HARARE – Emmanuel Manyeruke better known as Guspy Warrior on Thursday stole the thunder from the billed main act of the night, South Africa-based artiste Thabani “Buffalo Souljah” Ndlovu. Guspy Warrior brought the roof down with an energetic and exceptional performance, hence upstaging Buffalo Souljah during the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) dancehall…
HARARE – There will be a number of outreach performances this year, with local and international artists going out to low-income areas within Harare to perform and workshop with the communities there. Dance companies such as Kuenda Productions will be presenting Twenty Fifteen. Other performances among many, like Woodlands and We Bleed the Same Colour…
HARARE – Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso has been promising his fans a new album “to be released anytime soon” since 2013 but nothing has materialised so far. Macheso last released the album Kwatakabva Mitunhu (Kure Kwekure) in 2012 and the project was received with mixed feelings by his fans. Since then he has been selling…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga says only racism can stop one of the 15 girls vying for the national beauty title from landing the Miss World Crown. Speaking on the sidelines of the national pageant’s sashing ceremony; Chiwenga said all the remaining 15 girls were good enough to be Miss World. “We…
HARARE – Award-winning Tumbuka Dance Company will return to this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) with a presentation of renowned choreographer Snoden Filimon’s latest work titled We Were Made Men. Tumbuka’s Hifa 2015 show, that will take place at Reps Theatre on May 1, explores the childish traits that linger in the…
HARARE – Celebrated gospel artistes Charles and Olivia Charamba have cancelled a show set for Cape Town due to the ongoing xenophobic violence in South Africa. The two gospel artistes told the Daily News that holding the concert under the current environment could endanger not only their lives but those of fellow Zimbabweans resident in…
HARARE – Former Miss Zimbabwe Catherine Makaya has embarked on a fund-raising campaign for xenophobia victims in South Africa, where she is studying Law at the University of Johannesburg. Makaya whose reign lasted only three months before falling out with the Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson, Marry Chiwenga said people are not looking at the health…
HARARE – The Ministry of Health and Child Care in conjunction with Population Services International has resorted to the use of theatre in mobilising people for male circumcision in Masvingo Province. The PSI intensified its male circumcision campaigns during school holidays as youths are part of the targeted group. The Daily News has learnt that…
HARARE – Rasta-Kwasa musician Dino Mudondo has resurfaced with a ‘social marketing’ song he collaborated on with old friend and Chimurenga artiste Jairos Chabvonga. The song is about the Ebola virus. “I have been putting my house in order hence keeping a low profile in showbiz. I have discovered a winning formula therefore fans should…
HARARE – Zimdancehall star Shinsoman failed to fulfil his maiden concert in Cyprus after his name was wrongly spelt on his air ticket from Dubai to Cyprus. The Highfield-bred musician, who calls himself the Dancehall Father, was scheduled to perform in Cyprus for Zimbabwean students from various universities in that country who had organised the…
