Intwasa’s silent bloom . . . as organisers put art ahead of pomp
Bruce Ndlovu/Rumbidzai Mhlanga, Sunday Life Reporters FOR an hour the actors had the audience spellbound. This was on the second day of the Intwasa Festival koBulawayo and the Jane Marlowe written...
View ArticleJustice Maphosa’s Jerusalem dream
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter WHEN the Gwanda Gospel Festival returns for its fifth edition this week, it will represent another small step in business mogul Justice Maphosa’s journey. It is a...
View ArticleMismatch in the bedroom
Nhlalwenhle Ncube LIFE will always have some complications. Being madly in love with someone does not mean you are satisfied and happy in all other areas of your life. One of the hurting issues is...
View ArticleGospel star inspired by kwaito stars
Rumbidzai Mhlanga, Sunday Life Reporter From a tender age Sizani Mdlongwa had the love for singing but at that point he had not decided which music genre he wanted to sing. The singer, who grew up a...
View ArticleShongwe, Makhabane headline Gwanda Gospel Fest
THE 2019 edition of Gwanda International Gospel Festival at Phelandaba Stadium in Gwanda, which ends today was headlined by top South African acts. The event started on Friday. The free event is...
View ArticleBecome a fashion influencer
Rutendo Chidawanyika A FASHION influencer is a personality that has a large number of followers on social media, creates mainly fashion content and has the power to influence the opinion and purchase...
View ArticleRookie model wins three titles in one year
Rumbidzai Mhlanga, Sunday Life Reporter Some people are talented and capable of doing more than they think they can. Patience Nomazulu Gumbo needed some encouragement and persuasion to discover that...
View ArticleCont’s search for Lobengula’s lost city
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter While most people that reside in Bulawayo take pride in the title of the City of Kings, legendary arts practitioner Cont Mhlanga says the name does not bring out the...
View ArticleGwizi to represent Zim in the US
Sindisiwe Sibanda, Sunday Life Reporter AWARD winning broadcaster and advocate for people with disabilities Soneni Gwizi, has been nominated to represent Zimbabwe at the inaugural Her Abilities Awards,...
View ArticleNigerian artiste lauds Zim talent
Nkosilathi Sibanda, Sunday Life Correspondent WATCHING Nigerian guitarist Kunle Ayo on stage proves why there is no jazz club that does not play his music in Africa. He proved that to local jazz lovers...
View ArticleTrue Love’s success never got to my head — Busi Ncube
Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter BUSI Ncube remembers the days when she and the rest of the star studded Ilanga made the timeless song True Love. Ncube was young and raw, rubbing shoulders with some...
View ArticleThe murder of Sister Plaxedes Kamundiya . . . and the process that let her...
Bruce Ndlovu/Rumbidzai Mhlanga, Sunday Life Reporters WHEN Sister Plaxedes Kamundiya arrived at Mother of Peace Community in Mutoko (Mashonaland East) on the morning of 22 October, she had charity in...
View ArticleFestival can impact a city if nurtured properly
Raisedon Baya SO, a week after the 2019 edition of Intwasa I travelled to Bloemfontein, South Africa, for a taste of the Macufe Festival. The long journey and the festival was my way of distressing...
View ArticleTo buy or not to buy
Lovert Mafukure A special thank you to our avid readers who keep us going with ever positive feedback. This week we will look at the Honda Airwave, someone looking at importing one. As time ticks on,...
View ArticleTo be or not to be ‘contemporary’
Tafadzwa Gwetai Artists and their work have been described as both being “contemporary” in nature and in style. We have heard this phrase being used to describe a diversity of art fields and even in...
View ArticleBand Fusion yearning for international breakthrough
Mthabisi Tshuma, Sunday Life Correspondent A stylish, skilled group of young men are gradually etching their names in Bulawayo’s urban music folklore as their inventiveness and amicability as a band...
View ArticleSleeve crazy summer
Rutendo Chidawanyika THIS summer it’s all about statement sleeves. From bell-shaped and extra-long to balloon and cold-shoulder, attention grabbing sleeves are stealing the spotlight. So, to make sure...
View ArticleEU Film Festival Returns to Zimbabwe — Bigger and better than ever
THE EU Film Festival (EUFF) is back in Zimbabwe for its third edition with exciting new offerings for local filmmakers and enthusiasts and a programme packed with arthouse and blockbuster movies....
View ArticleMakokoba’s finest: The whole tribe
Rumbidzai Mhlanga, Sunday Life Reporter A quartet from Bulawayo’s oldest suburb of Makokoba, out of love and passion for music formed a music group called The whole tribe. Formed in November 2017, the...
View ArticleI was depressed after Idols: Mkhululi Bhebhe
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent THE fame of being on television at a young age had gospel musician Mkhululi Bhebhe battling with depression after he shot to fame following his impressive run on...
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