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3 sitshikitsha dancers die in road accident
Three members of the renowned Sekusile Sitshikitsha traditional dance group lost their lives on Sunday in a tragic road traffic accident along the Gweru-Bulawayo highway. The group was returning home ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 19:43hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Gayton McKenzie's missing R146 million
Millions meant to support artists, athletes, and others within the purview of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) during the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be accounted for.On 25 March ...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:25hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Musicians call for reforms at Zimura
The conviction of Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) Executive Director Polisile Ncube Chimhini on fraud charges has reignited calls for sweeping reforms at the country's primary music rights ...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Tsotsi star Presley Chweneyagae dies at 40
Presley Chweneyagae, the acclaimed South African actor best known for his leading role in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi, has died at the age of 40, his manager Nina Morris Lee confirmed in a statement...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:46hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the Great Legal Controversy: Zimura vs Nacz and the Zimbabwe Musicians Association (Part 1)
The recent public disagreement between the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) and the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ), (established under Chapter 25:07), along with the involvement of...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 18:17hrs | 574 | by Sindiso Shepherd Mazibisa
Danai Gurira inspires African playwrights with Zimbabwe workshops
A group of emerging playwrights has gathered in Harare this week for an 11-day conference aimed at fostering the next generation of dramatic talent in southern Africa. The Almasi African Playwrights C...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 07:30hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Nama calls for submissions for next year's ceremony
The National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) have officially opened their doors for submissions, inviting artists and cultural visionaries from across Zimbabwe to showcase their exceptional contributions to ...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:43hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: A group of artists claims non-payment for work on Madam Boss' skits
Ingwe Farm, Zimbabwe - A group of artists based in Ingwe Farm is alleging that they were not paid fairly for their work on the popular skits "Ka life kemu komboni" and "Komboni life" produced by socia...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 20:22hrs | 728 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Ingwe Farm
Gatekeepers in Ministry of Sports and Arts stiffle growth and innovation
In the pursuit of progress and development, it is disheartening to witness how gatekeepers within the Ministry of Sports and Arts are hindering the growth of the arts sector. These departments, intend...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 12:43hrs | 2 | by Farai Mazango
NAMAs head for Bulawayo
THE National Art Merit Awards (Nama) film festival has shifted venue and will for the first time be held at Ster Kinekor in Bulawayo from January 26 to 27, 2024.The film festival edition will ...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:35hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
51 Zimbabwe parastatals fail to submit financials
A total of fifty-one state-owned enterprises have failed to submit their financial statements for auditing to the Auditor-General, as required by law.The Acting Auditor-General, Mrs. Rhea Kuji...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:40hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
NAMA to take place in Bulawayo
The organizers of the well-known local awards show, the National Arts and Merit Awards (NAMA), have announced that the upcoming 22nd edition will take place in Bulawayo at ZITF Hall Number 3 on Februa...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Insimbi ZeZhwane's trip was doomed from the beginning!
INSIMBI ZeZhwane's trip was a doomed one from the beginning as they should not have taken to the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road which resulted in the death of the group's core owner Elvis "Ma Eli" Mathe...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 19:15hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane organises cultural, arts fest
UMZINGWANE district in Matebeleland South province has set Africa Day (May 25) as the day for its annual cultural and arts festival.Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the founding of th...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
All set for the 21st Old Mutual NAMA awards
The stage is set for the 21st National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) powered by Old Mutual Zimbabwe tomorrow at the Harare International Conference Centre, with the organisers aiming to provide a unique ex...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 22:01hrs | 13 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Stella Chiweshe to be laid to rest tomorrow
The late mbira music icon Mbuya Stella Chiweshe is set to be laid to rest tomorrow in Chiweshe, Masembura village.Chiweshe succumbed to brain cancer at her home in Kuwadzana on Friday, she was...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 16:07hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Chiwenga mourns Stella Chiweshe
Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has described the late iconic songstress, Stella Chiweshe, as a cultural ambassador who worked hard to preserve Zimbabwe's culture and promote the country's tr...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 12:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
National hero Cont Mhlanga buried on ancestral lands
THE urban and rural worlds collided yesterday in Lupane District, Matabeleland North Province as villagers, artistes and high-profile dignitaries from various fields came to bid a spectacular farewell...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exhibited traits of tribalism on Cont Mhlanga's national hero status
Observers have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of exhibiting traits of tribalism by failing to accord national hero status to the late legendary Zimbabwean playwright, actor and theatre director ...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National Hero Cont Mhlanga memorial set for tomorrow
THE memorial service for the late arts doyen Cont Mhlanga will be held tomorrow at the Amphitheatre in Bulawayo, before a drive through the city in his honour ahead of his burial in Lupane, Matabelela...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National hero Cont Mhlanga gets State assisted funeral
President Mnangagwa has accorded the late playwright Cont Mhlanga a State-assisted funeral and has given the family $2.5 million.This was announced by Bulawayo Minister of State for Provincial...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga in hospital
The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has advised stakeholders and practitioners in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) that NAMA legend Cont Mhlanga has been admitted to a health care ...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chigubhu laid to rest
Anne Frank once said, "Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude ".In similar fashion and sentiment artists yesterday (Sunday) raised conc...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Songs of Queen Lozikeyi represents Zimbabwe at Dubai expo
