HARARE – Camarada Presidente, a documentary on the late President of Mozambique Samora Machel, will be the opening film of this year’s Zimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF) which will run from October 4 to 11. Nigel Munyati, the executive director of the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust — the organisers of ZIFF — said…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe 2014 Catherine Makaya says she will use the Miss World pageant set for December as a platform to showcase quality outfits made by Zimbabwean designers. The 19-year-old Makaya, who took over the Miss Zimbabwe crown from Thabiso Phiri following the leaking of her nude pictures, revealed yesterday that she would select…
HARARE – Jerome “JJ” Arab, 23, who was among six fake housemates on Big Brother Africa (BBA), last year, is Zimbabwe’s second representative in this year’s edition of Africa’s most popular reality show. JJ, who will join PowerFM DJ Butterphly Phunk in the race to land the $300 000 top prize, appears to be a…
HARARE – Some of Zimbabwe’s leading artistes will converge at the Book Café tomorrow to take part in a benefit concert which seeks to raise funds for ex-Studio 263 actress Pretty Xaba who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Xaba, who rose to national prominence playing the role of Mai Muwengwa in Zimbabwe’s first soapie, has…
BULAWAYO – Intwasa Arts Festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, will kick off tomorrow across six venues in Zimbabwe’s second largest city. This year’s edition of Zimbabwe’s second largest festival, which will run until September 27, is being held in partnership with the Bulawayo City Council to celebrate 120 years since the country’s…
HARARE – United Kingdom (UK) band, The Layabouts, will headline what has been dubbed the “biggest house music party of the year” on September 27, the last day of Shoko Festival. The highly rated UK group will also feature Bulawayo’s Djembe Monks and Zimbabwe’s DJ Jason Leroux who is expected to unleash high-tempo deep house,…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo-based gospel musician Abigail Mwembe will record live her third 14-track album titled Basking in His Glory at Bulawayo Theatre on October 11. The live CD and DVD recording, which is Mwembe’s first ever, will be done by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). Mwembe, who fronts a band called Bayandwa Baleza, told the…
HARARE – We are sitting in one of Harare’s most fashionable cafes on the fringes of the city. It’s Friday and the cafe is undoubtedly busy, with overworked waiters and loud conversations around us. Opposite me is one of Harare’s critical thought leaders, Mutsa Samuel. The conversation has been brewing for a few weeks now….
HARARE – Sungura music star Alick Macheso says he won’t rush to release his highly-anticipated album just for the sake of appeasing his impatient fans. Macheso said on Thursday before he left for a tour of South Africa that he was still in the midst of finalising the songs that would constitute the album. “The…
HARARE – ZiFM Stereo newscaster Candice Mwakalyelye has overcome all obstacles including albinism to stake a claim in Zimbabwe’s media industry. Daily News on Sunday’s Sharon Muguwu (SM) caught up with the vivacious Mwakalyelye (CM) to understand how her career at ZiFM is unfolding. Below are excerpts of the wide-ranging interview: SM: First tell us…
