BULAWAYO – Twenty three year-old Tsholotsho beauty therapist Precious Ncube outshined nine other models on Friday night at Hartsfield Sports Grounds to claim the Miss Environment Zimbabwe title. Only 10 models took part in the beauty contest after eight other finalists surprisingly chickened out of the race at the eleventh hour. This, however, did not…
HARARE – Ghanaian Elikem Kumordzi, 26, has confirmed that his relationship with Zimbabwean socialite Pokello Nare, 28, ended three months ago over Gloria Lamptey, 46, whom he dated before he went to Big Brother Africa reality show. Elikem took to Twitter to explain that Pokello walked out on him due to a barrage of offensive…
HARARE – Afro Jazz artiste Wadzanayi Ndudzo is delighted by the buzz created by her just-released album titled Book of Love. The album launched at the Book Café last week has taken the local radio stations by storm particularly the title track and My Zimbabwean Girl which featured Afrika Revenge’s Willis Watafi. Both tracks, along…
HARARE – Zimbabwean film director/producer Daniel Ndlara Robson, who recently launched a big-budget movie called Broken Cross which features top Nollywood (Nigeria) and Ghallywood (Ghana) actors, wants his homeland to be an African film powerhouse. The Gutu-born Robson, who is relatively unknown in Zimbabwe despite commanding a lot of respect in the African film community…
HARARE – Dendera artiste Tryson Chimbetu has added brothers Daniel and Shepherd Machakanja to his bloated management team that also includes Trycose “Musoni” Mutodzaniswa and Simbarashe Mahenga. Tryson, who has lately faced turbulent times at the helm of his Marxist Brothers band, confirmed to the Daily News that the Machakanja were now part of his…
LONDON – Youth development is rightly gaining increased attention in present day Africa. The main message is clear enough as African governments are justifiably putting youth concerns at the heart of the development agenda and committing fully to engage young people in all aspects of their programmes and initiatives that target economic development. I believe…
HARARE – Suluman Chimbetu’s song Idah Nhoro’s gushing praise for people who look after orphans has fuelled speculation that it is a special dedication to the First Lady Grace Mugabe. The song, which is off Suluman’s just-released fifth album Gunship, featured music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi. It contains Shona and Swahili lyrics delivered by Tuku…
HARARE – Dethroned Miss Zimbabwe Catherine Makaya says she is yet to receive formal communication from the Miss Zimbabwe Trust on why she was booted out unceremoniously. In a statement to the Daily News on Sunday the 19-year-old beauty queen said the only communication she got from Mary Chiwenga-led Miss Zimbabwe Trust was on the…
HARARE – Rising music star Victor Kunonga (VK) has just released an album titled Kwedu which has won the endorsement of South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela. Daily News on Sunday’s Dakarai Mashava (DM) spoke to the 40-year-old musician on his career and the general state of affairs in Zimbabwe’s music industry. Below are excerpts…
HARARE – Mbira star Hope Masike, who has just returned from a tour of the US and Germany, will present her blend of mbira, Afro-grooves and Jazz at the Book Café tonight. Masike’s first show on Zimbabwean soil in months will also feature the mbira star’s former drummer and Zimboita member Blessing Chimanga and Cape…
