HARARE – Stand up comedian Carl Joshua Ncube is putting together a team of local celebrities that will play Zimbabwean football legends in a charity match meant to raise funds to refurbish football grounds in Tafara-Mabvuku. The award-winning comedian told the Daily News that the charity match would take place at a venue in Tafara-Mabvuku on…
HARARE – There is nothing peculiar about Manuel Bagorro bouncing back as the artistic director of Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) just a year after he quit, a spokesperson for the arts fiesta has said. Bagorro, the founder of Hifa, was replaced by Gavin Peter after he quit the festival in 2012 to…
HARARE – Bulawayo house group Djembe Monks and 263 Chat creator Nigel Mugamu, DJ Ray Dizz and ZiFM Stereo DJ Jason Le Roux have been appointed Shoko Festival ambassadors The four personalities join dancehall star Darlington ‘Dadza D’ Zhanje, dynamic songstress Ammara Brown, Afro-fusion artiste BaShupi, mbira queen Hope Masike, hip hopper Tehn Diamond and…
HARARE – Zimbabwean music legend Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi will hold a Greatest Hits Concert in Harare on Independence Day Eve soon after returning from a three-month tour of United States, the Caribbean Islands and the United Kingdom. The April 17 concert, being put together by Tuku Music in partnership with ZiFM Stereo, Impala Car Rental…
HARARE – Zenzele Ndebele, Radio Dialogue production manager, has been summoned to appear before a Bulawayo Magistrate on March 6 on charges of contravening broadcasting laws. The summons comealmost a year after Ndebele’s arrest during a police raid on Radio Dialogue that saw police seize 180 radio sets. Ndebele subsequently appeared in court on April…
HARARE – Vault Cosmetics has entered two African countries, Zimbabwe and Namibia, following its successful launch on Saturday. Vault is owned by Hollywood-based Zimbabwean make-up artist, Jackie Muchanyuka-Mgido, who launched the make-up line in 2012. She wants to make it the best make-up line in Zimbabwe. She is working in conjunction with 2013 Big Brother…
HARARE – Controversial Kana Muchitidako singer Jacob Moyana has lambasted organisers of the just-ended 21st February Movement gala for fanning tribalism in the showbiz circuit. Moyana, the man behind the contentious song, is bitter following the gala organisers’ decision to stop him from performing because of his controversial lyrics. “Event organisers invited me to perform…
HARARE – Youthfull singer, composer and musician Tina Watyoka will launch her second album, Ndoita Sei? at Book Café on Thursday. The event is expected to be graced by seasoned musicians Victor Kunonga and Alexio Kawara, whom she names among her mentors. The lively and gifted artist has determinedly and doggedly pursued music from a…
HARARE – Shiga Shiga, real name Gift Katulika, finally launched his solo career last week with an album titled Two Years Later. Shiga Shiga made a name in the showbiz circuit while he performed with the late Tongai Moyo and briefly worked with Peter Moyo before he joined Energy Mutodi. The album launch held at…
HARARE – Population Services International (PSI) Zimbabwe has insisted that popular musician Jah Prayzah was circumcised following a sterling performance barely three days after getting the nip. Jah Prayzah’s energetic performance at the 21st February Movement gala raised public scepticism that he had been circumcised. But PSI said the pre-pex device Jah Prayzah opted for…