BULAWAYO-BASED cultural group Songs of Queen Lozikeyi has been chosen to represent the country through a performance at the ongoing Dubai 2020 Expo.Songs of Queen Lozikeyi is a group of Bulawa...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
No hero status for Zex Manatsa
Government has granted a State-assisted funeral for the late musician Zexie Manatsa despite calls for him to be declared liberation hero. The legendary musician succumbed to cancer on Thursday at Pari...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
State-assisted funeral for Zexie Manatsa
Veteran musician, songwriter and religious preacher Zexie Manatsa, has been accorded a State-assisted funeral, with Acting President Constantino Chiwenga hailing his contribution to the country's libe...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean models catwalk for penury
LOCAL model Nomazulu Patience Gumbo has not yet received the prize she was promised two years ago after walking away with the Miss Zuri Africa — Zimbabwe crown at a tightly-contested pageant held at...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo to open Arts Festival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday ahead of the official opening of the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) and the launch of the Heritage Corridor in the city.The President will tour ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
City of Kings celebrates Bulawayo Day
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) on Thursday during the Urban Heritage Tour and Eco-Tourism Programme and the Creative and Cultural Industri...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims credit for good rainy season
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sensationally claimed that he was the force behind the good rains enjoyed in the country this season, in that he allowed traditional chiefs to conduct rainmaking ritua...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officiate at the Culture Week commemorations
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Friday officiate at the Culture Week commemorations at Chief Njelele's homestead in Gokwe South, Midlands province.The concept of culture week is derived f...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
IsiTonga Short Stories competition launched
A short stories competition targeted at promoting ChiTonga young writers has been launched at secondary schools in Binga district, Matabeleland North province. The competition dubbed ChiTonga ...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Marabini switches to reggae
AFRO-POP ace Jeys Marabini will face the biggest test of his career with his new reggae track and video, Jah Deliver Us, as he seeks to expand his market and fan base.The award-winning artiste...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says youths to get more support
The Government is cognisant of the ever-changing global trends and will take full advantage of every opportunity to provide young people with opportunities for growth and participation in the broader ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love's dodgy hero status divides opinion
THE ruling Zanu-PF party's decision to declare the late Zimdancehall chanter Soul Jah Love - born Soul Musaka - a liberation war hero has inadvertently raised political dust and left internet users di...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Data price must fall'
NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe director, Nicholas Moyo has called on internet service providers in the country to reduce their tariffs for the survival of the arts sector as artistes are relying so...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe artistes face a bleak 2021
TOMORROW we celebrate the New Year as we wave goodbye to the disastrous 2020.The year 2020 will be remembered as a painful one after the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.Caught u...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:38hrs | 2 | by Plot Mhako
Nehanda sculpture torches storm
WHILE sculpture is a celebrated art form in the country, it appears many have not been able to appreciate some of the artefacts, if the trending disapproval of the memorial statue for the country's la...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chaos mars Gringo burial
THE burial of the late popular comedian Lazarus "Gringo" Boora at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape, yesterday was marred by chaotic scenes as the family clashed with members of the Johanne Masowe eCh...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gringo laid to rest
Comedian Lazarus Boora, better known as Gringo, was yesterday buried at his rural home in Rukweza village, Nyazura, with mourners describing his death as a great loss to the local film industry. ...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gringo's burial on today
THE late popular actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora, who succumbed to cancer on Monday morning at a private health institution in Harare, will be buried today at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape.Ye...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National Arts Council mourns 'Gringo'
THE National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has joined the nation in mourning the passing on of popular yesteryear actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora this morning.Gringo (47), succumbed to cancer a...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 16:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Gringo lashes out at govt
ARTISTES have been known for moralising at the expense of reality through their creative work, setting the agenda in national discourse, but popular yesteryear actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora has decided...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gringo recovering in hospital
Veteran comedian Lazarus Boora affectionately known as 'Gringo' is recovering in hospital following interventions by government through the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe and the Medical and Dental...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 18:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Cal Vin receives hero's send-off
Thousands of people from all walks of life convened at the Bulawayo Amphitheatre yesterday to say their final goodbyes to the country's rap king, Mgcini "Cal Vin" Nhliziyo. It was more like a ...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Police to pounce on music gigs
SEVERAL artistes who continue to stage illegal live concerts attracting huge numbers in defiance of the Covid-19 restrictions face the full wrath of the law, police have warned. The honeymoon ...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:22hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
UK gospel artist Sharon Manatsa awarded funding by Arts Council England
A UK-based gospel artist has been awarded funding by Arts Council England to promote and showcase 14 musicians, as part of a community venture that aims to help Zimbabwean artists in the country re-es...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Loma Media
Artistes want ‘name-and-shame' Covid-19 relief fund 'cheaters'
ARTISTES in Bulawayo have challenged the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) to name and shame those who tried to defraud the Covid-19 Arts relief fund. NACZ director Nicholas Moyo said a...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ezimnyama are Chibuku Neshamwari champs
POPULAR Bulawayo-based dance ensemble Ezimnyama are this year's champions after they ruled the roost at the national finals of the annual Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival held on Saturday...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Which era had the best dramas?
So brilliant were their exploits such that long after the closing credits, their action on the small screen lingered, never to be forgotten.Their delivery was so sublime. Decades later, snippe...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 14 | by Prince Mushawevato
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