ORGANISERS of the annual beauty pageant, Miss and Teen Ecotourism Zimbabwe, are confi dent of hosting a successful event on April 1. The event, to be held at Academy of Music in Bulawayo, strives to promote eco-tourism that is environment, nature, and wildlife conservation among others. “After successfully hosted inaugural pageant in Harare last year…
By Ashley Moyo MBIRA songstress Hope Masike will perform at Alliance Francaise in Harare on Thursday as part of International Women’s Month celebrations. Titled “The Rivers of Water”, Masike said the concert is so special to her. “It is a very special concert, a first of its kind. “I am bringing together two things I…
THE diamond rush that took place in Marange in 2006 is the focus of a new movie titled Ngoda set to premiere at Ster Kinekor Cinema, Sam Levy Village, Borrowdale in Harare this Friday. Directed by the award-winning Joe Njagu and Eddie Sandifolo, Ngoda is a film about two brothers who venture in illegal diamond…
By Ashley Moyo GLOBE-TROTTING musical outfit, Mokoomba has lined up a national tour, starting with Mutare, as part of their efforts to cement their musical brand in the country. This comes as the internationally-acclaimed Victoria Falls based ensemble is well-known in Europe, but less popular with local fans. “The tour is to get more people…
NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has started rolling out a three-month nationwide “State of the Arts tour” aimed at collecting information on the activities of the different stakeholders in the sector. The tour commenced on Tuesday at Rimuka Hall in Kadoma in Mashonaland West and a second meeting was hosted in Marondera, Mashonaland East…
Ashley Moyo moyo@dailynews.co.zw GRAMMY award-winning Jamaican reggae band Morgan Heritage has announced they will release The Homeland, a long play (LP) featuring Zimbabwean artistes Jah Prayzah and producer Jusa Dementor, on April 21. The forthcoming musical project is made up of 21 tracks. “The new album… drops April 21. This is the group’s first world music…
RHUMBA artiste, Lady Storm, who stole the limelight as the main character in Jah Prayzah’s hit video for the song Eriza, released seven years ago, is banking on Congolese heavyweight Koffi Olomide for another breakthrough. This comes as Lady Storm is set to share the stage with Olomide at an event dubbed African Explosion, slated…
THE stage is now set for the second edition of the Zimbabwe Queen pageant slated for next month in Avondale, Harare. One of the event organisers, Farai Zembeni, said 12 models will be vying for the title. “Preparations are going on so well, we did auditions online so people from as far as Masvingo or…
Yvonne Ncube CONTROVERSIAL rapper, Holy Ten stunned his Bulawayo fans after he performed for less than 30 minutes before disappearing from stage without notice. Holy Ten who has lately been under spotlight for his bouts on dancehall superstar Winky D, created more enemies in the country’s southern region during his botched performance at Palace Hotel…
THIS article is not about me but I’m allowed to milk it, won’t I? I’m celebrating a year of writing this column and making sure you know those nitty things and inside information about your favourite presenters. Cheers to you my readers! This week, I’m also celebrating one of the favourite presenters you voted for…
