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Madzibaba appeals for prayers amid health struggles
Sungura music legend Nicholas "Madzibaba" Zakaria has appealed to Zimbabweans to pray for him as he battles serious health challenges, sparking concern and an outpouring of support from fans and fello...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:08hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Condolence messages pour in for Pinjisi
Condolence messages continue to pour in for Sungura musician Tatenda Pinjisi who died last night at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital.He succumbed to injuries sustained from an accident in Norton....Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 14:03hrs | 1142 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Do side hustles,' Mark Ngwazi encourages musicians
Popular Sungura musician Mark Ngwazi, of Njanja Express, has encouraged fellow musicians to pursue side hustles to improve their lifestyles.The "Taurai Madzoka" hitmaker emphasized that many m...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 19:56hrs | 493 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF weaponises poverty for support
In yet another poignant plea reflective of Zimbabwe's dire economic conditions, Sungura musician First Farai has reached out to controversial tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo for financial assistance an...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 19:25hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Macheso gives in to pressure
Sungura lovers in Guruve and surrounding areas are excited following revelations that the genre's kingpin, Alick Macheso, will return on stage at Guruve hotel on Friday. The development comes ...Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 13:42hrs | 5218 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Jonah Moyo of Devera Ngwena gets PhD
Sungura music icon Jonah Moyo has been conferred with an honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Creative and Performing Arts) degree by President Emmerson Mnangagwa during Great Zimbabwe University's 18th gra...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 14:43hrs | 5231 | by Staff reporter
Coldplay's Chris Martin grew up in Zimbabwe
Coldplay fans are only just discovering where frontman Chris Martin spent a lot of time growing up – and they reckon it makes ‘so much sense'.Love them or hate them, Coldplay have establis...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:59hrs | 1224 | by Staff reporter
Mark Ngwazi survives freak car accident
Popular Sungura musician Mark Ngwazi is fortunate to be alive after surviving a car accident early Sunday morning. Details surrounding the incident remain unclear, but the musician took to his Faceboo...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 15:28hrs | 1499 | by Staff reporter
Macheso to sample new album in Diaspora
Renowned Sungura musician Alick Macheso has announced an exciting lineup of shows in South Africa and the United Kingdom ahead of his album launch on August 2nd. The tour kicks off in Johannesburg at ...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa writes PhD thesis on Macheso's Sungura Music
Dr. Vimbai Chamisa, a Zimbabwean academic, has completed a PhD thesis exploring Sungura music, focusing particularly on the genre's maestro, Alick Macheso.Drawing from Social Identity theory, ...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 09:11hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Nicholas Zakaria told to go and see Victor by Chivayo
Legendary Sungura musician Nicholas "Madzibaba" Zakaria is the latest artiste to receive a car gift from controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo. Posting on his social media pages from Duba...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:45hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo criticises Wicknell Chivayo for using his money
Exiled Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo has criticised businessman Wicknell Chivayo and the Zanu PF government for donating expensive cars to musicians while ignoring the poor state of hospitals...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 08:48hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
Stone and Water Resort unleashes Zimdancehall versus Sungura bash
Popular leisure spot Stone and Water Resort in Mvurwi is hosting a Zimdancehall versus Sungura Bashment on Christmas day.The bash will feature high-riding King Shaddy and Culture love in the Z...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 17:35hrs | 31 | by Paul Ndou
WATCH: Romeo Gasa joins Jah Lemmy on stage
Sungura musician Romeo "Simbi Hombe" Gasa is continuing to show his generosity to up and coming musicians by giving them a platform to perform at his shows.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HM8...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 19:04hrs | 27 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pamire tops Sungura legends again
Sungura musician Tyson Pamire Chimurambe of Lullaby Express topped the Sungura legends top 20 list yesterday.The Mvurwi based musician ...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 14:33hrs | 39 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pamire tops Radio Zimbabwe legends list
Rising Sungura Musician Tyson Pamire Chimurambe topped the Sungura legends list on Radio Zimbabwe with his Dhimba song.The Mvurwi musician got 520 votes on his song beating the second artiste ...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 08:52hrs | 19 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Romeo Gasa challenges Sungura artistes
Sungura musician Romeo 'Simbi Hombe' Gasa has challenged Sungura artistes to advance the genre.Speaking on the sidelines of...Published: 26 Nov 2022 at 10:20hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Hosiah Chipanga grace Mnangagwa's rally
MANICALAND based sungura musician Hosiah Chipanga – well known for attacking Zanu-PF – on Saturday graced the ruling party's rally in Mutasa South Constituency alongside Baba Harare who has perfor...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Simbi hombe releases eighth album
Sungura musician Romeo "Simbi hombe" Gasa is tonight releasing his much awaited album titled "Phone yababa imhiripiri" at Casino Marina in Harare.Phone yababa imhiripiri is Gasa's eighth album...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 10:53hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Zimbabweans commemorates Heroes Day
Zimbabweans from across the political divide, joined by Ministers, mayors and senior service officers, converged at venues across the country to commemorate Heroes Day and salute the fallen and living...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Macheso is bigger than Ngwazi but .....
