ZIMDANCEHALL chanter Tawanda Mumanyi aka Seh Calaz has announced his divorce to wife Moira Knight through social media. Moira is the daughter of former ZBC broadcaster Eric Knight. The Mumota Murikubvira hit-maker made the decision after he was publicly exposed by his wife on social media for allegedly being irresponsible. He wrote in Shona on…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw OVER 100 000 dendera music enthusiasts were taken down memory lane at the weekend as the Chimbetu family successfully held its latest edition of the annual Simon Chimbetu commemorations. The virtual commemorations, which were screened on Ngoda TV, featured Ammi Jamanda, Obert Chari, Kurai Makore and the Chimbetu family comprising…
Four days after learning that her novel, This Mournable Body, had been longlisted for the Booker prize, Tsitsi Dangarembga found herself sitting on the concrete floor of a police cell. The 61-year-old author and film-maker had been arrested with a friend in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare for protesting about government corruption. “There had been…
Mono Mukundu We live in a country that is a dream killer when it comes to the arts. The real moment of truth comes when one falls sick or finances really goes down south and you can’t afford the basics. In such cases I think calling out for help on social media or conventional media…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw YESTERDAY marked exactly 15 years since Simon Chimbetu breathed his last and today the arts sector is celebrating the late musician’s legacy through an online concert. Popularly known as Chopper, Chimbetu died in 2005 at the age of 50. “All is now in place for the event. We are going…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw THE $10 million Covid-19 relief fund for artists unveiled last month by government to cushion them against the effects of the national lockdown is still to reach the beneficiaries, the Daily News reports. This comes as the deadline for the Arts Relief Fund applications was July 31. On July 10,…
ARTS promotion company Team Big Family has launched a lockdown photo competition called Face of Lockdown where four winners will walk away with US$200. The contest is open to people aged 17 and above and, will run until August 23. “The event is part of our corporate social responsibility. We will give US$200 to four…
LIFESTYLE WRITER ZUVVA, a studio and retail operation at Sam Levy’s Village in Borrowdale, Harare is proud to have dressed celebrities who include Victor Kunonga, Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana, the late Chiwoniso Maraire and Brenda Fassie. It has also dressed contestants in Miss World/Zimbabwe, Miss Universe/ Zimbabwe, Miss World Tourism/ Zimbabwe, Miss Malaika/ Zimbabwe, Miss World Deaf/…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO AFROTECH trio, Djembe Monks, have released a new video which tackles water challenges around the globe. Titled Rainmaker the video was shot in Karoo Desert in South Africa and is set to be officially released next week. According to the video producer Jessica Pelser, the music video is a visual manifestation…
CONTROVERSIAL Zimdancehall chanter Saul Mutsaka aka Soul Jah Love says the house he recently built will not be demolished by authorities as it has all the documentation. The singer posted video images of the house on social media. This comes barely four years after another house he was building in Budiriro near High Glen Shopping…
