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Umhlolo waseZhwane premieres on Monday
Under the banner of Amplifying Girls Voice Through Digital Arts, a platform dedicated to promoting arts and culture, the Intwasa Arts Festival is gearing up to premiere a compelling short film, "Umhlo...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Raisedon Baya blasts CCC Cowdray Park candidate
Senior cultural expert Raisedon Baya has teared into the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s aspiring candidate for Cowdray Park constituency, Pashor Raphael Sibanda over his controversia...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 15:50hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Intwasa Arts Festival dates postponed
The Intwasa Arts Festival initially scheduled for September has been postponed to December this year.Intwasa is an annual platform that celebrates diversity of human cultures and recreation in...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chigubu's death plunges showbiz into mourning
A DARK cloud hung over the local showbiz scene yesterday following the death of award-winning comedian Clive Chigubu.Chigubu succumbed to cancer in Bulawayo, aged 31.Chigubu is survive...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch another expo
Chancellor of all State universities, President Mnangagwa is expected to officially launch the Varsity Film Expo taking place at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) on Monday....Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo poet to launch album on Zupco bus
It's a listening session that can't be missed!Bulawayo actor-cum-poet Prince Ncube otherwise known as Mazilankatha in the local showbiz, is planning a bus trip for his fans where they will enj...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean diplomat lands top UN post
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced yesterday the appointment of Zimbabwean Raisedon Zenenga as Assistant Secretary-General and Mission Coordinator of the United Nations Suppo...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Intwasa moved to 2021
THE organisers of Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo have postponed this year's edition of the arts and culture fete to next year due to the global COVID-19-induced restrictions.The festival had...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gilmore Tee makes Forbes list
Global citizen Gilmore "Tee" Moyo has made it into this year's list of the Forbes Africa list of 30 under 30, a list which includes Africa's top entrepreneurs, entertainers and leaders and influencers...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Controversy mars Bulawayo awards
South Africa-based musician Oscar Bonginkosi Mdlongwa, aka Oskido's, rejection of the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards nomination has opened a can of worms amid revelations that another nominee had earlier o...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Oskido RoilBAA award snub sparks debate
When Kalawa supremo Oskido rejected the Roil Bulawayo Arts Award nomination this week, it sparked a lot of debate. South Africa-based Oskido was nominated in a new category Outstanding Arts Pe...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Arts Awards organisers accept Oskido's rejection
THE Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards (RoilBAA) organisers have said they respect South African DJ Oskido's decision to reject their nomination. Oskido, the Kalawa Jazmee supremo, was nominated in a n...Published: 29 May 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland needs to forgive 36 years after Gukurahundi
Zenzele Ndebele has produced a gripping and emotionally intense documentary about the perennial talking point in Matebeleland - Gukurahundi. Media reports suggested that the releasing of this film cau...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Xolani Ndlovu
Say it with me: G-U-K-U-R-A-H-U-N-D-I
Last week, Zenzele Ndebele premiered a new documentary at the Intwasa Arts Festival. It is about Gukurahundi, the code name used by Zimbabwe's security forces for the operation in which they massacred...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 12:42hrs | | by Thandekile Moyo
Meet 'The Awards Mafia'
COMEDIAN Carl Joshua Ncube abruptly brought the Bulawayo arts scene down from the high of hosting the recently held Bulawayo Arts Awards when he suggested that there was a clique of arts practitioners...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The man who found Robert Mugabe's voice
WHEN he was told that he would be playing the country's former president Robert Mugabe in a play written and directed by some of Bulawayo's arts luminaries, Cyprian Tazarurwa Ndlovu did not think imit...Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
The return of Mukanya . . . Can it inspire Majaivana?
The local music industry has for decades been robbed of talented gems that are self-exiled because of their satirical political and social commentary vested on the lyrical content of their creative pi...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
People from Matabeleland excluded form BAZ Board interviews?
The Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) is conducting interviews for appointment to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Board.The CSRO is mandated by Section 4 2 (b) of the Broadc...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Bulawayo City Hall venue cursed?
