BUTTEFLY'S HOMECOMING PARTY....

Ticket for the event

As the month of February comes to an end, Bulawayo residents-especially the club revellers, are looking forward Tariro “Butterfly” Mharapara’s homecoming party at Club Forty40, on Saturday 28th of February,

Mharapara known by many as Butterfly is a former Big Brother (BBA) hotshots housemate and radio personality, will be in the City of Kings to mix and mingle with her fans.

Butterfly who is a PowerFM DJ will also take to the decks for an hour slot that has been given to her.The radio personality will also see herself share the decks with Club Forty 40 resident DJ Mzoe,Theo and Humble kid. 

Tariro "Butterfly" Mharapara

The BBA former housemate has since been concentrating more on the radio side of things and the Club Forty40 party will be her first gig for 2015. 

The blonde feels the BBA reality was the biggest door opener in her life as she has been exposed to many people, even those who never knew her before.

Speaking to the resident D.J Mzoe he said: "It feels great to host one of the finalists of BBA in Bulawayo and its her first time to be in the City."

 

Sibanengi Ndebele aka DJ Mzoe

Admission is $5 only before 10pm. A lot of Bulawayo fans must be looking forward to this homecoming, as it is a February curtains down event.....

http://www.southerneye.co.zw/2015/02/25/power-fms-butterphly-merciless-set-byo-gig/ 

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/butterphly-heads-for-byo-homecoming-party/ 

https://www.facebook.com/mzoedj?fref=ts 

Kelly Khumalo denies being invloved in Meyiwa murder.

Kelly Khumalo finally came out of the closet and decided to talk about the murder of Meyiwa. Speaking to Radio 702 in South Africa, Khumalo said she was not bothered by the rumours that she was involved in Meyiwa’s murder. 

Kelly Khumalo, girlfriend to Senzo Meyiwa and mother of one of his daughters

She said that her conscience was clear and she had nothing to worry about. She loved Senzo and still loves him from this day forth and would never do anything to hurt his departed lover.

Khumalo still feels tormented by Meyiwa’s death

http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2014/11/02/kelly-khumalo-watches-senzo-meyiwa-s-funeral-on-tv

On rumours she was cursed following the death of her ex, Prosper Mkaiwa, but the mother of two never listened to them. Instead she is driven by the motto of “Don’t embrace negativity, embrace positivity instead.” 

 

Kelly Khumalo and Senzo Meyiwa

She is one of South Africa’s most talented musicians who feels she still has a long way to go because she has been blessed ever since she started her music career. Her song (Asine) is among the top five most played songs in South Africa.

Khumalo is set to be seen back on the television screen and taking her role in Rhythm City as Sunay

http://www.sundayworld.co.za/news/2014/12/01/police-doubt-kelly-khumalo-s-story-over-meyiwa-murder

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2808840/South-Africa-Orlando-Pirates-goalkeeper-Senzo-Meyiwa-shot-dead-Johannesburg.html

http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/celebrity/2014/11/13/it-s-back-to-work-for-kelly-khumalo-as-she-rejoins-soapie-rhythm-city 

NAMA 2015 WINNERS

VISUAL ARTS AWARDS

Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work

Winner: Undressing to Redress by Wallen Mapondera

Nominees were:

1. Undressing to Redress by Wallen Mapondera
2. Farming and Production by Webster Mubayirenyi
3. Song from Within by Boarding Dzinotizei

Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work

Winner: Mwana Wedangwe by Rufaro Murenza

Nominees were:

1. Mwana Wedangwe by Rufaro Murenza
2. Contemporary Scourge by Forbes Mushipe
3. Jacket of Love by Israel Israel

Outstanding Mix Media

Winner : Disappearing Faces by Rizimu Chiwawa

Nominees were:

1. The Challenged by Forbes Mushipe
2. Different Roots, Same Destination by Ngonidzashe Tsiga
3. Disappearing Faces by Rizimu Chiwawa

Outstanding Exhibition

Winner: Crossing the Bridge by Clifford Zulu

Nominees were:

1. Social Zoometry by Wallen Mapondera
2. Women at the Top  by  Doreen Sibanda and Thandazani Dhlakama
3. Crossing the Bridge by Clifford Zulu

