BULAWAYO – Amabooks, the local publishers of annual Caine Prize anthology, regards the hosting of a workshop for the coveted literary prize as a big honour for Zimbabwe. The Caine Prize workshop, featuring 13 African writers, five of them Zimbabwean, will begin at Leopard Rock Hotel in Vumba tomorrow and end on March 31. Brian…
HARARE – Pole dancer Zoey Sifelani’s School of Dancing set up in Harare last year to mentor housewives on matters of the bedroom and physical fitness appears to have ceased operations. While the controversial dancer, who recently launched her debut music album called Totsemukira, refused to confirm the closure, she however admitted to the Daily…
HARARE – Regional castings for the Miss Carnival pageant that will take place in Harare on May 16 will begin tomorrow in Mutare and Gweru at the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) Offices. The Carnival Queen Zimbabwe team will then conduct castings in Masvingo and Bulawayo on March 23 before holding auditions in the border towns…
LONDON – When I started this column six weeks ago, my main goal was to open up a platform for discussion on issues that directly affected the African Fashion Industry at the same time promoting local talent. This week got me so excited when I heard that Zimbabwean Designer Trish Carmen, who has been based…
GWERU – Comedians Carl Joshua Ncube, Michael Kudakwashe and Nqobizita “Q the Boss” Siziba will descend on Gweru on March 28 for their maiden show in the city. Event organiser Muneer Walele told the Daily News that the trio had confirmed their participation in the highly-anticipated show. “We encourage the people of Gweru to come…
HARARE – Tryson and Suluman Chimbetu will participate in a memorial gig in honour of late dendera music icon Naison Chimbetu set for next month in the Harare Gardens. The duo who have in the past traded barbs in the media, will share the stage with some of Zimbabwe’s top musicians who include sungura kingpin…
HARARE – Long-serving member for Freddy Manjalima aka Kapfupi’s Orchestra Ndozvo band, Blessing ‘Bonjisi’ Vingirai has died. He died on Sunday after battling Tuberculosis and Meningitis. Mourners are gathered in Norton. Vingirai was a dancer at the sungura group and at the same time he was an actor. Sam Manjalima, Orchestra Ndozvo publicist said Vingirai’s…
HARARE – This year’s 3rd edition of the Special Schools’ Arts Festival will see the coming together of more than 15 schools. The festival promotes the participation of children with disabilities and aims to make people aware of their abilities. Last year’s edition was held under the theme ‘Breaking Barriers’. The festival will be graced…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s music trends continue to dramatically change as different music genres dominate the showbiz sector. There was a time in the 90s and 2000 when gospel music was the in-thing and we used to even have South African artistes like Lundi and Rebecca Malope dominating our airwaves. I remember then that big gospel…
HARARE – Reggae musician Emmanuel Mannex Motsi survived a horrific car accident on Sunday morning in the capital which left his leg badly damaged. Mannex together with 12 of his band members were involved in an accident after a show at Richwood Sports Bar in Meyrrick Park where he was supported by the Bootkin Klan….
