Tanyaradzwa Marabada ALL is set for this year’s edition of the Stanbic Jacaranda Music Festival to be held at Old Hararians in Harare from tomorrow through to Sunday. The event director Walter Wanyanya is confident that the festival which will feature local and South African artistes such as songstress Zonke, Bongo Maffin, DJ Zinhle, Mordah Bongz,…
By Tanyaradzwa Marabada MULTI-AWARD winning Nollywood actress Samantha Ncube has been nominated for the Nollywood Excellence Leadership Awards (Nela) 100 Most Influential Personalities in the Media. The Nelas are dedicated to Pan African Filmmakers around the world and to increase representation of Pan African films, television and digital media at the world’s stage. The Bulawayo-born actress, now…
MULTI-AWARD-WINNING gospel musician Michael Mahendere will launch his latest album titled ‘Getting Personal with God Volume 4’ at the City Sports Centre in Harare on Saturday. The highly-anticipated launch will be graced by some of the country’s top gospel musicians who include South Africa-based Takesure Zamar Ncube, Everton Mlalazi , Worshipper Larry Gunda, Psalmist Hubert…
LOCAL Rhino antipoaching documentary Behind The Horn has been nominated for a prestigious top award at this year’s edition of European Film Festival Zimbabwe (EFFZ). The documentary is about rhino anti-poaching at Imire Rhino and Wildlife Conservation and it mainly focused on the conservation efforts in place to protect rhinos in the country. Directed by…
By Tanyaradzwa Marabada THE inaugural Nyanga Arts Festival (NAF) — tipped to be Manicaland’s biggest arts event — is set to take place in the resort town of Nyanga this month end, with top singers Jah Prayzah and Feli Nandi billed to headline the arts showcase. The two popular artistes are scheduled to perform on…
By Ashley Moyo TINAYE Chiketa’s stock continues to rise in the showbiz with the comedian cum script writer’s latest offering — Gazaland Series — a contemporary telenovela aired on social media has become a hit amongst his budding audience. The show is produced by Magamba TV, a leading arts hub, and Paden Network, a new…
VETERAN gospel musician, Mechanic Manyeruke who recently turned 80, says his days on earth are numbered. Speaking during the launch of Breeze’s third album held at 7 Arts Theatre in Harare over the weekend, Manyeruke conceded that time was no longer on his side. “Ndava kwekupedzisira kweupenyu because nguva yareba. The Bible says: ‘As for…
A Zimbabwean food show is to be launched on DStv’s Honey Channel, and a call has been made for Zimbabwean foodies to bid to be the presenter of the series. Liz Dziva,pictured, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the show would be called My Zim Plate. ‘It is in the style of existing…
SELINA Zigomo, our correspondent, recently interviewed one of Zimbabwe’s leading writers, Virginia Phiri on independent television 3Ktv’s ‘Book Club Show.’ Phiri was born in 1954 in Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo. She has authored books which include ‘Grey Angel,’ published in 2019, ‘Highway Queen’ (2010), ‘Destiny’ (2006) and ‘Desperate’ (2002). Having been raised in a…
SUPPLIERS of goods and services to Zimbabwe’s Hospitality Industry have a new platform for showcasing their offerings with the return of a previously-successful annual expo, HospEx. Modelled on the well-known South African Hostex event, HospEx was last held in 2001, and is now being revived as a means of helping in the national effort to…
