Entertainment

Zimbabwean-Australian actress Charmaine Bingwa (37) who was born and raised in Perth starts as Will Smith’s wife in slavery epic Emancipation which debuts in theatres on December 9. Speaking at a London premiere last week, Smith said he hopes the ‘brutal’ depictions of slavery Emancipation are “not in vain”. The …

Renowned dancehall producer Tinashe Kasaira, aka Deejay Tynash of Mount Zion Record Label, recently released a mixtape of best-selling dancehall tunes called Zim Overdrive Volume 1. Zim Overdrive Vol 1 features crowd puller Killer T with Shiri Inozongofa, Qounfuzed and Bazooker Kamunamato Kekubhawa, Ndunge Yut on Blot Usaite Iyoyo, Nicky …

Muroti ‘Washington’ Mudziviri did not have a lot of opportunity in his village near Harare in Zimbabwe, but the generosity of the Isle of Man changed his life for the better. This is all down to the ‘Friends of Pestalozzi, IOM’ charity, which helps underprivileged children gain education opportunities that …

He has been widely known as a comedian, celebrity chef, curator and coach but how does, “Carl the singer” sound? In November, Ncube joined forces with renowned local music producer Black Orient to release “Kunkuche” a troll of Passion Java’s spiritual “tongues” and according to him, that triggered the need …

Celebrated gospel musician Minister Michael Mahendere has scooped the Best of Africa gong at the South African Crown Gospel Music Awards that were held in Durban on Sunday. The “Makanaka Jesu” hit-maker has also been nominated under the Best Gospel Artiste category at the upcoming Africa Entertainment Awards United States …

Zimdancehall producer Tafadzwa Kadzimwe, better known as Levels, is in the eye of the storm after his former girlfriend and musician Shashl (Ashleigh Moyo) has filed rape charges against him. The Chillspot music maker’s troubles were triggered by the leaking of a sex tape between him and his ex, who …

Popular local music producer, Levels real name Tafadzwa Kadzimwe from Mbare’s Chillspot Records has reportedly gone missing after his sex tape with hip hop star Shashl was leaked on social media. Fellow music producer DJ Fantan wrote on his Facebook page today that he had failed to get in touch …

In a bid to continue promoting local entertainment and strengthen ties between China and Zimbabwe, the Chinese community in the country has opened a new casino joint at Shangri La complex in Harare. The casino, situated at Lisboa Entertainment Centre, Shangri-La along Emmerson Mnangagwa road, has been named “Happy Sunday” …

Arts industry mother body, National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has expressed satisfaction with the level of competition exhibited by primary schools at the Jikinya Dance Festival’s provincial competitions ahead of tomorrow’s grand finale. Organised by NACZ in partnership with the National Association of Primary Heads (NAPH), the festival was …

Many die-hard local hip-hop fans who had expected to witness and experience a concert of their lives during American rapper Rick Ross’s maiden performance in Zimbabwe on Friday were left disappointed after they were forced to leave the Harare International Conference Centre before he could take to the stage. The …