THEATRE AWARDS

Outstanding Actress

Winner: Bathabile Dlamini in  Umbiko KaMadlenya

Nominees were:

1. Rumbidzai Karize  in  The Convert
2. Bathabile Dlamini in  Umbiko KaMadlenya
3. Lawayne Muzite  in  Connections

Outstanding Actor

Winner: Memory Kumbota in Umbiko KaMadlenya

Nominees were:

1. Tichaona Mutore in Maids
2. Jasen Mphepho in 1000 Miles
3. Memory Kumbota in Umbiko KaMadlenya

Outstanding Director

Winner: Nelson Mapako for Umbiko KaMadlenya   

Nominees were:

1. Nelson Mapako for Umbiko KaMadlenya                        
2. Ali-Jarmil  Mutodzaniswa for Connections                           

Outstanding Theatrical Production

Winner: Umbiko KaMadlenya by  Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo

http://www.3-mob.com/?p=19357 

Nominees were:

1. The Convert by Almasi Collaborative Arts
2. Umbiko KaMadlenya by  Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo
3. Connections by Pamushana High School

The rest of the winners and categories and more informationa about on the NAMA you can follow  the links below

http://www.topnews.co.zw/read/219361/

http://www.zbc.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53153:tocky-and-winky-dominate-2015-nama&catid=38:entertainment&Itemid=69

14th Edition of the NAMA

The 14^th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) was held on the 14^th of February 2015 at the 7 Arts theatre in Harare. The NAMA ran with the theme: PROUD OF ZIMBABWE.” The award show was hosted by comedian cum socialite Babongile Sikhonjwa,  Radio personality Patience Musa and South African based actor Leeroy Gapol. As usual the comedian Sikhonjwe did not disappoint the crowd as he was in his ever “joky” mood and he was joined by Leeroy Gopal. The two seemed to enjoy the stage and took the spotlight from the NAMA function itself. Sikhonjwa and Gopal took to the stage and began dancing. Who would really think Sikhonjwa was hospitalised for just last year as he was dancing to a track “Unconquerable” and Gopal doing the “Bhatsi” dance. Gopal seemed to have been enjoying the stage than all the other hosts, as he tried to do a poetry in Ndebele, but him being a comedian in the making  just made the guests  

 

The guests were chauffeur driven in Limousines and it was an exciting event that was blessed with downpours of rain. It saw a number of guests walking down the red carpet dressed in the valentine’s colours, red, white and black. 

One of the nominated personals Bathabile Dlamini, a student at the National University of science and Technology (NUST), Second in the department of Journalism and Media studies. She walked down the red carpet in a LBD, fit for the event. The girl from KoNthuthu walked away with the award for the best actress in theatre  and had featured in the play Umbiko kaMadlenya. To make the event more interesting the Best comedian –Clive Chigubhu took to the stage and showed the people why he won the award. 

No doubt the NAMA was nice.......

Bathabile Dlamini and Albert Nyathi soon after her award

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/byo-steals-show-at-namas/

http://www.mafaro.co.uk/2015/02/nama-awards-in-pictures.html

ZBC needs to improve

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As always when you think you are enjoying a live broadcast on our beloved Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, it will always disappoint you. During the NAMA awards, most viewers experience poor sound quality and as always and the famous blackouts and not forgetting poor lighting.

Not just the disappointment from our beloved ZBC, the stage was not up to standard and it was not fit for hosting any function, even a Prize giving day wouldn’t be held there. As the anchors for the Event were entertaining the crowd, one would see some guys behind the stage carry chairs in preparation for the performance by an artist.

Worse when Patience Musa announced the singing of the National Anthem,  a group of guys were seen behind Musa and co-host Leeroy Gopal placing white chairs for those who were going to sing,  some carrying “mbira” and others moving the podium from the stage. The son of the national was badly started, with some guests quiet and not singing it. Then one will conclude they were not in line with the theme of this year “Proud of Zimbabwe” 

I don't know whether i must put the blame on ZBC alone or the government is to blame as well. But all the same my advise is ZBC must work on digitilisation seriously because when it comes to live broadcast especially entertainment it’s just lagging behind. 

http://www.zbc.co.zw/index.php?view=article&catid=38%3Aentertainment&id=53025%3Azbc-aims-at-producing-quality-progs&format=pdf&option=com_content&Itemid=69