PERFORMING artists are ready to hit the ground running once government lifts the Covid-19 national lockdown on their sector. Most bands spoken to by the Daily News said they have been practising during the lockdown while some have new offerings which they are eager to share with their fans. Jah Prayzah’s manager, Keen Mushapaidze, said the…
SOCIALITE and philanthropist Felistas Edwards, popularly known as Mai Titi, has defended the act of helping or giving on camera, saying it promotes accountability, the Daily News reports. This comes after Mai Titi, who is also an accomplished actress and musician, was accused on social media of “helping” marginalised people to get media mileage. “When we document…
HARARE – Award winning gospel musician Togarepi Chivaviro is happy with the progress his son Tinashe has made in the music industry. This comes after Tinashe recently launched his second single Zvataitirwa Nenyasha. “I’m so happy about the young man. He is finding himself now. As for recording, I’m doing less and less as…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo based preacher Mduduzi Dube has extended his spiritual manhood locking to promiscuous pastors, prophets and apostles. Dube, also known as the Black Elisha, shot to fame early this year for locking adulterous men using spiritual padlocks. His actions were met with mixed feelings with many condemning them as ungodly and un-Christian. However,…
HARARE – Portia Zvavahera paints from her dreams—her grandmother believed in them, she once explained; they would discuss their reveries daily growing up in Zimbabwe. Now, the artist records her nocturnal visions as sketches, which she develops into paintings where animal and human forms appear like apparitions. Across Zvavahera’s canvases, which recall the fluid, expressive…
AS the government continues to ease coronavirus national lockdown measures, artists are hoping they will be the next industry to be given the green light to resume their activities, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes as the government has announced the dates for the opening of schools, a development that has revived hope…
LIFESTYLE WRITER ARTS promoter Exevia ‘Wezhaz’ Maoneke has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters (DHL) degree in recognition of his philanthropic work and support for local arts as CEO of Wezhaz Investments. Maoneke said he felt humbled given that whatever he has been doing for humanity over the years was purely out…
Dakarai Mashava Special Features Editor ZIMBABWE-BORN actress, Vongai Shava, is steadily making a name for herself in New York City where she has featured in a number of acclaimed theatre productions and films. Vongai, who was raised in the United Kingdom and China, walked away with the Best Drama Actress accolade at the 2018…
PREPARATIONS for this year’s edition of Mr and Miss Albinism are underway and chances are high the event will be held online, in line with coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown measures. However, finer details pertaining to the annual event will be revealed in due course, according to organisers. “Preparations are underway but finer details such as the…
POETS from the Sunshine City (Harare) will today take on those from The City of Kings & Queens (Bulawayo) in “The Battle of the Cities Poetry Slam”, with the audience as the judges. Nhimbe Trust joins Page Poetry Alive in partnering the event with Shoko Festival, which will be streamed on the Shoko Festival Facebook…
