Anne Nhira lands role in ZABALAZA

Anne Nhira (Source:http://www.pindula.co.zw)

Talk about Zimbabwe having talent. Anne Nhira is a popular Zimbabwean actress and model who rose to prominence in the early 2000s when she featured in the soap opera Studio 263. Nhire also tried her hand in singing in 2013 when she released a single, 'The One'.

http://www.pindula.co.zw/Anne_Nhira 

The former Studio 263 actress Anne Nhira, popularly known as Vimbai, has made her debut appearance in popular South African soapie Zabalaza. The actress, who is now based in South Africa, landed a role as an illegal Malawian immigrant working in a South African hair salon.

Zabalaza airs at 9.30PM on DStv's Mzansi Magic, channel 161 on Mondays to Thursdays.

Former studio 263 actress Vimbai ( source: www.fbcn-profile-a.akamaidhd.net)

The Chitungwiza-born actress is now rubbing shoulders with ex-Generations actor, Zolisa "Jason" Xaluva who plays Sydney Lwanathe, Slick Vic Media managing director.

Zabalaza has all the ingredients of a 21st century soapie - a tangle of sex, drugs, and egos, back-stabbing and sometimes lethal ambition. Sydney fancies himself as a citizen of the world and harbours dark secrets that create a rift between him and his creative director, Victor Ndou (Bohang Moeko, a former Mr South Africa finalist).

In Monday's episode, Nhira, 29, featured playing the role of an illegal Malawian immigrant working as a hairdresser in Sponono's (Lindiwe Ndlovu) salon.

In one of the scenes, South African police walked into Sponono's shop and arrested Nhira and her sister, accusing them of being illegal immigrants. The cops also arrested the salon owner, Sponono accusing her of being an illegal immigrant as well.

 http://www.harare24.com/index-id-News-zk-29206.html

She was born in a musical family were his brothers are singers. The brothers are popularly known as 'Ju-Wayne', 'Prince', 'Mambo Fletcher', 'A-Swag', 'Shawna' and 'Lamont'. 

Nhira made a mark in the acting industry in 2002 when she played the role of 'Vimbai Jari'. She was the lead actress, and the lover of James. The theme of the sopie was drawn from the two's love affair which was full of ups and downs. Though, 'Vimbai' was woed by another man 'Tom Mbabo', James would not stop loving her. Nhari played the role of an ideal woman who goes through rigorous education and achieve her professional goes and resolved to abstain from sex until she gets married. 

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2489610/mediaindex

Anne Nhira (Source: www.img.thezimbabwean.co.uk)

She then took a five year sabbatical doing something different from acting. she made a grand come comeback in 2013 when she featured in the South African film 'The Rapist' as one of the lead actesses. In the same year she featured in a joint south Africa and Zimbabwe sopie 'Ndafunga Dande'. The soap opera portrayed the life of Zimbabweans in the diaspora and the challenges and opportunities faced. She was also the coordinator of the project. She was also part of a panel of judges at the 2013 Miss Zimbabwe/South Africa.

http://www.zimbabweonlinepress.com/entertainment/theatre/1367-has-top-actress-fallen-on-hard-times-down-south.html

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/nhira-lands-role-in-zabalaza/

 http://www.reverbnation.com/annenhira

Legendary kwaito star dies "SENYAKA"

The late Senyaka Kekana (Source: http://www.destinyman.com)

Kwaito singer Senyaka Kekana popularly known for his hit songs Chisa Mpama, Romeo Wa Nkolota and Satane O’ Maponapona has died.

According to several media reports, news of the 58-year-old artist’s death was announced on Twitter by Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula.

 http://www.newsit.co.za/2015/03/25/channel24-co-za-kwaito-legend-senyaka-dies/

Mbalula tweeted that he had received a call from DJ Mahoota informing him that the legendary kwaito artist was no more. The cause of his death is still unknown.

http://www.destinyman.com/2015/03/25/chisa-mpama-hit-maker-senyaka-dies/ 

The kate Senyaka (Source:www.southerneye.co.zw)

 Thula ‘Senyaka’ Kekana’s family confirmed that he had been in a coma for the past week; he passed away at Kopano Hospital in Vereeniging on Wednesday morning.

