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HARARE – Former Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs deputy minister, Fortune Chasi has released a six-track anti-political violence album ahead of the 2018 elections. The album titled Violence-Free Elections, which was released last week, features Botswana-based musician and producer Tawanda “Dr Tawanda” Kasaira, Jees Jena as well as two female artistes from South Africa, Mmausi…

HARARE – Veteran Zimdancehall musician Guspy Warrior will use the Victoria Falls concert tomorrow to celebrate the Linkage awards nomination as Africa Best Dancehall musician. Guspy Warrior will share the stage with equally talented artiste King Shaddy at the official opening of The New Victoria Falls Club in the resort town. “This is my first…

HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe has called on law enforcement agents to descend heavily on pirates of music CDs who she accused of stifling growth of artistes and fuelling massive job losses in the country’s entertainment industry. Grace said this while addressing mourners at the late Dickson “Cde Chinx” Chingaira’s home in Harare on…

HARARE – Bulawayo’s Nhimbe Trust’s mission in the run-up to the 2018 general election will mobilise and encourage artistes to register to vote. The trust is running a campaign under the banner “2018 Arts-Vote Campaign”. Josh Nyapimbi, Nhimbe Trust’s executive director said the Arts-Vote Campaign seeks to engage and build political power for creatives who…

HARARE – Artistes have condemned the government’s decision to accord revolutionary musician Dick “Cde Chinx” Chingaira a provincial or liberation hero status. State media yesterday published articles quoting Zanu PF secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo saying Cde Chinx had been declared a liberation war hero. Chingaira died in Harare on Friday after battling prostate cancer…

HARARE – Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) executive chairperson Blazio Tafireyi says this year’s edition, set to run in the Harare Gardens from July 27 and August 1, has attracted just a single donor. According to Tafireyi, who is also the Zimbabwe Publishing House (ZPH) chief executive officer, only Kopinor, which represents Norwegian copyright holders…

HARARE – Nobuthu, an all-female acapella quintet from Bulawayo, will perform at the launch of the Magitare Live Acoustic Night event, set for Harare City Library on Friday. The internationally-acclaimed group, made up of Thandeka Moyo, Joyline Sibanda, Heather Dube, Duduzile Sibanda and Zanele Manhenga, will be the star attraction at the event that has…

HARARE – Efforts to bring two of the most “powerful” women in the local beauty pageant industry to work together seem to be hitting a brickwall. The initiative, by South African businessman Justice Maphosa to merge Miss World Zimbabwe and Miss Tourism Zimbabwe into one big national event has suffered a still-birth. Miss Tourism Zimbabwe…

HARARE – Barely two days after being attacked during the Mutare leg of President Robert Mugabe’s youth interface rallies for allegedly fomenting indiscipline, Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love has responded in a song. The Pamamonya Ipapo hit-maker was publicly dressed down by Zanu PF national youth commissar, Innocent Hamandishe, who described him as a nonentity….

HARARE – The late music star Dickson Chingaira aka Cde Chinx’s songs stimulated both Zanla and Zipra fighters into action and helped mobilise the masses into an incredible resistance population, Zanu PF party spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo has said. Moyo, in a condolence message said: “The death of Cde Chinx last Friday has robbed his…