HARARE – Multichoice yesterday launched a new educational channel to coincide with the beginning of the new school term. Channel ED that airs on slot 318 on Dstv, gives all MultiChoice subscribers access to an exciting knowledge portal of both global high-end documentaries and new locally-produced content. The channel will focus on a broad range…
HARARE – Women dancing group, Mambokadzi, has turned to gospel music. Yes gospel music! Mambokadzi was among the most popular dance groups during the dance craze that swept through local showbiz between 2005 and 2010. The award-winning dance group is well-known for dancing at Macheso’s concerts and also featuring on Joseph Garakara’s Idya Banana music…
HARARE – Botswana diva and Culture Spears member, Magdeline Lesolebe aka Charma Gal will soon embark on concerts in Zimbabwe — in a bid to revive her waning popularity on the local showbiz market. Lesolebe has sent her manager Lesego Lefatshe to negotiate a performance deal with local promoters. Lefatshe told the Daily News: “I…
HARARE – Models from the Zim Gossip stable will this weekend grace the newly-established Airport Lounge. The glamorous girls will showcase their talents in a rare appearance meant to entertain revellers. Airport Lounge spokesperson DJ Seductive Gee said unlike other beauty pageants, theirs would be a one-off show taking place over two days — Friday…
HARARE – Just last November, footballer Khama Billiat was the centre of controversy when erotic dancer Beverly “Bev” Sibanda claimed on national radio that she was seeing the married soccer star. Right now he is the centre of controversy as he is reported by South African newspaper, Sunday Sun that his house is now a…
HARARE – The minister responsible for sport, arts and culture, Andrew Langa should in the first 24 months of his office source for funds to invest in the arts sector because the money he was recently allocated by the ministry of Finance can only fund his staff’s pay slips. Bulawayo playwright Cont Mhlanga believes Langa’s…
GWERU – Zanu PF-aligned Midlands Chimurenga IV is putting final touches to an eight-track DVD album of songs gleaned from their two recorded albums Gogo Goi Zimbabwe (2011) and Zimbabwe Yangu (2013). The Gweru group, led by Mambo Zanu PF political commissar John Mutemera, believes music is a powerful weapon that the ruling party will…
BULAWAYO – After years of living in the shadows of many established artistes, long-time backing vocalist and Bulawayo socialite Rudo Amor Nyoni has finally released a gospel single in preparation for her forthcoming debut album. Titled ‘I Need a Saviour’, the single, that features prominent Bulawayo gospel musician Tawanda Denga, has put the 28-year-old Celine…
HARARE – Karoi-based artist Michael “Mcpotar” Mupotaringa is determined to put the spotlight on animation by marrying the art to poetry. Mcpotar, a dental therapist by profession, developed a passion for the arts when he was in primary school. “I became a dental therapist because the opportunity presented itself and also because my parents did…
HARARE – Several leading poets, converging at the Book Café today in this year’s first edition of the House of Hunger Poetry Slam, are confident that the event will propel them to greater heights. Award-winning poet Arnold ‘So Profound’ Chirimika wants to see Zimbabwe’s leading poetry competition that is sponsored by Pamberi Trust take on…
