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By Point Black Sony Music Publishing recently concluded its inaugural songwriting camp in Accra, Ghana which ran from January 5 to January 12, 2023. The first-of-its-kind camp for the publisher saw it bringing in some of the most prominent African acts from across the continent for one week, including two of Zimbabwe’s most decorated artists…
Two Zimbabweans are among the 60 students selected for the MultiChoice Talent Factory programme for 2023, both of them hoping to help boost the ranks of trained professionals in Africa’s growing world of film-making. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said Marvellous Matswimbo and Simbarashe Nyahwa of Harare had joined 58 other students…
News filtering through is that veteran award-winning Mbira musician popularly known as Mbuya Stella Chiweshe has died. She reportedly passed on this morning at her Kuwadzana home, according to her relatives. Born Stella Rambisai Nekati Chiweshe on 8 July 1946 in Mujumi Village, Mhondoro, Zimbabwe, she was married to Peter Reich, a German National. She…
Breathtaking performances, killer outfits, a vibrant studio audience, and 20 Housemates ready to entertain you: the first edition of Big Brother Titans got off to a thrilling start during its dazzling live premiere in Johannesburg. The highly anticipated, border-breaking #BBTitans is a fusion of Big Brother Naija and Big Brother Mzansi, featuring Housemates from both countries. The grand prize? An impressive US$100,000. Helmed…
By Ronnie Chisamba Upcoming gospel artiste, Leon Nyamvura – aka Minister Leon Nyamvura – has launched online spontaneous worship sessions in a bid to address the needs of believers from all walks of life. initially, the sessions will be held monthly. The Kadoma-based singer will also attend to Christians through one on one sessions after…
By Nimrod Ushe The discovery of an unusual precolonial hunter-gatherer art site close to the Muparudzi River and Danda Primary School in the Zaka District is greatly appreciated by archaeologists. The Danda rock painting is of special value because it is an uncommon place within its locality and it exhibits beautiful scenes of the Bush…
MultiChoice announced what will most certainly be one of the biggest seasons of the Big Brother franchise yet – BIG BROTHER TITANS – which will commence on Sunday 15 January 2023, live on DStv. This special edition of the Big Brother franchise will feature selected housemates from Nigeria and South Africa in one House, playing…
By Chimeno Azriel Kadoma Gospel lovers were treated to an early Christmas when renowned gospel singers descended in the mining town and gave polished displays much to the delight of the hundreds of fans who thronged Kadoma Jameson High School last Saturday. Renowned award-winning female gospel singer, Dorcas Moyo, Powerful Worshipper, Ellard Cherayi and his…
AFRIMA is poised to ensure that the annual 4-day festival is broadcasted to music lovers and stakeholders across the globe Ahead of the highly anticipated 8th edition of the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) (www.AFRIMA.org) tagged ‘Teranga Edition’ scheduled to hold in Dakar, Senegal on 12-15 January 2023, global entertainment service YouTube, has entered into a…
By Ronnie Chisamba Patchway Mine, Kadoma – Seasoned Kadoma artiste, DJ Nash – real name Munashe Moses Nkhata (29) – has promised revellers and patrons of Golden Corner Sports bar a memorable festive season. “As always, l will make sure that revellers and patrons are kept on their feet on the dancefloor. lt is festive…
By Ronnie Chisamba Eiffel Flats, Kadoma: National Gurewakumukuru leader, Governor Musaiwale aka Dr. Mujambawaya yesterday emphasized the need for Gure members to uphold the rule of law and maintain discipline during the festive season. “Gure members must always respect the rule of law and maintain discipline. During the festive season, we should make sure that…
The MultiChoice Group, an official African media broadcast partner for The Earthshot Prize, will air the prestigious competition’s annual awards ceremony which will be filmed on Friday, 2 December at the MGM Music Hall in Boston, United States. Award-winning broadcaster, podcaster, and television presenter Clara Amfo returns for a second year to co-host the awards alongside actor, producer…
By Ronnie Chisamba Online tickets to multi-genre South Africa-based Zimbabwean musician, Mr. P’s live gig have been sold out, Isaac Sande, the artiste’s manager, has revealed. “The live show will be held tonight at Johannesburg’s Razzmatazz Beer Garden. l can confirm that all online tickets have been sold out and would like to advise those…
By Chimeno Azriel Kadoma Primary, Munyaradzi Primary, and Sir John Kennedy schools on Friday last week clinched the spot of representing the Mashonaland West Province when they got trophies at this year’s NAPH Provincials Choral, Percussion, and Jikinya Dance Competitions held in Norton last Friday. Schools drawn from various Districts in Mashonaland West converged in…
