MUSICIAN Felistas Murata, popularly known as Mai Titi, has been ordered to pay $500 000 defamation damages after labelling Harare businesswoman Memory Muyaka a prostitute and witch in Facebook broadcasts. In an order delivered by High Court judge Justice Edith Mushore, Musara was also slapped with the costs of the suit. “After reading documents…
The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe has appointed Raphael Chikukwa as the new Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe with effect from 9 September 2020. Chikukwa is taking over from Doreen Sibanda, who retired after working tirelessly and diligently to successfully position the gallery under a very harsh economic…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw VETERAN playwright and actor Ben Mahaka has helped aspiring actors from the Ndau community to realise their dreams in film industry through the popular television play Gaza. The play is aired on ZTV on Friday evenings. Mahaka, who hails from Chipinge, is happy with the way his inexperienced cast has managed…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw WITH the country easing lockdown regulations, the entertainment sector is also opening up with entertainment and hangout joints, night clubs and pubs reopening and hosting events. Most of the popular night clubs have resumed full operations and are even advertising their events on social media. While over the past six…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw MEBO hit-maker Obert Chari will officially unveil his latest studio album entitled Ubuntu today. The album which is a sequel to commercially successful project Mariyambutsa (Mebo) is made up of seven tracks. “We took our time working on the project and we are confident to unveil it to our fans,” Chari…
LIFESTYLE WRITER THE coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and the closure of live performance spaces in Zimbabwe caught the local theatre industry unprepared to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital and virtual spaces, and with limited expertise and technical understanding of the methodologies this new medium requires in reaching and building global audiences. Against this…
VASCO CHAYA Lifestyle Writer chayav@dailynewsonsunday.co.zw Award-winning playwright and actress Eunice Tava-Kapandura finds passion in helping the less-privileged, especially children, living on the bustling streets of Harare. Over the years, Tava has been providing breakfast to street children on an almost daily basis but her charity work might be misinterpreted as a publicity stunt. The project…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw MUSICIAN Braveman Chizvino popularly known as Baba Harare has dragged a music distribution company that is holding on to £17 500 royalties after distributing three of his albums. Chizvino cited Jacaranda Media Group (Pvt) Ltd (Jacaranda), the proprietors Charles Guvamatanga and Jordan Mangwiro as respondents in summons filed before the…
Eddie Zvinonzwa AWARD-WINNING United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean international and sustainable development goals specialist and elder rights advocate, Tendai Immanuel, pictured is set to launch her first book, a poetry anthology titled Speak, next month. Set to be launched on October 24, the poetry collection focuses on gender-based violence (GBV) and also seeks to celebrate Zimbabwean writers; living and…
HARROWS an online platform has introduced a 24 hour doorstep delivery of groceries and products in a bid to make it easy for customers who are always quieting for days. In an interview, Harrows Marketing Lead Arnold Mnkandla said they are offering door to door delivery of groceries. “Firstly, on the grocery side we are…
