HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga claims an unnamed senior official in the modelling industry was duping models into posing nude. Chiwenga, who took over from the late Kiki Divaris as chairperson of the Miss Zimbabwe Trust four years ago, told the Daily News that the official was misleading Miss World Zimbabwe hopefuls…
HARARE – Theatre in the Park, in conjunction with Savanna Trust, will host a play titled Half Empty/Half full from tomorrow until Saturday. The play, directed by award-winning South African Mncedisi Shabangu, is a “developmental theatre production” with a cast that includes 2010 National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) theatre actor winner Teddy Mangawa. According to…
HARARE – Award-winning comedian Carl Joshua Ncube will perform alongside several African comics at the Anti-Xenophobia and Anti-Racism show to be held on Friday at the Lyric Theatre in Johannesburg. The show dubbed One Laugh, being spearheaded by South African comedian Napsta, will feature comedians from South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe. At the weekend show,…
HARARE – Gospel musician Mercy Mutsvene, who was once accused of being a copycat of South African music star Rebecca Malope, will share the stage with the Ngiyamazi Lo Jesu singer at the Gospel Divas Concert set for the Harare Gardens on May 28. Mutsvene, who was unwilling to say much on the matter, told…
HARARE – Trailblazing Mokoomba will headline the 2016 edition of Zambia’s Wildest Music and Arts Festival (EleFest) set for Lusaka Showgrounds on Saturday. Mokoomba, who made a historical debut performance at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York during their recent tour of Canada and United States of America, will share the stage with leading…
HARARE – Veteran South African artiste PJ Powers justified her top billing with a classy performance at the Rhino Fest Three gig held at Old Georgians Sports Club in Harare on Saturday. The 52-year-old musician electrified the bumper crowd by performing her old hits like Jabulani and There is an Answer during a concert that…
HARARE – Zimdancehall artiste Prince “Princo Spice” Tapindwa has capitalised on the Chihuta (quail) craze engulfing the country by releasing a single on the suddenly popular bird. Princo Spice told the Daily News on Sunday that he dropped the single in line with Zimdancehall’s culture of tackling topical issues. “You know how Zimdancehall is; we…
BULAWAYO – Impumelelo Shining Stars is celebrating their 15th anniversary at a concert set for Inyathi Youth Centre in Mpopoma today that will feature local and South Africa-based artistes. The line-up of performers includes Ezimnyama Dance Group, an imbube outfit called Great Stars, an all-women ensemble called Iluba Lemvelo, a maskandi outfit called Izinja Ziyamluma and…
HARARE – Gospel musician Mathias Mhere is happy with the impact of his latest album Double Double which is dominating local gospel charts. Since the album was launched last year in the capital, it has been well-received by music fans despite the controversy that dogged his previous album Glory To Glory. The Idya Tafura singer…
HARARE – The late comedian Safirio “Mukadota” Madzikatire’s eldest son Elijah is a happy man. Popularly known as Bhero in entertainment circles, Elijah carved his artistic career in the 70s when he joined his father’s group. “I have done my part as an artist,” he tells the Daily News on Sunday. “I even made my…