The LitFest International Literature Festival is set to roar this week. The festival will run in Harare from 23 to 26 November, followed by outreach workshops in Gweru on 28 November, and Bulawayo on 30 November. The LitFest festival will feature panel discussion sessions, dialogues, and performances that include poetry, theatre and music. As a…
Albert Nyathi, imbongi, musician and playwright, and iconic musician Lovemore Majaivana, will celebrate their birthdays by shining the spotlight on the elderly in the community. Dubbed ‘The Big Celebration,’ the events will be held in Harare and Bulawayo on the 3rd and 10th of December, 2022, respectively. Singer-songwriter Lovemore Majaivana was born in Gweru, on…
The Venice-Arte Laguna Prize has extended the call for artists and designers to November 22, 2022. The jury will select between December and January the 120 finalists who will exhibit in the suggestive 4,000 square meters of the Arsenale Nord of Venice from 11 March to 16 April 2023. The jurors, as in every edition,…
Ten (10)African writers and visual artists who will contribute their creative ideas to the African Union’s 20-year celebrations have been selected as part of the AU20 Artists & Writers Residency Programme. Following an Africa-wide call, 10 successful applicants were selected for the AU20 Artists & Writers Residency Programme which received close to 1000 submissions in…
MultiChoice is adding two brand new channels to its roster, Magic Showcase and CineMagic, giving customers on all DStv packages (including DStv Lite) some of the best high-quality local and international content Magic Showcase (DStv Channel 143) launches Monday 31 October and is an 18-hour channel with content showing the best of MultiChoice’s locally produced series, specials,…
DStv Customers Gear Up For More Content For The Whole Family To Enjoy Pre-school children are the focus of a new channel, Moonbug launched recently on the DStv platform. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the channel was a showcase for a range of shows suited to pre-schoolers and which have…
The graduation event was a celebration of the hard work and dedication of the 57 graduating students – as well as the success of MultiChoice’s Talent Factory concept. Now in its 3rd cohort, the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) has proven that the African entertainment industry is ripe with gripping stories that are waiting to be told….
A strategy to invest in skills development through the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is yielding exciting results for MultiChoice, as MTF graduates enter the industry. Ongoing long-term investment by MultiChoice in developing talent for the content, production, and entertainment industry is having an impact across the African film and television industry – and helping to…
By Lovemore Chazingwa There is a mixed fortune in the lives of Chibuku Road to Fame offspring as some groups go on to shine while the others fizzle out in the tough music journey. With the return of the competition that had taken a sabbatical due to the Covid-19 pandemic, success and sustainability are under…
Zimbabwe’s leading music platform the Gateway Stream Music platform will this weekend host the very first Sungura concert dubbed “ Sungura Blast”. The leading act is award-winning Sungura guru Alick Macheso. The act will comprise six artists which include some new entrants; the lineup includes Alick Macheso, Nicholas Zacharia, Baba Harare, Mark Ngwazi, Sulu Chimbetu,…
MultiChoice is continuously expanding its digital footprint across Africa to continuously enhance customers’ viewing experiences. As part of this strategy, the company has developed innovations that enrich customers’ overall experiences with digital touchpoints that provide more secure online payment options, a revamped website for DStv , convenient apps, more customer self-service channels, and state-of-the-art content…
By Ronnie Chisamba Musana – Hundreds of Gurewamukuru members were among the people who thronged the local cemetery on Tuesday afternoon to bid farewell to one of the legends of the traditional dance, Laytan Losat. Believed to have been in his late 80s, Laytan succumbed to an undisclosed illness on Sunday. In line…
The pop-up movie channel (DStv 111) will run over the course of 10 days To celebrate Spider-Man’s 60th Anniversary, M-Net Movies will be showing all nine Spider-Man movies from Sony Pictures over the course of 10 days, from Friday 23 September – Sunday 2 October on a dedicated pop-up movie channel (DStv 111), streaming on DStv…
By Chimeno Azriel Zvishavane-based author Emmanuel Hove Mhike is set to launch his anthology – 100 Shona poems book which seeks to address some contemporary issues of preservation, education, and sustainability. The ‘Nzungu Dzembeu’ book is set to be launched virtually on 13 September 2022 on social media platforms starting at 2000hrs. The launch is…
Zimbabwe’s biggest annual digital media conference, the Hub Unconference, promises to be exciting as it assumes a hybrid format and welcomes guest speakers from across the African continent. The event is set to run from the 27th of September to the 1st of October at Moto Republik on the sidelines of the Shoko Festival in…