THE raging comparison of Sungura legend Alick Macheso and the emerging sungura star Mark Ngwazi reminds me of the late 1990s when a colleague brought Macheso's debut album, Magariro, to a party....Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF hires Mark Ngwazi
ZANU PF district Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson for Mazowe Tafadzwa Musarara has hired Sungura musician Mark Ngwazi to perform at a party youth ...Published: 09 Jul 2022 at 18:11hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Macheso vs Ngwazi: Who hit the right chord?
The debate has been raging like a wild fire for almost a week now, and sungura music fans are clearly divided.The question has not been about who is better between veteran sungura musician Ali...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new political party launches, promises economic revival
A NEW political party, the Zimbabwe Republican Front (ZRF) was launched last Friday at the Bulawayo Media Centre.Addressing journalists, the party's 38-year-old leader Fanuel Lisenga said Zimb...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Politicians must not politicise development
CHIREDZI residents have urged elected officials and politicians to end polarisation and collectively focus on serving the community in a transparent and non-partisan manner.Speaking during a c...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:26hrs | 5 | by Alexio Rashirai
Youths must fear God says Madzibaba Nicholas Zacharia
Khiama boys boss Nicholas Zacharia said youths must fear God because God is supreme.Speaking on the sidelines of Mzansi bar show in Mvurwi yesterday the soft spokesperson Sungura musician said...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 12:00hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Franco joins Sulumani Chimbetu
Struggling Sungura musician Franco "Slomo" Dhaka yesterday joined Sulumani Chimbetu on stage at Leisure Centre in Chitungwiza.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yCI7uV9fwpI...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:21hrs | 34 | by Simbarashe Sithole
16 political parties in by-elections
At least 16 political parties are contesting in the 28 by-elections to fill vacancies in the National Assembly to be held 26 March and replace those who have died, been recalled or been redeployed. ...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mark Ngwazi takes Sungura to another level
Njanja Express boss Mark Ngwazi took Sungura music to another level over the weekend after pulling huge crowds in Mvurwi and Highfield over the weekend.On Saturday he was at Joy Centre Machipi...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 14:22hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Peter Moyo, Mark Ngwazi partner First Lady
Sungura musicians Peter Moyo and Mark Ngwazi are taking their music bands to Chiweshe tomorrow where the First lady Auxilia Mnangagwa will be planting tre...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 21:04hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
King of Sungura salutes fans
The King of Sungura Alick Macheso of Orchestra Mberikwazvo band has saluted fans who came for his family show at Jongwe corner this Sunday....Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 21:01hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Music promoter dishes out US$3k to Pinjisi
Sungura artiste Tatenda Pinjiisi yesterday walked away smiling from his Mvurwi show at Mzansi lounge after he was given US$3000 by the bar owner in ...Published: 20 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Simon Mutambi cheats death
Sungura musician Simon Mutambi "Cobra Kings" cheated death on Wednesday after his private Kombi he was traveling in veered off the road and overturned in ...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 14:49hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Romeo Gasa unleashes mashura video
Sungura musician Romeo Gasa released his latest video titled "Mashura" yesterday. The video is from his Code 263 album launched in...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:11hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Franco Slomo turns to God
Sungura musician Franco "Slomo" Dhaka has been featured by South African based Zimbabwean-born Gospel artiste, Dj Rabaaz real name, Claud Rabson in a new musical video titled #Famba nevamw...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 16:30hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole in South Africa
'Suspect everyone as Covid-19 risk person'
