HARARE – Gospel music godfather Mechanic Manyeruke is not happy that people and his fans continually enquire about the promised Jaguar XF which has twice failed to materialise. Manyeruke believes the failure by a local company to honour their promise made last year is putting him under undue pressure as he has to explain the…
HARARE – Experinced spoken word artists Batsirai Chigama, Tinashe Tafirenyika and Vokal Da Poet are among 10 poets who have been shortlisted by Shoko Festival to compete for the right to be published on the Poetry International (Holland) website. The other selected poets are Zaza Muchemwa, Aerosol, Dikson, Conarth Macheka, Philip Ngomashi, Gwinyai Runyowa, and…
HARARE – Rooftop Promotions is in the process of adapting Stephen Chifunyise’s highly-acclaimed play Wedding Night into a feature film. The film, set to be released by mid-year, provides an insight into the institution of marriage in Zimbabwe. It will be directed by Joe Njagu who assumed the same role in films such as Lobola…
HARARE – Over 2 000 artistes will feature in the annual National Institute of Allied Arts (NIAA) music festival that will run at various Zimbabwean schools until March 29. This year’s edition of the event, which began on March 10, has experienced a 10 percent increase in the number of participants. The festival is being…
BULAWAYO – Bambelela Theatre Arts Ensemble will premiere its new play The Civil Servant during the Inxusa Theatre Festival and World Theatre Day Colloquium at Amakhosi Cultural Centre. The play, written and directed by Thabani Hillary Moyo, will be one of the key features of Inxusa that will run in Bulawayo from March 25 to…
HARARE – Beverly Sibanda, who recently quit pole dancing after joining Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries led by Walter Magaya, is working on a gospel album. The former leader of the Sexy Angels dancing group ventured into music last year with a secular debut album called Tapinda before joining PHD. Bev officially opening her…
BULAWAYO – Amabooks have translated a short story collection Where to Now? Short Stories from Zimbabwe from English to Ndebele. The Ndebele version of the short story collection, originally published three years ago by the Bulawayo-based publisher, has been titled Siqondephi Manje? Indatshana zaseZimbabwe. Thabisani Ndlovu, who holds a doctorate in African Literature from Witwatersrand…
HARARE – Simuka Comedy Club and Umahlekisa Comedy Club will hold shows in several Zimbabwean towns and cities with the aim of identifying new talented comedians. Victor “Doc Vikela” Mpofu, one of the founding members of Simuka, said that the nationwide tour will kick off in Masvingo at Charles Austin Theatre on March 14 and 15….
MUTARE – Controversial sungura musician Hosiah Chipanga says President Robert Mugabe is a divine appointee who will only vacate the presidency when God identifies a suitable successor. The Mutare-based musician, who is also the leader of little-known Messianic Apostolic Prophetic Inspired People’s Institute (Mapipi), makes the assertion in the song Zimbabwe Ndeye Mweya off his…
HARARE – AMBA nights are everyone’s dream and I cannot wait for the Harare International Carnival which will bring the dance extravaganza to the capital city in May. For most Zimbabweans, the samba dance is synonymous with the Brazilians and it is a plus that the South American nationals are coming to participate in the…
