Life & Arts

Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH African celebrities and public figures took to social media in support of Zimbabweans under the hashtag #ZimbabweanLivesMatter. The hashtag which calls on the African Union to respond to Zimbabwean government’s violence against citizens, has since gone viral, attracting over 300 000 tweets yesterday. Former South Africa opposition leader Mmusi…

ASSISTANT EDITOR THE arrest on Friday of Tsitsi Dangarembga, pictured, an award-winning Zimbabwean author and Booker Prize nominee, has been condemned by fellow artists and social commentators. Dangarembga was on Saturday released on bail after her arrest during an anti-government demonstration. She was ordered to return to court on September 18. Dangarembga was charged with…

AFTER making waves on social media over his controversial stage attire, gospel musician Sabastian Magacha says critics should brace for more outfits of a similar nature from him, the Daily News on Sunday reports. Last week, the Ridza Bhosvo hit maker staged an online concert dubbed Many Mouths courtesy of Adam Molai Foundation, an organisation…

DUB poet Desire Moyo has challenged local established musicians to use their work to interrogate the prevailing social, economic and political situation in the country. Moyo, who calls himself Moyoxide, said artistes should use the power of music to challenge the ruling elite. In a new poem, Moyo takes the challenge in particular to Jah…

Jeffery Muvundusi & Maxwell Sibanda    THE recent surge in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases will prolong the lockdown further and performing artists have written off the year 2020. Since March, government has put in place stringent measures that ban live concerts and gatherings, grounding all performing artists who are looking elsewhere for survival. Live shows and…

Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw SOCIALITE and musician Felistas Edwards aka Mai Titi will officially register her Trust which looks after the vulnerable in Harare. This comes after a Mt Hampden-based good Samaritan Onai Nhiwatiwa was on Wednesday arrested by the police for illegally taking care of more than 70 vulnerable children without proper registration…

Vasco Chaya THE National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) plans to construct a Cyclone Idai Museum in Chimanimani after the coronavirus national lockdown, the Daily News reports. The facility will collect, preserve, interpret, and display objects of artistic, cultural and scientific significance for the education of the public.   “After we are done with the exhibition…

A SHORT film production titled Notepad will be released next month courtesy of Sunset Web Series (SWS) film production company. Shot and produced in Warren Park D in Harare, Notepad aims to inspire all age groups. It is about the virtues of patience, trust, love, friendship and hard work among other social qualities. It is…