The Chronicle

  Angela Sibanda, Showbiz Correspondent The National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo has temporarily suspended the popular monthly Friday Late Show for the first quarter of the year following the ongoing renovations at the gallery. The show is one of the much-anticipated and most attended at the gallery, taking place every last Friday of […] …
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Tasleem Gierdien Yes, this dynamite princess and philanthropist celebrates her 45th birthday today! If you didn’t know, we’re celebrating her royal highness for these epic reasons: 1) She’s from Southern Africa (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) and we’re proud! 2) Before becoming a royal, she represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics for swimming. 3) She remains […] …
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  Bongani Ndlovu,Chronicle Reporter THE restoration of King Lobengula’s original capital Old Bulawayo is set to be complete by the middle of 2023 after the treasury allocated the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) funds. In the 2023 budget Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube allocated $293 million to the Ministry […] …
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  Millicent Dube, Showbiz Reporter Tinashe Tafirenyika, a multi-award-winning writer and poet is set to release her third poetry video titled Master on her YouTube account on Friday. The making of the visualiser where she animated herself, the artist said was not easy as she failed to get professional animators on board and resorted to […] …
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Millicent Dube, Showbiz Reporter Talent on the streets of Bulawayo never runs out as there is always a new kid on the block. The latest new kid is DJ Stout who has been setting trends with his amazing sets at various places in the CBD. He has been playing at popular spots such as The […] …
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  Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter LAST year must have been one of Afro-soul songster MJ Sings’ momentous years as he managed to do what a lot of local artistes fail to do; stage his own show and capped it with a couple of accolades at the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards (BAA). Such a feat only […] …
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Millicent Dube, Showbiz Reporter Talk about the perfect timing to release a love song. Just a few weeks before Valentine’s Day, Bulawayo’s lover boy Amany has released a potential banger titled Novuyo. Novuyo is a fusion of Amapiano and Reggae produced by Larynx. It is a love song that tells the story of a secret […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter ON Tuesday, the World’s biggest Afro-beats festival Afro Nation announced a stellar line-up of artistes to participate in the event set for Portimão’ in Portugal between June 28-30, 2023 and Zimbabwe’s Amapiano queen Sha Sha made the cut. Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer Burna Boy, US hip-hop royalty 50 Cent […] …
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  Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter ACCORDING to diverse sources, the hip-hop genre owes its roots to the African American economically depressed South Bronx section of New York City in the late 1970s and the message was founded on real-life issues, a feat that up-and-coming rapper Curry C (born Current Chaterera) wants to revive. Nowadays, the […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma Showbiz Reporter The upcoming National Arts Merit Awards slated for February 28 in Harare are set to be a double celebration of 21 years of existence and ExQ’s 21 years in the music industry. Enock “Mr Putiti” Munhenga, popularly known as ExQ, an urban grooves musician who was a hit in the early […] …
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