TONIGHT’s State of the Nation play titled Handeitione at Harare’s Theatre in the Park turns the spotlight on what has been termed Zimbabwe’s biggest ‘‘national security threat’’ — corruption. The showcase comes at a time the military has also weighed in on the rampant corruption by top government officials who have been implicated and nothing…
HARARE – Guardian First Book Award winner Petina Gappah has launched a collection of short stories which she titled Rotten Row after the Harare road on which the Magistrate’s Courts are located. Gappah, who was longlisted for this year’s Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award and for the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, confirmed…
SEVERAL leading Zimbabwean gospel and secular artistes alike have paid tribute to female singer Joyce Simeti who died in Harare on Tuesday at Arcadia Medical Centre. According to the late musician’s husband, Stanley Simeti, the popular musician passed away aged 42, three years after being diagnosed with an auto immune disorder. Leading the overflow of…
HARARE – Highly-energetic singer and actress Kessia Masona who plays the lead role in television drama Muchaneta gave a charged and impressive performance together with a number of other female singers at this week’s edition of City Sports Bar’s Jam Session. The event saw female artistes in form of Edith WeUtonga, James Chimombe’s daughter Tendai,…
HARARE – This week’s City Sports Bar Monday Jam Session resembled a mini-female musicians’ festival as several songbirds shared the stage in an event dubbed “Divas Jam Session”. With more than 20 sisters joining the party on the night, the fans who packed the venue were indeed expecting something spectacular. [Adz] “We are here to…
HARARE – Tendai Chimombe, the eldest daughter of the late music legend James Chimombe, will headline a commemorative gig in honour of her departed father to be hosted by Jazz 24/7 on November 3. Artistes who will perform in honour of Chimombe who died on October 23, 1990 aged 39 include Tendai Dembo, Jairos Chabvonga,…
HARARE – Zim hip-hop star Stunner, who was recently fined $150 and sentenced to 210 hours of community service for driving without a driver’s licence and ramming into four parked vehicles, appears to be taking the punishment with good grace. The Ndaita Mbiri singer has been posting videos on social media which show him dressed…
BULAWAYO – Daily News journalist, Jeffrey Muvundusi, has released a collection of poems titled “The Elusive Thigh Gap.” The 55-paged book, which was edited by poet-cum -playwright Bhekumusa Moyo and published by Komaseko Publishers, owned by controversial visual artist Owen Maseko, highlights various socio-economic and political situations that the nation has grappled with over the…
HARARE – Those who have frequented the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) say this year’s edition, which took place this past weekend, was a poor cousin of last year’s classy edition held at the Durban International Convention Centre. Be that as it may, it could not mask the disappointment felt particularly by Zimbabweans in the…
HARARE – Zimbabwean gospel music stars Mechanic Manyeruke, Mathias Mhere and Bethany Pasinawako will make a two-show tour of the United Kingdom (UK) in December. The three gospel artistes will share the stage with UK-based Timothy Ngwenya and Rhoda “Mai Tongogara” Masawi at the second edition of the annual Explosion of Praise Concert which will…
