By Hazel MarimbizaORGANISERS of the annual Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo have postponed the event to December in order to create more time for preparations. The Bulawayo-based festival strives to celebrate the diversity of human cultures and creation in various disciplines. The 18th edition of the festival was pencilled for September 26 to October 1 under…
By Tanyaradzwa Marabada THIRTEEN regional and international theatre acts are lined up for screening at Mitambo International Festival to be held between Sep- tember 20 and 24 at Reps Theatre in Harare. The annual five-day cultural event will be characterised by theatre performances, exhibitions, master classes, contemporary dance, music, visual arts, new media art forms,…
By Tanyaradzwa Marabada and Ashley Moyo RED hot musician Jah Prayzah will be the headline performer at the inaugural Miss Zimbabwe Queen pageant scheduled for the Harare International Conference Centre tomorrow. The Gwara hitmaker will share the stage with Enzo Ishall, Trevor Dongo and dancer John Cole. The pageant will feature 12 models drawn from…
By Tanyaradzwa Marabada THE late legendary arts administrator and playwright Continue loving “Cont” Mhlanga has been nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award in this year’s edition of the African Influencer Awards. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on October 29 at Mpala Events Conference Centre in Bulawayo. According to the African Influencer Awards…
LYNETTE Simango has released her second book titled Dear Married Man which she co-authored with Ruvimbo Jeche and Lillian Madzvara. The book is made up of 110 letters (chapters) addressed to today’s men and women in marriage. In the book, the trio discussed how most married men have destroyed the girl child’s future and the…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada UNITED Kingdom (UK) based musician Edith WeUtonga, currently in the country, has donated some musical instruments to selected musical institutions as part of her contribution to the growth of the local music industry. In addition to the dornation, she trained the beneficiaries on how to use the donated equipment through her Zawadi Development…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE country’s next biggest human trafficking film project — Ziyanda — is now underway, with big stars from the country and South Africa set to feature in the movie which is set to start filming around November. The film comes amid increasing reports of Zimbabwean women stranded in the Middle East after…
SUNGURA kingpin Alick Macheso put up a remarkable performance at the Sungura Fiesta gig held at Pamuzinda in Harare over the weekend. Fresh from his world tour, which saw him perform in Dubai, Australia and the United Kingdom, Macheso shared the stage with Leonard Zhakata, Somandla Ndebele and Peter Moyo courtesy of Chipaz Promotions. He…
DENDERA muso Tryson Chimbetu and Kessia “Muchaneta” Masona will be the major draw cards at tonight’s Jam Session at City Sports Bar…
Progress Chaya THIS year’s edition of Shoko festival, one of the country’s longest-standing urban culture festivals, is aimed at encouraging people to participate in issues that affect them in society, the organisers have said. Aptly themed “PARTYCipate” the forthcoming 12th edition, scheduled between September 27 and October 2 in Harare, is a call to encourage…
