapiwa “Maselo” Jera titled “Male Male” which…
HARARE – Fans of music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi and dendera star Suluman Chimbetu will endure a dry festive season as the two popular artistes have opted to move the release of their latest albums to next year. Tuku, who did not release a new album at his birthday bash in September as has been…
HARARE – The inaugural two-day Zimbabwe Arts Festival (Zarts), dedicated to local artistes only, made a stuttering debut at Alexandra Sports Club in Harare on Friday and Saturday, with only scores of fans turning up. Zarts, organised by Rumbidzai, the daughter of the late ex-foreign affairs minister Stan Mudenge, was headlined by the red-hot Jah…
HARARE – Devine Assignments is in talks with raunchy South African socialite Nonhlanhla ‘Skolopad’ Qwabe to tour Zimbabwe.This comes after South African socialite Rebecca “Zodwa Wabantu” Libram has duped promoters three times in a row, missing scheduled tours of Zimbabwe. Devine Assignment director Biggie Chinoperekwei told the Daily News his organisation is in talks with…