Senyaka first came to the limelight in the 80s and is responsible for hits such as ‘Chisa Mpama’, ‘Romeo Wang Kolota’ and ‘Maponapona Satane’ amongst a few.

http://drum.co.za/celebs/legendary-musician-senyaka-kekana-dies/

He will be survived by his two children as well as his partner.

Senyaka will be remembered for his entertaining lyrics, funny stage antics and his public spats with the late Brenda Fassie in the early 90s.

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/sa-kwaito-legend-senyaka-dies

The late senyaka during his first hits (source: www.open.spotify.com)

Second Launch of Big Brother Mzansi

 














Well because this season of BBM is all about double, Big Brother decided to have double lunches. It’s all more double and trouble. The pairing game is more like a speed dating game. The first launch was on Sunday and the second was on Monday. 

 https://twitter.com/bbmzansi 

The past 24hours before the next 5 couples were introduced, Ntombi as usual is all hyper and I swear it will not surprise me if she is evicted the first week.

In the second launch Biggy brought 5 more couples to the house and these guys were put together in a pairing manner. More like a dating game.

http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/ 

The housemates have been put in separate houses and they do not know that they are other 5 couples. The same goes with the first 5 couples that came into the hose on Sunday evening.

Housemate K2 (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/811004/profile-extra-k2)

1. K2 and Blue- his name started in High School. K2 is a rapper and music is what he kives. Blue believes she is strategist. She believes she is a royalty and trusts easily. She prefers to be called royal Blue. They believe they will take the money. They just make the perfect Matric dance couple.

Housemate Blue (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810884/profile-extra-blue)

Housemate Sibu (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810954/profile-extra-sibu)

 2.  Sibu and Mathias. Sibu is a humble but shy guy. Sibu is a fashion manic and one crazy character, fashion designer and just one hell of a gas. Matthias is a Diplomatic, a straight talker and short tempered. He believes he will take the money home. The question is will this couple pull through because both of them seem to be crazy. Mat is the white guy who apparently can speak Zulu, Xhosa and Setswana.

Housemate Matthias (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810874/profile-extra-matthias)

Housemate Lebo (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810914/profile-extra-lebo)

Housemate Ex (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810984/profile-extra-ex)

3. Lebo and Ex. Lebo is an easy talker a diva who grew up in S.A in Soweto and stayed in London for 12 years. Well she has a cool accent for someone who grew up in London. Ex is young and ambitious. He is a patient guy and most good-looking guy in the house so far. Ex is the ladies’ man let’s hope the ladies in the house don’t fight over him 

Housemate Kay (Source :http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/811014/profile-extra-kay)

4. Kay and Pumba. Kay is VERYYY loud and not very secretive. She loves having fun, loves making new friend and hey she is that girl form Soweto who is a heavy smoker.  Pumba is a cool guy, a party starter, very competitive. Hates liars and he is just a fun lover. The two look cute together no doubt. I so hope they will pull through this “DOUBLE-TROUBLE” phase. 

Housemate Pumba (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810854/profile-extra-pumba)

Housemate Mbali (Source :http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810824/profile-extra-mbali)

5. Chelsea and Mbali.  Chelsea   is a reserved girl. She is in the game for the money and.  Mbali is an actress in Rockville. She loves people who are opinionated. They promise the hose sexiness, spank and they just going to be the team. They are so confident about taking the money. So after they just click and let’s hope they will last till the very end in the house. They so look like twins and they are HOTTTT!!!!!

