HARARE – Gospel star Mathias Mhere will shoot some scenes of the Nguva Yenyasha DVD on his forthcoming tour of South Africa. Mhere will begin his maiden tour across the Limpopo in Johannesburg on Friday where he will share the stage with South African gospel musicians, including Winnie Mashaba. The Nguva Yenyasha DVD, that also…
HARARE – GOTV, a digital terrestrial television service launched amid fanfare in February last year by partners who include Multichoice Africa and Transmedia, was switched off at the end of January over shareholder differences. A Multichoice statement released yesterday reveals the existence of serious discord among shareholders, who also include DAE, which prompted Transmedia to…
BULAWAYO – Sunduza Dance Theatre has just put finishing touches to their third album titled Sunduza Buya which the Bulawayo imbube outfit hopes will revive the waning fortunes of their internationally-acclaimed brand. The forthcoming 11-track album, that features guest artistes like Jeys Marabini, Willis Watafi, Otis Ngwabi, Albert Nyathi, Desire Moyo and United Kingdom-based Janet…
HARARE – The upcoming Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) has a lot of positives to artistes and art promoters. Hifa has announced that the 15th edition of the festival will run from April 29 to May 4, 2014. In the past when I attended Hifa, I managed to learn a thing or two,…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah is set to share the stage with self-exiled Chimurenga music guru Thomas Mapfumo in April in South Africa. A South African pop group, Uhuru will also share the stage with the two. Jah Prayzah says he is ecstatic. The artiste, who recently entertained guests at Bona and Simba Chikore’s wedding, will share…
BULAWAYO – Botswana-based Professor David Kerr will lead several theatre academics and professionals who will take part in the Inxusa Theatre Festival and Colloquium at Amakhosi Cultural Centre from March 25 to 29. The Inxusa Theatre Festival and Colloquium is held around World Theatre Day which is celebrated every year on March 27. Amakhosi director…
BULAWAYO – Writers, book enthusiasts, librarians and book industry professionals will descend on the City of Kings for the two-day Bulawayo Book Fair set to kick off at the Large City Hall on March 29. The annual book showcase will run under the theme “Indigenous languages, literature, art and knowledge systems of Africa”, which is also…
HARARE – Fashion model Rairo Chengetai Gunguwo says modelling is a game changer which can open windows of opportunities for the less-fortunate. The 22-year-old Miss Zimbabwe hopeful, who was Miss Universities first runner-up in 2012, believes she is a classic example of the positive of impact of modelling. “Modelling brings out more than people think,…
HARARE – Thank you very much for the kind words pertaining to the Harare International Festival of the Arts’ (Hifa’s) contribution to the community and for highlighting the work Hifa does in bringing communities together. We would just like to add to the discussion you began through your editorial of February 27. Firstly, It must…
HARARE – Until the release of his debut solo album Kana Muchitidako late last year, Jacob Moyana was an unknown musician who had struggled for 15 years to gain a foothold on the Zimbabwean music scene. But just over a year ago the Chipinge-born musician claims that he dreamt of the controversial song Kana Muchitidako…
