By Alfred Tembo – GWERU based seasoned author, Ignatius Musonza, has called on young writers to seize opportunities created by filmmakers to enhance their creative writing opportunities by finding where they can fit in the chain of film productions. In an interview, the international children’s literature author said the Midlands province was set to witness a radical transitional development in the arts industry if artists take time to devise strategies on enterprising. “Filming will soon inflict and awaken most writers in identifying more writing opportunities that will see the emergence of new writers and new ideas, acting talents among other... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, November 6th 2011 |
By Alfred Tembo – GWERU- A sensational voice sweeps through the quite floors of the library. “The little’s boy’s tears dripped down his cheeks at a snail’s pace. Little Thomas, quickly paced towards the wide open door…” the reader’s voice expressed confidence and compassion as l followed through her words. That was for me, my first encounter with a poetess in a literary starved and central town of Zimbabwe. It was during a children’s weekly public reading at Gweru Memorial Library, when l met Primrose Fadzai Mahlatini participating a reading session as a guest reader. A child of an educator... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, November 6th 2011 |
By Kenneth Matimaire – ZIMBABWE – Recent statistics from the ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) indicates that the Zimbabwean government is making tremendous strides in its quest to transform the country into an ICT based economy. ICT minister Mr Nelson Chamisa stresses a point Though the young ministry was formed in 2009 following the formulation of the inclusive government amongst Zimbabwe’s three main political parties, Zanu PF and the two MDC formations, ICT has grown to become the second best contributing sector towards the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Current statics indicate that in terms of contribution to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 3rd 2011 |
By Kenneth Matimaire – ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s hip-hop First Lady, Black Bird has voluntarily taken up a humanitarian role by using her music to spearhead a fundraising campaign for the hunger stricken Somalis. At a time when most hip-hop artists are more concerned with the negative aspects of the culture such as beefing and gang banging, Black Bird focused on the positive elements of the genre. She took advantage of her venomous spit to record a single titled “Prayer for Somalia” as a way of raising awareness about the crisis in Somalia through music. The single will also be used... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, October 30th 2011 |
Miss April-Face of Zimbabwe, Sibo Bero is set to raise the Zimbabwean flag at an international cultural Fashion show to be held at Dalian Medical University in China, where she is currently studying medicine. The event which is set for the 29th of November, will be a showcase of different cultural, traditional and religious regalia. The purpose of the event is to fundraise for children in Zimbabwe whilst raising awareness of the country’s tourism destinations. In an interview with Zim Life & Stle Magazine, the stunning model and Face of Zimbabwe finalist said she had a great love for fashion... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 25th 2011 |