Housemate Chelsea (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810904/profile-extra-chelsea )

Finally the 5 couples from the first launch met with the other 5 couples of the second launch. The season 2 has finally started and this is a 56 day journey.  Let’s hope this season will be all "DOUBLE" just like the tag name they adopted this season.

 http://www.bigbrothermzansi2015.com/housemates/

Big Brother Mzansi SEASON 2 "DOUBLE- TROUBLE"

 Source : jasonvonberg.files.wordpress.com

The loved Big Brother Mzansi (BBM) is back with a back on our screen. This is the second season and BBM is running with the tag name “DOUBLE-TROUBLE”. This season the reality show is double in terms of everything. It double the fun, double the challenges, double the money from last year’s season and the housemates are playing as pairs because it’s the double season of BBM.

The BBM will run for 56 days and during this time it’s all double everything. It is all about couples this season –that’s why they chose the tag “DOUBLE-TROUBLE” . The prize money this season is R2 million from the R1 million last year.
http://www.bigbrothermzansi2015.com/housemates/ 

Housemates Bongi and Khali (Source:http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/809934/profile-extra-bongi-and-khali

1. Bongi and Khali (couple) - dating for 3 months and they chose to enter BBM because they wanted to see if they can stand together as one. 

Soxx and Bexx (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/809944/profile-extra-bexx-and-soxx

 2. Bexx and Soxx (cousins) - they are wanna be twins and they have a strategy “just being themselves”. They believe they will be 100% themselves and they will take the prize money. The God-fearing housemates we have met in the house The question is will they survive and win the prize the money? Will they survive as cousins? Won’t they fall in love?

Thembi and Adams (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/809914/profile-extra-thembi-and-adams

3. Thembi and Adams (ex lovers) - dated for 2 years and broke up 5 years ago. They are friends but hey one wonders are they not friend with benefits? Their strategy is winning as many challenges as they can and being themselves. Will they fall in love again? And will they not fall back in love?

Siblings Gino and Tiffini (Source :http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/809924/profile-extra-tiffini-and-gino

4. Tiffini and Gino (siblings) – they entered BBM because they wanted the experience and want to strengthen their relationship in the house. They have a different kind of Brother and sister relationship. Another couple that entered the house with prayer.

Ntombi and Ace (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/809954/profile-extra-ace-and-ntombi

5. Ntombi and Ace (couple) – dating for 5 years and have a child together. They are so in love and want to show the whole world what true love is. So far they are the craziest and fun couple and are so excited to be on the show. Ntombi’s laugh though eish. According to Khuli Roberts, by the gossip corner, “hayi shame bayaphapha”. But hey the way they are so hyper. Hope their being there will help them survive in the house.

http://www.dstv.com/News/Biggie-gears-up-for-launch/127285?gclid=CJPxlerqwMQCFQ_KtAodxHMAtA 

Pitch Perfect2 to be released 15 May 2015

The Barden Bellas are back in Pitch Perfect 2, the follow-up to summer 2012’s smash hit. The comedy is helmed by Elizabeth Banks, co-star and producer of Pitch Perfect, and produced by Paul Brooks, Max Handelman and Banks. Pitch perfect2 is set to hit the screens in May this year and if you loved the first package of the movie i'm sure you will love and are keen on seeing what the Bellas have for us.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/pitchperfect2/

After its debut in 2012, Pitch Perfect became a breakout hit, grossing $113 million worldwide at the box office. The movie also achieved success on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with “Cups”, performed by the film’s star, Anna Kendrick. Now, Kendrick has reunited with her fellow Bardon Bellas — Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, and Alexis Knapp — as well as some of the Treblemakers — Skylar Astin and Adam Devine — for Pitch Perfect 2. The returning cast will also be joined by Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit, Ender’s Game) and Katey Sagal (Sons of Arnarchy)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2848292/

http://screenrant.com/pitch-perfect-2-story-details-elizabeth-banks/

Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson will return, playing the characters they originated in the first film.Brittany Snow  will also reprise her character.On April 24, Chrissie Fit was added to the cast of the film. On May 1, Haile Steinfeld was added to the cast of the film, playing a new member of the Barden Bellas.On May 5, Adam DeVine was reportedly returning for the film. On May 14,Katey Sagal was added to the cast of the film playing Steinfeld's character's mother. On May 29, Flula Borg  was added to the cast. He will play the leader of a European a cappella group, Das Sound Machine, that is competing with the Bellas. It was confirmed on June 18, 2014 that Christopher Shepard was added to the cast. It was confirmed on June 24, 2014 that Pentatonix  will play the role of a rival group to the Barden Bellas. On June 25, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen  was confirmed added to the cast.