By Lovemore Chazingwa Sungura music exponent, Simon Mutambi has sent tongues wagging on social media platforms as well as on the streets when he crafted a poster marketing his upcoming Uchataura Zvese album outreach family show at Kamwaza Beer Hall in Raffingora this Sunday. The poster boldly screams out to the public that fans do…
A Harare-based woman will soon be heading for a holiday in Dubai with a friend or family member, enjoying a sponsored trip for two after winning the DStv 100% Premium Promotion. She is Maryleen Majongwe, who became the first winner of the grand prize in the promotion aimed at rewarding DStv Premium bouquet viewers whose…
By Herzel Mushayabasa Gospel artist, Sabastian Magacha is set to launch his 7th album on the 20th of August this year at the Harare International Conference Centre(HICC). The album titled I am Favored comes at a time when his fans have been complaining of being starved musically by the Bhosvo hitmaker and it seems like…
By Ronnie Chisamba Harare: Afro-fusion artiste, Eriah Tembo – aka Bluu-T – is set to celebrate his 33rd birthday in style on the 19th of this month. The musician recently got back in the limelight after a long hiatus with the release of his fourth album Musandiregerere on social media platforms on the 15th…
The multi-billion-dollar threat to the worldwide entertainment and communications industries came under the spotlight at an anti-piracy symposium hosted by Afrotopia Creative hub in partnership with MultiChoice Zimbabwe. The event was held in Harare this month, with professionals from a wide range of backgrounds sharing their concerns about the threat. Liz Dziva, publicity and public…
By Chimeno Azriel Uprising Kadoma-based gospel diva Chiyedza Chipiro is set to launch her second Gospel album this August in Kadoma. In an interview, the musician said the album launch is set to take place on the 20th of August 2022 at Anglican Church Hall in Kadoma where she will be supported by various other…
By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma Two juxtaposed musical genres, Zimdancehall and Jit meet at the imposing home of entertainment in the City of Kadoma, The Odyssey Lodges and Restaurant when giants Winky D and Baba Harare clash today in a crunch gig. The musical show arguably comes to deodorize a city dogged by what many…
Sungura fans will be in for a treat in Budiriro as Sungura musician Collen Timeo will be sampling his new album. It has been a Sungura dominion this year as Sungura musicians have been releasing albums one after another and not to be outdone is former Kotwa High School student Timeo who is set to…
By Elvis Dumba Cape Town, South Africa – A Zimbabwean-born South Africa-based visual artist has partnered with Save the Children (SA) in fundraising initiatives aimed to finance the organization’s work on various children’s issues. The talented artiste will headline The African Legal Awards art exhibition where an array of his artwork will be auctioned. Save…
Own Correspondent As if covid, inflation, and climate change have not wreaked enough havoc, death has revisited us to claim Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu! Death you are a coward. Death you are cruel. You crept upon and took from us in the middle of the night when we were not looking and least on our guard….
By Ronnie Chisamba Kadoma-based upcoming hip hop artiste Flyts (29) – real name Kudakwashe Dodzo – says all is set for the release of his debut precursor track: Mels. A tribute to lost love, Mels is scheduled to be officially released on social media platforms on the 1st of August. The launch of the song…
Rabat, Capital of African Culture and Culture in the Islamic World Hosts the 21st Annual Conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) Under the High Patronage of HIS MAJESTY KING MOHAMMED VI – May Assist Him The Mohammed V University of Rabat, the Communal Council of the City of…
LitFest Harare has announced the dates and theme of the 2022 literary festival. The festival is scheduled to run from 23 to 26 November, under the theme: “We are joy – Celebrating the ties that bind us.” The festival will run live at selected venues around Harare, with some components of the festival being virtual…
By Ronnie Chisamba Upcoming hip hop and Afro-fusion musician, Tapiwa Madzova – aka Sosa Tha DON – is making waves on YouTube and SoundCloud with his latest offering, Champion. The track was officially released on the two platforms on the 20th of February this year. Public demand led to the production of a video…
SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to seeing all the action from the 2022 IAAF World Athletics Championships, held in Eugene, Oregon in the United States from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 July. SuperSport is the ultimate destination for Athletics fans, with an unparalleled selection of action from around the world. DStv…
Budding ZimDancehall artiste, King Jae, has released a motivational song ‘Energy’ which already is accompanied by a video. Speaking to this publication, King Jae, born James Manama, said Energy is a single that speaks about a cornered man who wants to shrug off all challenges that are in his way. “In this track, I am…
