A special Friday the 13th
Takudzwa Chihambakwe It’s not just that Jah Prayzah — who has filled up the Harare International Conference Centre several times — is launching an album on October Friday 13, there is something truly...
View ArticleOctober is about to get hotter
Takudzwa Chihambakwe Hwange sizzles in October. And it is about to get hotter with dancehall superstar Winky D ready to raise temperatures when he headlines the Makomo Festival slated for Hwange...
View ArticleDonald Trump anti African tourism
ZIMBABWE and fellow African states should engage private American tourism promotion boards if they wish to attract more visitors from the Americas, a tourism expert has said. Lisa Greyhill, co-founder...
View ArticleStunner wants his throne back
DESMOND Chideme aka Stunner has over the years become notorious for the periodic drama in his life and career. But away from the theatre sometimes bordering on the absurd, he remains one of the best...
View ArticleNothing festive about Shoko
Andrew Moyo and Takudzwa Chihambakwe SIX years after coming onto the scene, urban cultural fete Shoko Festival has yet to sparkle, let alone attract any significant numbers. This year’s edition held...
View ArticleThe evolution of Chibuku Road to Fame
Takudzwa Chihambakwe WHEN it was launched back in 2001, being headlined by trending artistes of that era, many nicknamed Chibuku Road to Fame a “sungura competition”. Back then, Alick Macheso and his...
View ArticleTourism sector gets Chinamasa boost
Prince Mushawevato recently in Bulawayo COULD the just ended 10th edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani Travel Expo held in Bulawayo be the defining moment for Zimbabwe tourism? Tourism pundits opine full...
View ArticleClose Intwasa for ‘renovations’
ORGANISERS of the annual Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo must put a “closed for renovations” tag on their project. Intwasa is to Bulawayo what the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) is...
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Mzembi demands US$100k from Big Time
Leisure Editor MISS Tourism Zimbabwe Trust and its patron Barbara Mzembi have written to Big Time Strategic Group demanding US$100 000 for “damages arising out of the publication of an article” that...
View ArticleFirst ‘Mudhara Vachauya’, now ‘Kutonga Kwaro’ – Has Jah Prayzah gone...
Leisure Editor LAST year he gave us “Mdhara Vachauya”, which loosely translates to “the big boss shall come”. It is not known if the “big boss” did indeed come, is still on his way, or is like the...
View ArticleZvandasara explores gender equality
Beyond The Cover LAST year the Constitutional Court in Zimbabwe made a landmark ruling outlawing marriage of children under the age of 18, a significant move in terms of protecting the underage,...
View ArticleHolland webs his way into our hearts
THE hugely anticipated “Spiderman-Homecoming”, is officially on the streets. Unless you caught the movie when it premiered at Ster-Kinekor back in July, then purchasing the movie should top the list of...
View ArticleRepteens are future stars
Takudzwa Chihambakwe MANY a time when I go to watch theatrical productions by children in various parts of the country, I get disappointed as youngsters fail to grasp basic aspects of the craft. This...
View Article‘Dhewa died with sungura’
On this very day, six years ago, the nation was plunged into mourning. Tongai “Dhewa” Moyo had breathed his last at St Anne’s Hospital in the capital, after a protracted fight against non-Hodgkin’s...
View ArticleMiss Tourism to better last year’s glitz?
Takudzwa Chihambakwe WITH the main sponsor from their glitz and glamour inaugural edition, Big Time Strategic Group, having pulled out due to clashes with the Miss Tourism Zimbabwe Trust (MTZ), the big...
View ArticleBrace for Tarrus, the reggae god
NEWS that legend on the chiselling table, Bronx-born Jamaican reggae star, Tarrus Riley, will be landing in Harare in little more than a fortnight for a debut show on Zimbabwean soil has brought a...
View ArticleToo soon to forget ‘Igwe’
Gone and forgotten! The two words seem to describe the current scenario pertaining to the late sungura maestro Tongai “Dhewa” Moyo. Today, October 15, marks exactly six years following the demise of...
View ArticleMiss Zim Trust puts house in order
THE Miss Zimbabwe Trust is not leaving anything to chance in preparing the reigning Miss World Zimbabwe for the Miss World finals slated for November 18 in China. While critics were busy bombarding...
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Miss World 2017: Zimbabwe queen ready for crown
Assistant Editor EVER since she was crowned Miss World Zimbabwe 2017 on July 22, ravishing Chiedza Lorraine Mhosva has been in boot camp at a local hotel in preparation for the Miss World pageant. Also...
View ArticleMbare awaits Chibaba’s homecoming – First show in over a year
SOME facts are indisputable. Soul Jah Love is a musical genius, is unreliable, carries a bad boy tag around his neck and yet he remains one of the most loved artistes in this country. Zimbabwe has a...
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