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Bev in surprise wedding
SEXY pole dancer cum musician, Beverly Sibanda caught the nation by surprise Thursday when she appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court to wed one Chambuka Mufudzi.Finer details on the couple'...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1830 | by newzimbabwe
Changing labels of Empty Bottle - Zimbabwe
(This article was first published in Newsday in November 2014, titled There's Victory in Losing. This piece was centred on Pres R Mugabe and pointed on the point that...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 15:11hrs | 4462 | by Terence T Simbi
A tribute to the late Dr Oliver Mtukudzi
On 23 January 2019. I received a text message from my daughter Hazel Rumbidzai saying "Nematambudziko Tuku atisiya your favourite musician"."Tuku" Mtukudzi was a musician, businessman, philant...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 14:55hrs | 5735 | by Leonard Koni
Cal_Vin hits back at Skyz Metro FM
RAPER Cal_Vin, who is under fire from a Bulawayo radio station after he released a controversial single titled Im So Bulawayo, which takes a dig at the radio station and one of its DJs, has come out g...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:12hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Govt rolls out community radio stations
Marginalised communities are set to have their voices heard on radio as the Government has embarked on a programme to set up community radio stations across the country. The programme, which i...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:36hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's strange dream on a cold night
Zimbabweans never cease to amaze me. They have a penchant to blow their own trumpet (kuzvifonera) at every opportunity, but nature has its own humbling ways. Examples abound of people swaggering and b...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:03hrs | 671 | by Cliff Chiduku
Skyz Metro bans 'yesteryear star' rapper Calvin
Bulawayo based radio station Skyz Metro has banned City rapper Calvin's music from their airwaves vowing not to work with him in any way until he develops his "mental stability."The decision b...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 12:32hrs | 2798 | by Staff Reporter
Jamanda enters new year with a bang
Contemporary artiste Ammi Jamanda started the new year at a developed stage by having her first show of her music career this year at Chop Chop in Harare last week.Having persevered and patien...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 07:40hrs | 1628 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa's former top aide nominated for Hollywood award
GENEVA based Zimbabwean author and international lawyer, Petina Gappah has been nominated for one of Hollywood's largest awards, NAACP Image Awards which will be held on the 22nd of February this year...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1581 | by newzimbabwe
Econet embarks on repositioning campaign
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the largest mobile network operator in Zimbabwe and the leading provider of digital network services, has embarked on a marketing communication campaign aimed at positioning ...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 15:32hrs | 2574 | by Agencies
Chiyangwa to build multi-purpose stadium
IN a rare and audacious bid that is set to transform the face of sport in this country, Harare property mogul Philip Chiyangwa has revealed plans to build a multi-million- dollar modern stadium in Har...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:05hrs | 3667 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Musician confronts Mnangagwa over maShurugwi
Radio personality and musician Patience Musa has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa takes action on the notorious Machete brandishing maShurugwi gold panners after they hacked her aunt to deat...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 18:20hrs | 5976 | by Staff Reporter
Doubles wekwaMarange bemoan Winky D album
Decide Razerera Marange (Doubles wekwaMarange) a Zim Dancehall artiste expressed unsatisfactory and suspicious sentiments toward Winky D's newly released album Canaan.The Afro Dance artist Dou...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 08:56hrs | 4139 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Female Bulawayo artist takes Jonathan Moyo head on
Bulawayo's song bird Novuyo Seagirl says Professor Moyo's claim that she stole the popular AEIOU song from Sunshine Studios was utterly nonsense. Speaking to the state controlled Chronic...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 12:56hrs | 8535 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chitungwiza businesses construct ZRP base to help curb crime
Members of the business community in Chitungwiza's Tilco industrial area have constructed a police base there for the Zimbabwe Republic Police in an effort to combat increasing crime within the area. ...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 08:59hrs | 827 | by Agencies
Caught panties down with married man, naked hooker escapes through kitchen window
A NAKED hooker bolted out through a kitchen window, clutching her panties and wig in her hands after she was caught having sex with a married man in a backyard restaurant in the Bulawayo city centre....Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 17:05hrs | 7421 | by Staff Reporter
Macheso enters 2020 in style
Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso entered the new year in style with a fully packed family show at Jongwe corner ,Harare yesterday.The Orchestra Mberikwazvo front-man was very excited ...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 08:49hrs | 11456 | by Simbarashe Sithole
2020: Time to draw a line on Mnangagwa's military regime
The level of deterioration and stinking poverty stalking ordinary citizens in ghettos and countryside due to misgovernance, corruption and maladministration by Emmerson Mnangagwa's military regime is ...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 08:40hrs | 8058 | by Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
Mnangagwa Gvt cursed - Biti
MDC Alliance deputy president Tendai Biti has described as cursed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration for attempting to ban Winky D's latest album from the airwaves. Winky D is s...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 12:14hrs | 4937 | by Staff Reporter
Andy Muridzo to 'shutdown' Gwanda
Andy Muridzo and the Jeetaz band will be heading to Gwanda today for an end of year show dubbed Gwanda Shutdown gig that will be held at Phoenix Pub and Grill popularly known as Eyadini.The gi...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 10:41hrs | 1260 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo man honoured by Queen Elizabeth
A Bulawayo man has been honoured by Quuen Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom for his contribution in the education, music and relations between Zimbabwe and the UK. Michael Bullivant, a for...Published: 30 Dec 2019 at 10:20hrs | 22978 | by Staff Reporter
Woman (19) dies after jumping wall at music concert in Bulawayo
A 19-YEAR-OLD woman died at the Bulawayo 2019 Shutdown concert yesterday morning when she was choked by her jacket which was caught on the razor wire as she attempted to jump over a precast wall. ...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 23:08hrs | 8410 | by Staff Reporter
UFIC overseer Pastor Tembo laid to rest
Hundreds of people thronged the Glen Forest Memorial Park in Harare yesterday to give a befitting send-off to United Family International Church (UFIC) Manicaland overseer Pastor Jacob Tembo, who died...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 07:38hrs | 2986 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa headlines thanksgiving service
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today headlines the third annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Grounds in Bulawayo, where he will join thousands of...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1682 | by Staff Reporter
Victoria Falls Carnival comes to life
It is all systems go for Africa's most exhilarating music and adventure New Year's festival, the Victoria Falls Carnival which has been growing over the years. The three-day party which has been...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1150 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe lures China direct flights
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is lobbying for a direct flight from China to Zimbabwe as it seeks to attract more tourists from the Asian giant. ZTA said the absence of a direct flight b...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:01hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Lone gunman killed 'Malayitsha'
A LONG-TIME friend to South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman, Bheki Ndlovu (44) who was recently slain in that country, yesterday recounted how the tycoon was shot dead by a lone gunman in his pres...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 08:27hrs | 4749 | by Staff Reporter
Music promoter throws colourful birthday party
BINDURA - Music promoter Nyasha Muwomba popularly known as Doctor Bhanyaz turned 38 years on Saturday.Bhanyaz held a colourful birthday party at his giant Club 1160 which was attended by score...Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 07:40hrs | 487 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Jonathan Moyo to launch music album in 2020
Professor Jonathan Moyo has promised to launch a music album in 2020 with a single being released in February of the same year.Moyo is known for producing artists like Pax Afro who rocked Zimb...Published: 21 Dec 2019 at 12:06hrs | 5853 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ex-soldier convicted of insulting mother in-law
A 27-YEAR-OLD former soldier was yesterday fined $200 by a Bindura magistrate for shouting obscenities at his mother in-law during a binge.Robert Jack of Foothill farm, Bindura was convicted a...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 05:20hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
High data tariffs, power cuts no joy for artistes
ZIMBABWEANS have been crippled, with power shortages and high data tariffs turning the entire country into darkness and artistes have not been spared.In a highly digitalised era, social media ...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 05:11hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Ndux Junior cancels shows after accident
Rhumba artiste, Ndux Junior, has had to cancel some of his festive season shows after four of his Batshele Brothers Band members were involved in an accident that left two of them in a critical condit...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 04:54hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Byo Shutdown to be shown on MTV Base
International music channel, MTV Base, has been unveiled as the official television partner for the Bulawayo 2019 Shutdown Concert, a move which will see the channel beaming the event live to its mill...Published: 18 Dec 2019 at 07:42hrs | 3238 | by Staff Reporter
Mary Chiwenga's controversy - Winky D prophecy fulfilled?