Source : www.blondiesland.files.wordpress.com

http://www.comingsoon.net/movie/pitch-perfect-2-2015

https://www.facebook.com/pitchperfectmovie

My top 5 movies of 2014 you must have watched

2014 was an intriguing year for movies. With no obvious breakout Oscar winners (12 Years a Slave) or billion-dollar box office smashes (like The Avengers), it’s easy to think it can be a forgettable year.

But that’s not really true. Peer beneath the surface and it was in fact, a very strong year for movie fans — from emotional masterpieces like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and returns-to-form like Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street to action-packed blockbusters such as Guardians of the Galaxy, there’s truly been something for everyone.

If you may still want to go back to the movie world of that year these are the must see movies!!!!!

http://www.cultofmac.com/305406/top-10-movies-2014-absolutely-must-watch/

1.The Wolf of Wall Street

I’m a massive Martin Scorsese fan, but you’d be hard-pressed to argue that his most recent films have lived up to the insanely high standard set by Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy and his other undisputed classics. Fortunately, 2014 marked a return to form for the 72-year-old moviemaker, as The Wolf of Wall Street threw him back into comfortable territory, with a blue-collar, rise-and–fall story zipping with classic Scorsese energy and black comedy.

Telling the story of 1990s New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Steet isn’t just a return to the top of the mountain for Scorsese, but for star Leonardo DiCaprio too. As Belfort, DiCaprio delivers his best performance since 2000’s Catch Me If You Can. Seriously, did anyone have any idea the guy was the best physical comedian of his generation?

http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-wolf-of-wall-street

2.Nightcrawler

Director Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal in a role that draws inspiration from the likes of Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle and The King of Comedy’s Rupert Pupkin.

Gyllenhaal plays a weird drifter who becomes a kind of TMZ-style crime reporter. I won’t spoil it further than that, but his portrayal of the film’s unhinged loner protagonist is a superb central performance drawn from a tight script from the writer of The Bourne Legacy. If you enjoyed Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, in both look and feel, you’ll enjoy this.

http://www.metacritic.com/movie/nightcrawler

 

3.Birdman

Okay, make that two comic book movies you should see this year! Except that Birdman isn’t really a comic movie in the same way that Guardians of the Galaxy is. Instead it’s a flick in which former Batman actor Michael Keaton plays, you guessed it, a former Hollywood actor who once put on the tights to play big-screen comic book hero Birdman. 

In the years since then, he’s fallen from view as a blockbuster actor, and sets about trying to redeem himself by staging a Broadway show to prove he’s still got it. Think Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, only with garish, brightly colored spandex instead of … okay, forget it. But director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman is well worth your time.

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/birdman-2014

  

 

 

 

4.Gone Girl

I haven’t loved all his movies, but the combined weight of Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac and The Social Network mean I’ll always be excited to see a new David Fincher film. This year we received Gone Girl, a taut thriller based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn. 

Telling the story of a missing woman whose husband becomes the subject of suspicion, the movie takes a stab at Alfred Hitchcock-style suspense, and pulls it off a whole lot better than Fincher’s previous Panic Room. If the ending gets a bit silly, that’s still not enough to derail one of the year’s best thrillers.

 http://www.iakah.com/2014/12/gone-girl-2014-720p-web-dl-movies.html

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5.The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie is the Pixar movie that Pixar didn’t make. It’s lighthearted, full of in-jokes, and genuinely touching (which is slightly surprising, considering the whole movie is made up of CGI Lego bricks).

