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Jonasi falls short in America's Got Talent Season 19
The search for the first comedian to win America's Got Talent (AGT) without a puppet continues as Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi came close but fell short in his pursuit of the grand prize last ...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:29hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Everton Mlalazi: A beacon of hope in International Gospel Music
Everton Mlalazi, a prominent figure in the international gospel music scene, continues to captivate audiences worldwide with his powerful messages of hope, love, and unity. Born and raised in Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:03hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Top American singers head to Zimbabwe for Vine Choir concert
American gospel artists Jekalyn Carr and VaShawn Mitchell are set to headline the Vine Choir's 10th anniversary concert at Harare International Conference Centre this Saturday. The event, titled The V...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Latest ZiG song unites musicians
Kulcha Houz Studios, a prominent creative space in Harare, has become a key hub for Zimbabwean musical talent. It hosts studios in the central business district and Belvedere, where artists like Freem...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe national anthem producer dies
PROMINENT Bulawayo resident, Mr Mishack Ndlovu, who is also famed for having played a significant role in harmonising music and lyrics for the Zimbabwean national anthem has passed on.He was 9...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Shaddy keeps his fingers crossed over 'Machira Chete'
YouTube pulled down Zimdancehall star Jah Signal's Sweetie video over a copyright violation claim made by gospel musician Charles Charamba.The video which led to the Zimdancehall chanter's ris...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 12:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Music that doesn't speak for the oppressed is not really music!
Of late, we have witnessed divided opinions on our music legend Winky D (Wallace Chirumiko).This is on account of his recent songs, which have mainly touched on the social injustices faced by ...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 20:12hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean singer crowned best gospel artiste in Mzansi
BULAWAYO-BASED gospel musician Canaan Nyathi was crowned the best gospel artiste at a colourful Crown Gospel Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, on Sunday.The Crown Go...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:11hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ivy Kombo and Admire Kasi's legal woes continue
Ivy Kombo has been in the public eye for many years. She has embraced difficult experiences, problems and scandals as well as other trials and tribulations Zimbabwe's female musicians face. With her g...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 90 | by Fred Zindi
Everton Mlalazi wins big at Nigerian gospel show
From his homeland to Nigeria, the multilingual praise and worship singer, Everton Mlalazi, is now reaping the rewards of his artistic investments.As he continues to garner attention across the...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean music is more than Chimurenga!
IN June 2023, the America-based National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) which organises arguably the most respected, well-known and much sought-after music awards in the world, the Gra...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 10 | by Tonderai Chiyindiko
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF busses thousand to Cowdry park rally
UNPRECEDENTED scenes were witnessed yesterday as thousands of people from all walks of life swarmed an open space near Mkhithika Primary School in Cowdray Park suburb, Bulawayo where President Mnangag...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to lead Heroes, Defence Forces events
President Mnangagwa is expected to preside over the Heroes Day commemorations and Zimbabwe Defence Forces celebrations in two weeks time where several activities have been lined up as preparations for...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Double Nigerian awards nomination for Mlalazi
MULTI-LINGUAL praise and worship singer Everton Mlalazi is on cloud nine as his efforts and exploits on the music scene continue to attract continental attention.Mlalazi, a member of the Seven...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa's late wife granted State-assisted funeral