TREAT everyone as a potential Covid-19 risk, avoid hugs and handshakes, trust nobody, a Covid-19 Delta variant survivor has said. After travelling to Mashonaland West province on a business trip on Sa...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Somandla Ndebele now surviving on hustling
Sungura musician Somandla Ndebele is one of those who have never embraced virtual platforms in a bid to stay relevant and promote the music since the Covid-19 lockdowns started last year. Many...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Mark Ngwazi poised for sungura throne
RISING sungura musician Mark Ngwazi is poised to take over the sungura throne if the new heights scaled by his latest offering is anything to go by.The Njanja Express frontman is riding high w...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Heads roll at Matapi cop shop over Covid-19 super spreader New Year Eve gig
Zimbabwe Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has suspended four police officers for failing to stop an illegal New Year's Eve concert in Mbare that violated Covid protocols.The suspende...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soldier trades gun for the mic
A Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officer and rising sungura musician, Masharl Farirepi, who fronts Orchestra Zaka Kings, has made his intentions clear with two promising singles whose quality demonstrat...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Leonard Dembo's music will live on - Tendai Dembo
Born Tendai Dembo on 8 August 1987 in Harare Zimbabwe, Tendai is the second born in a family of three siblings of the late sungura musical icon Kwangwari Gwaendepi popularly known as Leonard Dembo or ...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 15:30hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
Macheso band members assault motorist
Alick Macheso's band members reportedly assaulted a Ruwa motorist in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The band members, who were on their way from a performance at Club Manake, were involved in an a...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Macheso charms minister
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza could not hide her admiration for sungura musician Alick Macheso's music at the World Red Cross Day commemorations held at Tongogara Ref...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mesi roped into anti-drug campaign
SUNGURA musician Paradzai Mesi is part of an initiative by a local organisation, Zimbabwe Network for Economic and Social Transformation (Zinest) to help fight the scourge of drug abuse, especially am...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tedious Matsito dies
Sungura musician Tedious Matsito of the ‘gede mwana' fame has died.Matsito (48) died at Parirenyatwa hospital last night after suffering a stroke.His son Tedious Muchapedza Junior sa...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 19:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso shows Nyau prowess
Sungura musician Alick Macheso is not leaving his nyau culture anytime soon if his Bindura show on Saturday is anything to go by.The musician was joined by a fan on stage and engaged in well-c...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 20:22hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya belittles Macheso
Like or hate him, Chimerenga Music legend Dr Thomas Mapfumo has carved a niche for himself for straight talk and dry jokes. Last week, in a televised interview, Mapfumo, known by his legion of...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutodi attacks Mutsvangwa
DEPUTY information minister Energy Mutodi has hit out at his boss Monica Mutsvangwa, accusing the latter of to force his removal from the ministry.Mutodi, also a sungura musician and businessm...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 17:45hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Macheso's daughter finally divorces
Popular sungura musician Alick Macheso's daughter Sharon and her husband of four years Kudakwashe Munetsi have agreed to part ways after the singer's child filed for divorce citing irreconcilable diff...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 16:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South Africa-based motor spares firm eyes Zimbabwe market
A South Africa-based motor spares company, Last Power Spares, plans to open a branch in Zimbabwe's capital Harare by first quarter of next year, Business Times has reported.The company, which ...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 17:15hrs | 2 | by businesstimes
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