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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Valentine’s is coming… time to open up to that crush
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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Sha Sha set for Afro Nation Portugal 2023
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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Curry C ready to take hip-hop lovers back in time
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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Nama@21 to honour ExQ’s 21-year music career
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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Music promoters urged to do things differently in 2023
Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter Local DJ Prince Eskhosini has laid down the gauntlet for entertainment promoters in Bulawayo to do things differently for the betterment of the sector. The festive season is always a stomping ground for promoters who engage with both local and international acts to offer entertainment to the masses. From that period, […] …
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Growing number of airlines enhance Zim destination marketing – Government
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has commended the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) for the strides it has made in marketing the country as an attractive destination for airlines since its establishment almost three years ago. ACZ is a state entity that was unbundled from the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) in 2020 […] …
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Beitbridge District Hospital goes up in smoke… property worth US$3.5 million destroyed
Thupeyo Muleya, Online Reporter PROPERTY worth an estimated US$3,5 million was destroyed when the fire broke out at Beitbridge District Hospital on Monday morning. The fire was first spotted by a nurse as she was preparing to start operations in the theatre room. She then alerted the hospital management who called in the Beitbridge Fire […] …
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Govt opens window for solar farms at major airports
Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT through Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) Private Limited has invited companies to keen on establishing solar farms at three major international airports to submit their bids for projects aimed at enhancing energy cost efficiency in line with global green climate solutions. The three facilities are Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, Victoria Falls International, […] …
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Mbuya Chiweshe to be buried on Tuesday
Showbiz Reporter The late Mbuya Stella Rambisai Chiweshe is set to be buried on Tuesday at Nekati Village, Chief Masembura Area in Chiweshe, about 40kms from Bindura. The internationally acclaimed mbira queen was accorded a State-assisted funeral after succumbing to cancer of the brain last Friday. It seems most music legends know when their time […] …
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