AFTER conquering the music industry, both as a producer and singer, Botswana-based artiste Dr Tawanda has set his eyes on the peanut butter industry. Born Tawanda Kasaira, the celebrated music producer has already made a name for himself in the food industry thanks to his brand Tabeka.“Venturing into peanut butter production was never one of…
By Ashley Moyomoyoa@dailynews.co.zw GWANDA arts promoter Proficience Cadder has come up with a new talent search show dubbed Dlala Mntwana Talent Search which is aimed at identifying and uplifting artists from this part of the country. The event, organised by the two time TESMA awards winner together with her Planet Kadder Academy, will be held…
ASAMBENI hit-maker Mzoe 7 is putting final touches to his latest studio Extended Play (EP) which is meant to celebrate the month of love — February. To effectively celebrate love, Mzee 7— real name Mzobanzi Mlauzi— has used different languages such as Chewa, Ndebele, Shona, Zulu and English among others on the forthcoming Seewelltone produced…
Ashley Moyomoyoa@dailynews.co.zw POET Andile Sayi has released her debut anthology titled The Book of Anon, which is a collection of relatable poems. Sayi said she penned the anthology to express herself better. “I often felt misunderstood when expressing myself, hence I felt the need to explain how my brain works or how I’m not as…
Ashley Moyo, moyoa@dailynews.co.zw SCORES of musicians and government officials descended on Nekati Village in Chief Masembura’s area in Bindura to lay to rest award-winning mbira musician Mbuya Stella Chiweshe. The Queen of Mbira, as 77-year-old musician was fondly referred to, passed on last week on Friday at her Kuwadzana home in Harare. Speaking during the burial, minister of…
Anesu Mirisawu mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw A ZIMBABWEAN film series about a diamond heist gone wrong is set to premiere on Amazon Prime and Afroland TV in February before its official release a month late. Titled Ngoda, written and directed by rising filmmaker Takudzwa Duncan Kahwiti — who first attracted national attention two years ago when he won a global virtual film reality…
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) law students Claudio Faro and Nadia Mutisi scooped the English round final award and overall best team gong at the Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition (AGEMCC) 2022-2023 edition recently held in Nairobi, Kenya The AGEMCC public speaking contest, which used both English and French, took place in…
THE family of the late music legend Zexie Manatsa released a 13-track compilation of his album titled 1974-1975 Compilation to mark the first anniversary of his death. Manatsa died on 20 January 20 last year aged 78, with his 68-year old wife, Stella dying eight months later. According to Green-the late Manatsa’s son, the just-released compilation album…
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw DECORATED Chimurenga musician Thomas Mapfumo has postponed the release of his studio album titled Ndikutambire. Mukanya, as Mapfumo is popularly known, said the album could not be released yesterday as scheduled because some songs recorded in South Africa were sent to him late. “We were supposed to drop the album yesterday (Friday) but we made…
THE Oliver Mtukudzi Memorial Half Marathon, an annual event held in honour of the late music superstar, will take place on Sunday at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton. The internationally-acclaimed musician, who was the Unicef Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa Region, succumbed to diabetes-related complications on January 23, 2019 and was declared national hero. Oliver Mtukudzi Estate…