EVER since music promoters turned to the Large City Hall car park to host local and international shows, it seems the gigs have been marred by unprecedented poor turnouts.The venue - located i...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 12:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Other factors sustaining the 'regime-change' agenda
On 01 June, 2017 Bulawayo welcomed the launch of the Blues Café, a new creativity nest ideally founded to contain the creative capacity the City of Bulawayo.The launch of this arts hub is a w...Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 10:59hrs | 1 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Role of ICT in business creativity
TWO weeks ago I looked at the role of ICT in the music industry in general. It was noted that most musicians felt short-changed by the ICT boom as fewer people bought CDs compare to online downloads o...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
Intwasa Arts Festival in drastic changes
Financial challenges have forced Bulawayo's premium arts festival - Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo to reduce days of the annual fete from five to three.This year the festival will be held fr...Published: 22 May 2017 at 09:24hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Bulawayo's 'Tellers: The Musical' goes to Harare
Bulawayo's Nhimbe Trust presents in Harare Tellers: The Musical, an adaptation of the play Women Without Husbands by Raisedon Baya, with music and direction by Bafana Dladla (SA) and produced by Josh ...Published: 02 May 2017 at 18:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Date set for Bulawayo Arts awards
THE much anticipated inaugural Bulawayo Arts Awards (BAA) have been launched with the awards ceremony set for June 30 at the Large City Hall.The BAAs to honour the efforts of artistes from...Published: 17 Mar 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC to continue partnering Intwasa Festival
Bulawayo City Council has vowed to continue partnering with the Intwasa Festival in the preparations and conduction of the activity.According to latest council minutes, the Acting Town Clerk S...Published: 06 Jun 2016 at 07:11hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo digitalisation content producers impress BAZ
Content producers who were tasked by the government to come up with material for the Digital Migration Project are confident that they will produce content which will be compatible with the high defin...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 06:33hrs | | by Danisa Masuku
Cont Mhlanga retires as wife takes over
REVERED arts guru Cont Mhlanga has called time on his illustrious 36-year career in the arts industry. Regarded as the pioneer of arts in Zimbabwe, Mhlanga, who founded the cultural centr...Published: 11 Feb 2016 at 10:03hrs | 15 | by Bongani Ndlovu
Intwasa dates set
ORGANISERS of the annual Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo have said this year's edition will run from September 26 to October 1 under the theme Expressions. Now in its 12th edition, the festival has s...Published: 01 Feb 2016 at 05:57hrs | | by Showbiz Correspondent
Intwasa koBulawayo targets 30,000 visitors
INTWASA Arts Festival koBulawayo organisers are targeting 30,000 visitors to this year's event to make the annual fete self-sustaining.The festival, which has been held over the past 11 editio...Published: 14 Jan 2016 at 05:32hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Weekend BUZZ - Whats happening around Skies
AmphitheatreCONTEMPORARY musician Jah Prayzah and his 3rd Generation band make a return to the venue tomorrow. The Eriza hit-maker will be supported by Cal_...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Arts reporter
Maskanda launches album in Bulawayo
HE is well-known in South Africa, known in Bulawayo and little known elsewhere in the country and yet he is very much Zimbabwean. This is the tale of vibrant Maskanda muso Mxolisi Mavundla known in So...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 10:13hrs | | by Lance Chigodo
Winky D, Africa Revenge to headline Intwasa fiesta
AWARD-winning dancehall chanter Winky D real name Wallace Chirimuko and re-united afro-jazz duo, Africa Revenge will headline this year's Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo. Intwasa Arts Festiva...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 09:02hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Bulawayo dominates Namas
BULAWAYO artistes dominated the National Art Merit Awards (Namas) in Harare scooping 12 out 33 of the accolades for their hard work during 2014.On a memorable night at the 7 Arts Theatre in th...Published: 16 Feb 2015 at 06:54hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Nama awards nominees - Full list
