ONE of the country’s top models, Devson Luzane is scheduled to represent the country at the ninth edition of Mister Africa International…
THE riot police had to disperse hundreds of people who had thronged the area opposite the Tredgold Magistrate Court to see controversial socialite-cum-pastor, Passion Java, pictured. Java was Zimbabwe’s second largest city ahead of the empowerment launch policy event which was held in the city on Saturday. As has become the norm, the self-styled prophet…
GOSPEL music legend and preacher, Charles Charamba celebrated his 50th birthday on April 27 at home due to the prevailing Covid-19 conditions. The Mudzi-born gospel musician recently spoke to the Daily News’s Anesu Mirisawu on a range of issues including his glittering music career and church ministry. Below are excerpts of the interview: Q: Congratulations Pastor!…
WHEN South Africa-based Kalawa Jazmee Records producer DJ Jabs phoned rookie Zimbabwean musician Petronella ‘Lalla’ Matipa, 25, late last year and offered her the chance to collaborate with award-winning Ugandan musician Eddy Kenzo and Bongo Maffin’s Speedy, the Bulawayo-born artiste thought someone was pulling a prank on her. DJ Jabs had been impressed by Lalla’s performance…
ZIMBABWEAN photographer Tamary Kudita’s image titled “African Victorian” won the overall open competition honour at the Sony World Photography Awards recently. The…
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean artiste, Don Dada, pictured, has released an eight-track album titled Alkebulan, which celebrates the vibrancy of the African continent. All the tracks except one on the new album, being distributed by the late reggae superstar Bob Marley’s record label, Tuff Gong, were produced by Jamaican musician Leroy Scarlett. Don Dada told the Daily News that…
SHAMIE Rosez, a singer, songwriter, poet, author and fashion designer, has once again defied cerebral palsy to release a beautiful sing-along song titled Love Somebody. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that affects a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. The talented artiste, born Shamiso Ally Zvandasara, told the Daily News that she was inspired…
TWO Zimbabwean films — Scars and Isolation — are among 23 from 11 African countries that have been selected for the inaugural edition of the Piton International Film Festival (PIFF) – Africa 2021 which will run virtually next month from the 13th to the 23rd. Scars,written by John Mabuyane and directed by Bulawayo-based Percy Soko, won the outstanding Roil…
ABOUT 60 theatre practitioners are set to clean-up Harare tomorrow as part of an exercise being spearheaded by the Zimbabwe Theatre Academy in partnership with organisations such as Dairibord and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). Zimbabwe Theatre Academy director Lloyd Nyikadzino said the clean-up, which has the blessing of the Youth, Sport, Arts and…
JAH Prayzah’s keyboard player Biggie Katuka has left the Third Generation band to pursue a career in tourism. Katuka told the Daily News yesterday that he needed time to nurse his fledging tourism start-up, christened I Travel. The new company’s forte will be centred mainly on domestic tourism as Katuka aims to service a niche market that…