IN a poignant display of honour, the late Mrs Zodwa Dabengwa nee Khumalo, the widow of National Hero Cde Dumiso Dabengwa, has been granted a Atate-assisted funeral by the Government. Today, she will b...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere to test Mnangagwa's democratic credentials
LATE afternoon on Tuesday, Zimbabwe's Twitter was all about Passenger 34. He was trending all night and into Wednesday, the day the Nomination Court was sitting. Passenger 34 did not arrive as...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF snubs EDPfee singer for Mambo Dhuterere
Zanu-PF, which yesterday launched its campaign for the August 23 general elections has snubbed their praise singer Chief Shumba Hwenje for Mambo Dhuterere.Hwenje is famed for the song ED Pfee,...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Estranged wife stabbed 34 times
FRESH details have emerged in the Bulawayo Morningside murder case where a man allegedly killed his wife in cold blood, with revelations that he stabbed her 34 times with a kitchen knife before crushi...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bishop told to 'shut up, stop lying' during service
BISHOP, shut up, stop lying!This is the dilemma being faced by Bishop Vengayi Tapfuma of St Joseph's Apostolic Faith Mission in Bulawayo's Lobengula suburb who claimed that whenever he is on t...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF grassroots supporters should rid party of political elite who have destroyed Zimbabwe
Every time I teach my son about the history of this country, I can not help feel a deep sense of pride and respect for our nationalist movements, in their intrepid quest for the independence and freed...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 10:19hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Catholic music competitions
TWENTY-SIX Roman Catholic Church choirs drawn from parishes in Hwange Diocese competed in the Saint Cecilia annual music competitions at Marist Brothers Secondary School in Dete on Saturday.St...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Former NSSA boss sues RnB superstar Joe Thomas for US$368,000 after artist snubs mega birthday bash
FORMER National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairman, Robin Vela is suing American RnB artiste Joe Thomas for US$1,5 million after the Grammy award winner failed to pitch up for a performance at ...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Black Umfolosi to make a stop in East Yorkshire
World-famous music group Black Umfolosi will be making a stop at a village church in East Yorkshire as part of a new UK tour.The a cappella and dance group, who have combined performances with...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
We know our heroes
THOUSANDS of people yesterday thronged the National Heroes Acre to remember the country's luminaries who sacrificed limb and life to liberate Zimbabwe and deliver freedom that flourishes today....Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Huge send-off for gukurahundi linked Brig Gen Mabenge
GOVERNMENT officials, services chiefs, Zanu-PF supporters and church congregants yesterday thronged the revered National Heroes Acre to pay their last respects to Brigadier General (Rtd) Benjamin Mabe...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Wanqoba' an absorbing burst of oomph
Gospel music singer Janet Manyowa combined some of the local and regional greatest gospel musicians for one of her most scintillating concerts at the ZITF Hall 3 in Bulawayo over the weekend, where sh...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges artists to use mother tongue in art, music
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga has implored Zimbabweans to use their mother tongue in art and music to jealously guard indigenous languages and protect national identity.Speaking at the N...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
LMG Choir: the cornerstone of revolution
THE battle for the freedom of Zimbabwe from the shackles of imperialism was pursued on various fronts.Some battled physically, others did so verbally while others provided the necessary resour...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Political tomfoolery hinders country's democracy, progress
WHEN political clowns among us such as Douglas Mwonzora, Thokozani Khupe and the like decide to turn themselves into serial political flip floppers by dancing like jumping jacks from one party to anot...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Was Rhodesia safer for civilian activists than under a brutal blood-thirsty Zimbabwe regime?
