19 October 2011, London – Face of Zimbabwe Trust, organisers of the popular online beauty pageant, have signed the international online money-transfer company WorldRemit as a sponsor. WorldRemit joins other sponsors which include Chenai Chic, ZimOnline Radio and more. The Face of Zimbabwe uses a light-hearted approach to address some more serious issues, namely raising the profile of Zimbabwe in a positive way on the international stage and supporting charitable causes within the country. It does this through the medium of a beauty pageant whose competitors are young Zimbabwean women living anywhere in the world. Competitors submit a small portfolio... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – One of Ghana’s youngest, silkiest voice and award winning artiste -Irene Logan has had a fair share of what many will see is as a divine switch in her music talent. Reliable sources close to Shout-Africa.com has it that the Ghanaian Afro-pop/R&B singer and winner of the first Stars of the Future singing contest, Irene Logan has become ‘born-again’ and will make a shocking switch to a strictly gospel and motivational music trail very soon. Liberian born Ghanaian gave a full account of what necessitated her re-direction in life at a concert on Sunday, October 16.... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – Majid Michel, Ghana’s recent prolific actor knocked out his fellow Nigerian pioneers to win the coveted award in the West Africa category of the Screen Nation Awards 2011. Majid Michel is probably one of the most noted actors in Ghana at the moment and made away with the Favourite West African Actor on the night. The 2011 edition of the Screen Nation Awards came off at the Indigo O2, Peninsular Square, London last Sunday. The star-studded international event was to recognise the works from the best of British film and television, saw first time nominations from... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – Liberia has been tagged as one of Africa’s most historic nation as a Liberian movie has entered this year’s Zimbabwe Intetnational Film Festival which took place from the 30th of September to the 7th of October 2011. The Zimbabwe International Film Festival under its new management is poised to become the leading and most vibrant African cinema event in Zimbabwe and the continent. With African short films, feature films and documentary films are about to rupture out of the confines and into the mainstream, the occasion has come to use quality African Films to promote the... Continue Reading
Ashley Magumise, a 19 year old student based in Hamilton, New Zealand has won a fiercely contested round to become Miss September in the ongoing Face of Zimbabwe competition. The young beauty becomes one of the 12 finalists who will battle it out in December to earn the bragging rights to become the most beautiful face in Zimbabwe, based on public votes. There are few pageants that have established themselves as competitive, relevant, exciting and filled with captivating twists as this popular international pageant. Faced with fiercely competing beauty, the panel of judges failed to reach consensus on the winner... Continue Reading