If you are die-hard music fan, then you probably know at least one singer whose words have turned out to be prophetic. Way back in the 1990s, even before the wool was peeled off our eyes, Thom...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 11:24hrs | 14582 | by Jera
Madlela, Soneni to tie the knot
MADLELA Skhobokhobo will on Friday wed his lover for 17 years, Soneni Moyo who is mother to his three children. The wedding ceremony will be at Revelation Church (next to Renkini Bus Terminus)...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 09:32hrs | 2648 | by Staff Reporter
Mliswa hosts Norton Xmas bash
NORTON parliamentarian Temba Mliswa has lined up a mammoth end of year musical bash for his constituency. The bash has been set for December 22 at Ngoni Stadium with musicians Suluman Chimbetu...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 21:07hrs | 1215 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa faces fresh Zifa headache
FORMER Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Philip Chiyangwa has been reported to the police for allegedly milking tens of thousands of dollars from the organisation, with documents showing ...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:58hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
UK-based Nyakudya sings for Zimbabwe
Award-winning musician Carol Nyakudya, who grew up in Bulawayo, is rallying the Keep On chant with her new single released recently.She bounced back onto the music scene after a three-year hia...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 07:27hrs | 753 | by Peter Dube
Obert Mpofu speaks on Muchinguri replacing General Chiwenga
ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu has dismissed rumours that Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri is set to replace General Constantino Chiwenga as Vice President during the ZANU PF ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 16:03hrs | 18149 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cont Mhlanga pens book on wars
VETERAN author, playwright, actor and director Cont Mhlanga has penned a book titled Izimpi ZikaMthwakazi: Mthwakazi Wars from the period 1890 to 1983. Having called it quits in 2016 after a 3...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:44hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Mteki rejoins Zanu-PF
African roots music singer, sculptor-cum-businessman Bryn Taurai Mteki, popularly known as Sekuru Tau has rejoined Zanu-PF today."I have realised the need to come back home. I rejoined the par...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 16:21hrs | 3634 | by Staff rporter
Tshinga Dube rescues liberation hero's family
ZANU-PF Politburo member Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube has chipped in with assistance for the burial of the late liberation war fighter and Cool Crooners music band member Timothy Sekane. Sekan...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:56hrs | 2210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stars shine in China
Dream Star talent show's 15-member arts troupe became darlings among music and dance lovers in Nanjing, China after staging four electric shows over the past week.The annual cultural exchange ...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:57hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Bushiri 'anoints' Samaita
Businessman-cum-musician Brian Samaita says he is contemplating taking a step in faith and quit music in order to serve the Lord.Samaita, who is riding high following the release of his latest...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:53hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
DJ Zwesta embroiled in bizarre murder
WITH his star on the ascendancy, Nkayi (Matabeleland North) born house music producer, Zwelihle "DJ Zwesta" Mathe, finds himself in the news for all the wrong reasons, as one of his acquaintances' all...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:45hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
The worse ever political year in Zimbabwe
As we come to the wire of the year 2019, there is nothing to write home about as poverty, hunger and unemployment continue to sting the ordinary people in the country.Looking at the political ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:55hrs | 2406 | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa's MPs face the music for Mnangagwa snub
MDC MPs are at the mercy of their rivals after National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda Tuesday announced an all-Zanu-PF constituted Privileges Committee to investigate contempt of parliament charges e...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:05hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Tinashe Nengomasha in divorce row with Tuku daughter
FORMER Warriors star Tinashe Nengomasha's marriage is on verge of collapse after his wife, Samantha (nee Mtukudzi), has filed divorce summons against him.Samantha, daughter of the late veteran...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:29hrs | 5068 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa advocates for culture diplomacy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday challenged Zimbabwean ambassadors to promote the country's arts and culture in their host countries as part of cultural diplomacy.Mnangagwa made the re...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:22hrs | 97 | by Staff rpeorter
Music fan strikes cop with beer bottle
A music fan is in trouble for striking a police officer with a beer bottle during a music gala organised by Makomo resources company in Hwange.The police officer was on duty during a music gal...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 06:16hrs | 512 | by Stephen Jakes
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