HARARE – Local filmmakers are up in arms with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings, ZBH, whom they accuse of failing to pay them for their work. They also accused ZBH of buying cheap productions from amateur producers. Film Makers Guild of Zimbabwe Trust, ZFG director Nocks Chatiza, says filmmakers are still owed a lot of money…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s male-dominated arts industry has proved very challenging for many female artistes who, in most cases, have to juggle between motherhood and a career in the sector. In light of the women’s month which is now in its twilight, the Daily News spoke to several female artistes to find out if they are…
LONDON – Gertrude Nyirenda was born and raised in Zimbabwe before she relocated to the United Kingdom in 1999 where she has been based ever since. Nyirenda, who lives with her husband together with their two boys, has suffered from an eating disorder and battled with obesity for nearly 17 years. Throughout that period, she…
HARARE – At least 500 pupils from 11 schools will tomorrow meet for a fun fair day being coordinated by Swizz Jet Aviation Development Trust. The annual event dubbed Harare Pre-schools Air Day will be held at Komani Private Air Base in Marlborough and entertainment for the students will come in the form of jumping…
HARARE – Television personality Oscar Pambuka says his five-year term in office as patron of Zimdancehall will see an end to rampant violence that has dogged the genre for a couple of years. Pambuka, who resigned from the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings in 2004 when he joined local textile manufacturing company David Whitehead as public relations…
HARARE – Flamboyant sungura musician-cum-politician Energy Mutodi will launch his 10th album Ndinokutendai (I Thank You) comprising the song, Havo Ndibaba where he praises Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The album, which is expected to hit the market in the first week of April, also implores government to legalise prostitution. Mutodi, whose previous album Ndiri Munzira…
HARARE – Multi-gifted artist Luckmore Magaya is confident that his latest offing, a star-studded short film titled Shame On Us will prove that he has come of age. The 24-year-old Magaya’s impressive resume includes acting, singing, and poetry. He was part of the cast in the 2010 Nama best Oustanding Film Production (television drama) winner…
HARARE – Gweru-based treble National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) winning artist Forbes Mushipe has embarked on imparting artistic skills to young and vulnerable children starting in his home province, Midlands. Mushipe, who won the Nama in the mixed media category for three years consecutively, believes it is high time for him to plough back into…
HARARE – Miners Shot Down, the multi-award-winning documentary on the tragic story of the Marikana Mine massacre, will be screened by the Book Café on Thursday. South African director and producer, Rehad Desai, who produced the internationally-acclaimed documentary, will also attend the Book Café screening where he will answer questions on the film. Miners Shot…
HARARE – The first edition of the Zambezi Book Expo, which seeks to bring together stakeholders in the book industry, will run at the Harare International Conference Centre from September 24 to 26, the fair’s organisers have said. Joy Madewu, the coordinator of the event, told the Daily News that the expo is a re-imagined…
