HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe Trust says the resignation of current Miss Zimbabwe queen Thabiso Phiri is a huge setback ahead of Miss World pageant. The trust will soon meet to decide on who else can stand in Phiri’s shoes. Phiri, a University of Zimbabwe law student resigned from her reign as Miss Zimbabwe last week…
HARARE – Denmark will inject $1 million into Zimbabwe’s culture sector over the next two years as part off its development cooperation with Zimbabwe. The grant that will be managed by the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust will provide support aimed at enhancing the role of culture as a medium for free expression and at…
HARARE – Former prisoner Innocence Bagunda, 29 does not regret the three years he spent in prison — that is where he discovered his singing abilities. “I do not regret going to prison as I learnt a lot there. “I do not think I would have learnt to search deeper for my talents if I…
HARARE – Over the years Zimbabwean musicians have composed songs which instantly became “national anthem hits”, most of which address the day-to -day societal issues. The Daily News on Sunday’s entertainment writer Vasco Chaya recently interviewed arts practitioners and artists to find out which musicians they thought were above the rest in terms of song…
MUTARE – Natioanl Art Gallery, Nag regional director Elizabeth Muusha has called on communities to appreciate art by local artists so as to give them the urge to want to create more exciting artefacts. Muusha told the Daily News during the Manicaland Show of Arts (Manisa) awards over the weekend that while the pieces entered…
HARARE – Award-winning comedian Carl Joshua Ncube will perform in UK, Canada and Australia after his current local tour. Ncube is among the cream of local comedians who have helped change the face of the local showbiz. Ncube said the tour will be part of the “Feel Good Zimbabwe” campaign, which is meant to celebrate…
HARARE – Violence in Budiriro that saw members of Johanne Masowe eChishanu beating up police officers and journalists a couple of months ago is continually inspiring local scriptwriters. Vakorinde Studios has released a drama-comedy titled KuBudiriro tsvimbo nemboma capturing the Budiriro violence. The Shona drama-comedy was written by Collen “Vakorinde” Ziriro and Jimmy Mudereri Chadzinya…
LONDON – “Zuwa” provides a voice to a new self-awareness built upon the rocks of realisation, and an emotional release. Considering the magnitude of this voice on a journey so close to the heart and soul, I was mesmerised by the voice of the writer and singer Karen Stally. The former Miss Zimbabwe after having…
HARARE – Today the Book Café hosts the ‘House of Hunger’ Poetry Slam at Book Café bringing together Zimbabwean poets, to celebrate some of Zimbabwe’s late poetic heroes such as Dambudzo Marechera, Julius Chingono and Olly Marume among others. This month’s Poetry Slam edition marks its 9th Anniversary since it was established in August 2005….
HARARE – Publishing industry executives have blamed the demise of the book industry and its reading culture on technology and mischief. Speaking at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) which is running under the theme; ‘Indigenous Languages, Literature, Art and Knowledge Systems of Africa’. The fair opened on July 28 and will close its business…
