The era of the stars
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter FOR years, the Zimbabwean film and television industries have been falling short of expectations. These two major pillars in the country’s entertainment industry...
View ArticleThe disappointed, the confused, the excitable, the fence-seater -HALLO YOU!
Be redeemed! Very few people push themselves out of their comfort zones. This is despite the reality that the life they lead is not the best they want or ever desired. Many people are at war with their...
View ArticleNdebele novelist dies
John Masuku, Sunday News Correspondent ISAAC MPOFU, the writer of the 1972 classic Ndebele novel Wangithembisa Lami (You also promised me) has died. Close family members and friends Nomusa Jowah (nee...
View ArticleThe Youth Zone with Zero Suppliers…..Take Control
TODAY’s generation has become lazy and a generation that wants what they call a soft and easy life. They don’t like challenges. The moment they face a small challenge they resort to drugs, under the...
View ArticleSix Oh drops anti-drug abuse video
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter WHILE some fans might have got to know him through some of his boastful and flashy lifestyle in past songs, Bulawayo rapper Six Oh has shown his more thoughtful side...
View ArticleWhat are the objectives of CALA
Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (CALA) is a student assessment system that was implemented in the final term of 2021 in preparation for the 2021 Zimsec examinations. The first phase of the...
View ArticleThe cobra that stood in Hwange’s defence
IT is ever a debatable subject which generation of footballers rocked for any particular team. Statistics or achievements tend to be the judge. Nonetheless, former Hwange FC defence stalwart Obert...
View ArticleLady Tshawe brings Unfrozen Soul to stage
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday News Reporter MULTI-TALENTED poet and actress Lady Tshawe is set to give the arts a fresh dose of her skills when she debuts Unfrozen Soul, a solo poetry show, at Sabela Studios...
View ArticleProphecies of a guitar sangoma. . . Sylent Nqo brings debut album
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter HAVING long been hailed as one of the country’s unsung music geniuses, guitarist and music composer Sylent Nqo has finally set down his credentials as one of...
View ArticleNew home for live reggae sessions
Simba Jemwa, Sunday Life Correspondent IT’S hard to believe, but over the last few years, you would have been hard-pressed to find venues in Bulawayo where you could hear live roots reggae. That’s all...
View ArticleUS$30 for 30 min music show . . . fans cry foul over Amapiano short shows
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter WHEN high flying Amapiano act, Amaroto, stepped on stage on Africa Day at BAC Leisure Gardens, it was 15 minutes after the clock had struck midnight. Up until that...
View ArticleJourney to koBulawayo: More about burning bones and a dog canine
Cultural Heritage with Pathisa Nyathi IN the last article, we gave one instance when these days bones are carefully gathered during certain occasions and specially disposed of later. We dealt with...
View ArticleCulture and Heritage Studies: CALA content
A step by step guide on rain making (asking) ceremony It’s a hot day in the village of Dhenya under Chief Chivero in Mhondoro. I have paid the village elders a visit ahead of their annual rain asking...
View ArticlePSL mid-season: Poor officiating, violence, dog fights
We are officially over the halfway mark into the 2022 season of the Castle Premier Soccer League, and it’s safe to say that we have had one of the most exciting seasons in recent history. The title...
View ArticleNetflix releases Chirisa, Bingwa-powered movie
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter AFTER what might have seemed like a long wait for Zimbabwean movie lovers, Trees of Peace, a film about the Rwandan genocide starring Zimbabwean Hollywood stars...
View ArticleThe Youth Zone with Zero Suppliers Time is consuming: my advice
Poem I STRUGGLE removing temptation and sorrow for a better tomorrow. Life is confusing. I’m tired of losing in hopes that I will find some peace in mind. Distorted perception, thoughts of deceptions,...
View ArticleThe tribulations of Afro jazz sensation Pronix : Depressed & alcoholic,...
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter A FEW years ago, Prosper “Pronix” Ndebele was one of the most promising voices in Bulawayo, with his band, Pronix and the Harmonic Rhythms, leading an afro jazz...
View ArticlePreps for International Day against Drug Abuse on course
Simba Jemwa, Sunday News Correspondent PREPARATIONS for this year’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking which will be held at Stanley Square in Makokoba on 24 June are on...
View ArticleUltimatums, $4 million debt, artistes unpaid
Bruce Ndlovu and Vusumuzi Dube, Sunday Life Reporters A YEAR after it presented one of the most colourful and vibrant celebrations of art in living memory, the Bulawayo Arts Festival appears to be on a...
View ArticleBruce Tshuma: Luveve gem that was first ignored at home
BRUCE Tshuma is among many Bulawayo groomed football stars that were ignored by local clubs only to emerge in the Castle Lager Premiership turning out for another team from Harare. It has become a norm...
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