HARARE – One of Uganda’s funniest women, Anne Kansiime, is headed to Harare for a once-off showcase on November 14. Kansiime is currently on a world tour and over the weekend she was in Canada where she reportedly had sold-out shows. She started her acting stints in 2007, as an undergraduate at Makerere University in…
HARARE – The Italian Culture Week, organised by the Embassies of Italy and Switzerland, will begin today and run until September 17. Several activities have been lined up at various venues in Harare including the best of Italian cuisine to be showcased at Meikles Hotel by internationally- renowned Italian Chef Lorenzo Mottalini who will delight…
HARARE – Internationally-acclaimed South African musician Judith Sephuma will be among star attractions at this year’s edition of Harare Jazz Festival that will take place on September 19. The Polokwane-born jazz star, who has performed for thousands of fans around the world, including sold-out shows in Europe, the United States of America and the United…
HARARE – Sistaz Open Mic, a free monthly gig for women artists from diverse disciplines, will bounce back on Saturday for the first time since the closure of the Book Café in early June. Over 20 artistes from arts genres that include dance, poetry, theatre, music and comedy will perform between 2pm and 7pm on…
BULAWAYO – The San people, who are resident in Matabeleland North Province, will hold a maiden two-day cultural festival on October 16 and 17 in a bid to safeguard their cultural heritage. Dubbed Ibhoro Bush Cultural Festival, the event will take place at Garia, about 60 kilometres north of Tsholotsho, under the theme: My Culture,…
HARARE – Jamaican music star Konshens, whose scheduled tour of Zimbabwe last year was cancelled due to the Ebola outbreak that ravaged parts of Africa, will finally perform in the country next month. Konshens will headline the Castle Lager Summer Celebration set for Old Georgians Sports Club on October 10. The gig, meant to celebrate…
HARARE – Acting Arts and Culture minister Walter Mzembi on Friday called for the arrest of local promoters for the recent joint Babyface and Toni Braxton concert at the Borrowdale Racecourse. The promoters allegedly disappeared without paying $15 000 performance fees to the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ). Bernie Bismark, one of the local…
HARARE – While Zimbabweans and others the world over have known and called her Dorothy Masuka, the legendary musician said people were getting her surname wrong. On Thursday, the jazz singer who was celebrating her 80th birthday told guests attending a dinner hosted on her behalf by the Harare Jazz Festival and Dr Solomon Guramatunhu…
HARARE – Jamaican star Busy Signal is headed for the Harare International Carnival’s after party scheduled for October 31 at the Glamis Arena. The Jamaican dancehall reggae artist is popular in Zimbabwe and has had fans anticipating his debut show in the country. Some of his popular songs in the country include Watch Out for…
MAURITIUS – Zambezi News, a parody of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), left audience in stitches at the ongoing MultiChoice Content Extravaganza on Friday night. The three-man Zambezi News cast of Samm “Comrade Fatso” Monro, Michael K and Outspoken, which has just returned from a tour of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, served a…