When I was a little boy, we loved listening to "Chimurenga", or liberation struggle songs, that our gallant Zimbabwean musicians belted out, as a way of e...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 07:40hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mkhululi Bhebhe opens up on suffering from gastrointestinal disorder
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean contemporary gospel singer Mkhululi Bhebhe has revealed that he was forced to abandon his online series titled My Music Journey after he suffered gastrointestinal disorde...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
New kid on gospel genre
Harare based gospel artiste Aron Kaporoma aka King Solomon is set to unleash his debut album titled Kuenda Canan.The six track ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 07:13hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Nexus of politics, music and snoozing masses
A FEW weeks ago, the country's social media streets were abuzz with what I call the "resurrection act" of one self-styled prophet and, to some folks, a sacrilegious poseur.This act was the act...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 13:09hrs | | by Addy Kudita
Songs that liberated the country
The song Kubuhlungu Emoyeni (There is pain in my heart) by LMG choir evokes emotions of the liberation struggle and one of the singers, Happiness Sibanda, breaks into tears each time she explains the ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:15hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Zimbabwe liberation icons deserve a political leadership worthy of their sacrifice
I was quite young a grade two, eight year old boy, in 1981 when the ZANU choir, led by the late Comrade Chinx (Dickson Chingaira), came to sing at Torwood Hall (Redcliff), whereby they stayed at our h...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Takesure Zamar dumps Harvest House church
Award-winning gospel musician, producer, songwriter Takesure Zamar Ncube has terminated his membership of the Bulawayo-based mega Pentecostal church Harvest House International, a leaked memo from the...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 14:52hrs | 159 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tsepo Tshola exits the Jazz stage
The legendary musician, composer and award-winning Jazz musician Tsepo Tshola 'crossed the great divide' yesterday [the 15th of July] at the age of 67. The 'Village Pope' succumbed to the Covid-19 vir...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 17:51hrs | | by Matthew Dubs Esquire
Zanu-PF intensifies campaigns as Mnangagwa eyes 2023 election
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has injected ZW$73 million into Mashonaland East vocational training centres as Zanu-PF canvasses for youth support in its quest to garner five million votes in the 2023 g...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madhuku says Patriotic Bill mustn't be allowed
POLITICAL Actors Dialogue (Polad) member and opposition National Constitutional Assem-bly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku has been critical of constitutional amendments which seek to grant President Emm...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls songstress, collabos Vusa Mkhaya
VICTORIA Falls-based Afro-fusion songstress, Cingi (born Cinginkosi Ncube) is preparing to release a single titled Ngikhuseliwe which features veteran imbube singer, Vusa Mkhaya. This is the s...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catching up with Lovemore Majaivana
IT was quite refreshing to be able to speak to Lovemore Majaivana again after 13 years. False rumours had begun to do the rounds that he was dead.In 2008, we boarded the same flight from Harar...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:32hrs | 8 | by Fred Zindi
'Broadcasters should speak all national languages'
Reaching 90 years of age on March 15 this year , retired veteran broadcaster and national languages enthusiast Amon Nyamambi, better known on the airwaves as 'uMaqhulayibambe' his grandfather's name, ...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:26hrs | 5 | by John Masuku
Spotify's Zimbabwe inclusion excites artistes
MUSIC streaming site Spotify is now available to Zimbabweans with local musicians excited about this development saying it will broaden their reach. Spotify last week announced that 85 countri...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman breaks up marriage
THE serial bed-hopping antics of Plumtree-based businessman Bhekisisa Bhebhe, who was chucked out of his in-laws' house after his shenanigans were exposed, caused the marriage dissolution that befell ...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa humbles at thanksgiving prayer
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday joined a national thanksgiving prayer and implored churches to embrace Government's economic development agenda, saying synergies between them and the State must flourish...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NewsDay senior reporter dies
NEWSDAY senior court reporter Charles Laiton has died. He was 48.Laiton, who is survived by his wife and five children, passed on yesterday mid-morning at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospita...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa bans WhatsApp
THE MDC-Alliance led by Mr Nelson Chamisa has barred its members from discussing party matters on social media platforms. Political analysts who spoke to The Herald described the decision by M...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The top Zimbabwean entertainers
It would be hard for anyone to deny that there isn't always a lot going on in Zimbabwe. This is even true with the current pandemic going on. Despite what a lot of locals might think and social distan...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:27hrs | 9 | by Staff writer
The desperacy of the MDCs unmasked
The opposition affiliated media was brimming with plastic assumptions and hightened verve in relation to the ANC delagation visit to Harare. Amidst the raveging Covid-19 pandemic, the ANC finds it fit...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 22:16hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza and Energy Mavaza
Honouring the war spirit
COMRADE Muchazotida, born Sekai, was a member of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army, better known as ZANLA.She died during the 1977 Chimoio Attack by the army of racist Rhodesia....Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:49hrs | | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa
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