Digi Poems: Another British Council Project Making Arts Stay Alive

By Tendai Guvamombe The digital world has romped in some unique features with amazing show of talent in the poetic field with additional features such as animation, audio-visuals, digital painting now correlating in a fine tuned convergence of work. Such a great phenomenon now orchestrates in the proliferation of talents from various corners of the…

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Silvanos Mudzvova’s Play “King of Mutapa” a political satire on African leadership

Manchester-based actor and human rights activist, Silvanos ‘Bhanditi’ Mudzvova’s latest play, King of Mutapa, is a satire about precolonial African kings and how they ruled their empires with iron swords and fists. The play does not have any specific location but is influenced by the writer’s country of origin, Zimbabwe.  It uses traditional attire, live…

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Not even death could stop Tuku from making history

By Philip Mataranyika On the south-western side of the capital city Harare, lies one of Zimbabwe’s oldest suburbs, Highfield, whose name was derived from Highfield Farm on which it stands. The sprawling high- density suburb which was established way back in 1935, is endowed with a rich history that stretches from arts, sport and politics…

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All set for Awareness Campaign on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

On Saturday 5 January 2019, the Marlborough Social Group (MSG) will host an awareness campaign on alcohol and substance abuse at St. Canisius Catholic Church in Marlborough starting at 10 am. This event has been necessitated by a need to facilitate community-level awareness, engagement and subsequently, intervention. At the event, MSG will anchor various community…

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Kwesé iflix Partners With BusTop TV in a Bid to Promote Local Content

Kwesé iflix has partnered media company, BusTop TV in coming up with a comedy series, Comic Tick, on the Kwesé iflix platform. Comic Tick features Zimbabwe’s finest stand-up comedians. The first season has 10 episodes and features stand-up comedians Doc Vikela, Mandla Da Comedian and C’skhanyiso Dat Guy among others. In each episode, viewers will get…

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Kwese iflix leads digital entertainment revolution in Africa

Following Kwesé’s announcement of its move towards digital services, the broadcaster has said it will grant loyal Kwesé TV subscribers complimentary access to Kwesé iflix for 12 months. This means Kwesé TV subscribers with an active subscription as at October 31, 2018, can indulge in one year’s worth of uninterrupted access to a vast library…

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Family Planning Ambassador Adiona Chidzonga is an inspiration

By Byron Mutingwende   Adiona Chidzonga, the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) Brand Ambassador since January 2018 is an inspiration to the nation.   The ZNFPC is mandated to coordinate, take leadership and support implementation of integrated FP and related SRHR services in Zimbabwe. This includes provision of technical assistance to the family planning…

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Sevens rugby fast becoming a tourism drawcard in Africa

African Sevens attracts rugby fans from Europe and America Rugby sevens in Southern and East Africa has gained much-deserved momentum over the recent years and, with it, drawing in more and more spectators, many of whom are international tourists. According to Judy Lain, Wesgro’s Chief Marketing Officer, rugby sevens has definitely gained popularity over the…

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