A lot has been said about the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), but director of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) Elvas Mari on Wednesday described the awards' 14-year journey as successfu...Published: 30 Jan 2015 at 14:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean lands top UN mission appointment
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has appointed Raisedon Zenenga, a Zimbabwean, as his deputy special representative of the United Nations Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).In a statement on...Published: 06 Dec 2014 at 16:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo artists are marginalised,' says Raisedon Baya
Artists from the Matabeleland region continue to face serious challenges in the industry as they are still struggling to deal with regional and tribal marginalisation and a lack local public support, ...Published: 19 Nov 2014 at 20:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Hararefication of Zimbabwe Conference' at the Bulawayo Club
You are invited to Her Zimbabwe's Critical Conversation.Date: 14 November 2014Time: 5pm - 7pmVenue: Bulawayo Club, BulawayoSpeakers: Raisedon Baya, Soneni Gwizi, Phathisa N...Published: 11 Nov 2014 at 11:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Intwasa set to liven Bulawayo night life
BULAWAYO will this Tuesday reverberate into song and dance as Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo roars into life, marking a decade of bringing rich and exciting arts events to the city and livening its...Published: 21 Sep 2014 at 12:08hrs | | by Pabalelo Tlou
Inxusa Festival kicks off
The Inxusa Festival re-launched on a high note on Tuesday evening with the opening ceremony bringing theatre arts to life in Bulawayo. The four-day theatre festival, running under the theme "M...Published: 27 Mar 2014 at 07:04hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Intwasa festival dates set
Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo will take place between September 23 and 27 this year under the theme Unforgettable.The five-day event will mark the 10th anniversary of...Published: 23 Feb 2014 at 11:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
NoViolet's star continues to shine bright
NOVIOLET Bulawayo's star continues to shine bright as she has once again been nominated for another prestigious award for her book We Need New Names.The award, Etisalat Prize for Literature ...Published: 24 Jan 2014 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Intwasa lines up storytelling workshop
Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo will begin a two-day workshop on December 5 targeting more than 30 local teachers in order to resuscitate the art of storytelling in the country.The workshop t...Published: 02 Dec 2013 at 09:39hrs | | by Arts reporter
Amakhosi begins Intwasa Arts Festival build up
THE Amakhosi Plays on Sunday second season kicked off with the premiere of four potential thrillers by Bulawayo script writers and directors last Sunday. The initiative, organised by Intwasa ...Published: 27 Aug 2013 at 23:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo Culture Festival a success
The team leader of Bulawayo Culture Festival, Butshilo Nleya and his team can say WE DID IT confidently. The team pulled off what many pundits did not think they would: Staging the first ever Bul...Published: 29 Apr 2013 at 17:42hrs | | by Mgcini Nyoni
The Nama nominees are out and they are.....
DANCEOutstanding Dance groupMageshIYASANational BalletOutstanding Female DancerMelany C...Published: 06 Feb 2013 at 18:31hrs | 1 | by Hella Hella Entertainment and Promotions (PVT) Ltd
Intwasa organisers call for entries
The organisers of Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo are calling upon Zimbabwean and international artistes from all arts genres interested in performing during the event to submit their applications. ...Published: 23 Jan 2013 at 05:14hrs | | by Entertainment Reporter
Intwasa thrills return to Bulawayo as the festival alive
Summer thrills returns to Bulawayo this week, when the City of Kings play host to the eighth edition of the Intwasa ko Bulawayo Arts Festival.As has become the norm, Bulawayo will for the next...Published: 17 Sep 2012 at 04:48hrs | | by Entertainment reporter
10 stories shortlisted for Intwasa
A TOTAL of 10 short stories have been shortlisted for the Intwasa Short Story Competition (Yvonne Vera Award) with eight from Bulawayo and the remaining from Harare. This year there were 81 short sto...Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 04:29hrs | 1 | by Entertainment Reporter
Intwasa festival koBulawayo dates unveiled
The organisers of the multi-disciplinary arts fiesta, Intwasa Festival KoBulawayo, have unveiled the dates and the theme for this year as they made a call for people to support the event.Intwa...Published: 01 Jun 2012 at 05:15hrs | | by Entertainment reporter
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