The ‘resurrection’ of Chipaz
Mtandazo Dube Leisure Editor IT would be futile venturing into the nitty-gritties of why one of the most celebrated promoters in this country, Partson “Chipaz” Chimbodza, decided 16 months ago to quit...
View ArticleI almost quit music: ExQ …Speaks on career, sugar mummies
Takudzwa Chihambakwe FROM the days he emerged on the Zimbabwean music scene back in the early 2000s with the hit track “Musalala”, he has become a darling of many. He has become one of the most...
View ArticleEx-Sulu publicist’s second shot
Prince Mushawevato VERSATILE artpreneur, Johanne “Joe Local” Nyamungoma, will this Wednesday attempt to revivify a once promising music career when he launches his second album at Red Café in Harare....
View ArticleZooming in on dance …as Nama beckons
Andrew Moyo POSTPONED due to the ripple effects of the devastating Cyclone Idai, the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) are finally on this Saturday. The creative community is set to converge at the...
View ArticleSixty years of art captured in text
Andrew Moyo “THE collection of works of art, which will be on display when the Rhodes National Gallery is formally opened today by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, is probably the finest to ever cross...
View ArticleI’m my own man: Mbeu
Mtandazo Dube AFRO-FUSION singer Mbeu, real name Ashton Nyahora, has distanced himself from the “toxic” fights in the Mtukudzi family, which have seen him being accused of trying to appropriate the...
View ArticleTUKU’S ESTATE FATE TODAY …As four more children emerge
Mtandazo Dube Leisure Editor CONTROVERSY continues to stalk the family of the late national hero, Dr Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, as the entire clan gathers today in Madziva to decide how the vast wealth...
View ArticleFrom a germinating Mbeu to Solo’s Cafe
Leisure Reporters SOLOMON’S Lifestyle Cafe relaunched with a bang last Friday as it hosted celebrities, socialites and other entertainment stakeholders. Dubbed “Solo’s Lifestyle Cafe Experience...
View ArticleFashion Police sponsors Kwekwe-based band
Prince Maposa KWEKWE-based musical outfit, JJ Vibes, has received a major boost from Annie Humbira the lady boss of popular clothing chain, Fashion Police. JJ Vibes consists of four members – Coster...
View ArticleSulu teases Sekuru Ndunge’s followers
Prince Mushawevato DENDERA crooner Suluman “Sulu” Chimbetu has fired a salvo at the late well known traditional healer, Charles Makhuyana Ndunge’s followers. Sulu has penned a song that apparently is...
View ArticleDondo’s romance with Tuku brand continues
Mtandazo Dube IT came as no surprise at all when businessman Thompson Dondo of Impala Car Rental sent Selmor Mtukudzi a car gift, at least to me. I have known Dondo for several years and have been part...
View ArticleUnplugged squares off with Madirirano
Andrew Moyo ORDINARILY, Samora Machel Avenue is just one busy road slicing through Harare’s CBD. On the urban cultural scene, however, this is a well-known boundary, which splits the north and south of...
View ArticlePatoranking promoter upbeat
Zion Divaris ZIMBABWE’S music promotion jungle is notorious. Over the years it has bankrupted a number of promoters, saw some retreating to safer businesses while others have almost died of...
View ArticleJah Prayzah, Winky D clash…Winky talks up ‘MuGarden’ …JP hypes Patoranking...
Leisure Reporters FOR the first time since October 2017, Zimbabwe’s top entertainers, Jah Prayzah and Winky D, will share the stage in a commercial show slated for this Friday. The two, who each...
View ArticleExhibition explores gender equality
Andrew Moyo INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day might have come and gone, but that has not stopped the National Gallery of Zimbabwe from commemorating it with an exhibition. Running under the theme, “Balance for...
View ArticleZimDigital deal bolsters content creation
Prince Mushawevato THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has amassed massive television content suited for varied ethnic groups in the country, a top company official has revealed. It is hoped...
View ArticlePrayersoul relishing Euro tour
Andrew Moyo HE might not be one of the mainstream artistes, but Prayer “Prayersoul” Mtamangira is scaling heights that many popular local musicians can only dream of. The neo-soul musician is currently...
View ArticleAn Impala SAMA Fest reality show
Mtandazo Dube recently in the UNITED KINGDOM WHEN a movie, book or television show has tension, big egos, drama, accompanied by stellar performances from the protagonists – it surely attracts loads of...
View ArticleKing 98 walks in Davido’s footsteps… Nasty C, ExQ bless album
Mtandazo Dube COULD this be the making of a superstar? Well, wonder no more, the verdict will be out this Wednesday, as one of the most hyped musical projects finally hits the market. It is not your...
View ArticleExploring social protection systems in Zim
Beyond the Cover Leisure Reporter THERE are so many ways to deepen the understanding of social protection systems in Zimbabwe be it by academics, researchers, policy makers and the social protection...
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