Anyone who has played a Lego video game will know just how inventive and irreverent the franchise can be. Directed and co-written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie< is everything you’d want and more.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lego_movie

South African Movie- HARD TO GET

Not only did they make a movie which truly has a local feel to it, but they managed a good budget to create an outstanding action film with gritty actors and romance that you can’t help but fall in love with. Not only does it set a whole new standard for South African film, it appeals to most audiences, which is a feat in itself in our rainbow nation.

Pallance Dladla and Thishiwe Ziqubu in romantic thriller Hard to Get, directed by first-time feature director Zee Ntuli, and co-written by Ntuli and TT Sibisi (Photo: National Film and Video Foundation)

The movie directed by Zee Ntini and produced by Junaid Ahmed and Helena Spring certainly took a gamble with an action-romance, not a common genre in the South African cinema, but they pulled it off and then some. A trap that many SA films fall in is rehashing the same-old Hollywood elements for local productions, by Hard To Get felt truly original and just had a good script mostly void of clichés. The movie will keep one glued to their sreen for a good 95 mins.

https://www.facebook.com/hardtogetmovie/photos/pcb.1556577064599546/1556575214599731/?type=1 

Pic source: Online

It features well know South African actors and actresses like Pallance Dladla, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Paka Zwedala, Israel Makoe, Jerry Mofokeng.

The action romance explores the universal theme of love in the very specific context of contemporary South Africa. At its heart, it's a story of two young South Africans embarking on the universal adventure of falling in love, set against the unpredictable backdrop of Joburg’s criminal underworld. 

http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/south-african-action-romance-hard-to-get-will-open-35th-durban-international-film-festival

TK is a handsome and charming womaniser who runs at the first mention of commitment. His life changes when he meets Skiets, the one woman immune to his charms.Womaniser TK lives a simple life, until the wild Skiets enters the bar he works at and brings with her all manner of trouble. They piss of the wrong gangster by stealing his beloved car and head to the shining City of Gold. Their new-found love is tested in the Joburg underworld, but find something within each other that keep them fighting.

 http://www.southafrica.info/news/film-190614.htm#.VP_odvBChCg#ixzz3U3g6BJjX

Skiets is an adrenaline junkie who earns a living as a petty criminal. If TK is to have any chance with her, he will have to survive a gauntlet of dangerous undertakings. It isn’t long before Skiets attempts to steal a car from the most feared man in town, Mugza, and things get messy. TK and Skiets end up in a brawl with Mugza, only narrowly escaping to Johannesburg in Mugza's car.

The cast of the movie

In Johannesburg, Gumede, a charming, quirky businessman, comes to their rescue. Or so it seems.

They may find love, but will they discover that crime doesn’t pay?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RA5esTCitT

https://www.facebook.com/hardtogetmovie 

Young ZIMBO behind Minaj clothline

Ever wondered the creative brains behind the female rapper Nicki Minaj’s clothing collection? That type of clothing that is seductive but yet so sensational?

Well Forbes magazine found out that Farai Simoyi, London born and United States based, is behind it all. She is the senior designer for Nikki Minaj’s collection. She was once hired as a senior Denim designer for House of Deron, a clothing line owned by Beyonce and her mother, Tina Knowles.

Simoyi is a Zimbabwean designer and her parents were raised in huts in Zimbabwe. She has since been described as a fashion prodigy, much like her boss Nicki Minaj. Farai is building her own label from scratch but finds it harder because building a name in one of the most unstable industries was even tougher.

As  the senior designer for Minaj’s collection, her responsibility each season is to ensure that the entire line that they design and produce reflects the true aesthetic of the brand envisioned by Nicki Minaj. Among the items designed they have jewellery, sunglasses, hats, swimwear and outerwear. 

 The American based Zimbabwean is a firm believer in industry relationships, networking and staying connected with former colleagues and bosses.







http://www.forbes.com/sites/faraigundan/2015/02/13/zimbabwean-designer-behind-nicki-minajs-fashion-line-farai-simoyi/ 

http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/zim-designer-heads-nicki-minajs-clothing-collection/