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Kazz, Mike Mahendere, Olinda among the Big winners at the UK Zim Achievers Awards

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Kazz, Mike Mahendere, Olinda among the Big winners at the UK Zim Achievers Awards

The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards raised the bar last night, putting on a spectacular event for the eighth edition at the Grange City Hotel in London.

Running under the theme Plough Back, the awards celebrated several academics and businessmen, including prominent African jeweller, Patrick Mavros and Legal Practitioner, Taffi Nyawanza.

Actor and singer, John Pfumojena was honoured with the Made in Zwe award for being a true cultural ambassador.

Singer Kazz aka Mr Boomslang scooped the music video of the year, gospel singer Michael Mahendere was honoured with the International gospel award whilst Olinda Chapel was named female personality of the year.

The event this year was proudly sponsored by Fintech Company, WorldRemit and Funeral Service Provider, Diaspora Funeral Cash Plan.

WorldRemit Executive, Richard Igoe thanked the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards for a community initiative that brought people together around the world and that created the type of synergy and spirit that the remittance organisation embodies.

Other sponsors for the UK edition included Propertyend, Ndasenda, eZimtech, Women in Healthcare, Vaka Buildings, Mtimandze Group, Starcover, Vavaki Architects, Richvisions, KTrio and Nurseline.

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Meanwhile, nominations for the US  and Australian editions will open on Monday 21st May.

The awards ceremony for the US is scheduled for 29 September in Dallas, Texas. Australia’s edition will follow five weeks later on 3rd November.

Now a permanent fixture on the Zimbabwean community calendar, the awards are now in four countries, with plans for Canada and Zimbabwe to be added to the growing portfolio soon.

 

 2018 Winners list

Business of the year:

Banya Family Placement Agency

Male Entrepreneur:

Ben Masina

Female Entrepreneur:  

Fungai Ndemera

Professional of the year:

Portia Kumalo

Community Champion – (Joint award)

Dumi Moyo and Sithule Nicole Tshuma

Community Organisation:

Qoki Zindlovukazi Manini Amahle

Music video:

Kudana – Kazz aka Mr Boomslang

Music artist:

Icey Stanley

International Gospel:

Michael Mahendere

Fashion Designer:

Sinikiwe Moyo

Young Achiever:

Amanda Nkomo

Sports Personality

Don Armand

Female Personality:

Olinda Chapel

 Male Personality:

Gineas Mupfayi

Breakthrough Award:

Nomalanga Nyamayaro

Event of the Year:

Zimfest 2017

People’s Choice Award

DJ Smallboy Taf

Panels’ Choice Award:

Summer Rose

Dudu of Bridal Couture and Tiaras

Capleton Arrested And Charged With Rape

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Capleton Arrested And Charged With Rape

Dancehall and Reggae legend Capleton real name Clifton Bailey was on Friday arrested on allegations of raping his hairdresser in a hotel, according to Jamaican media.

The entertainer was arrested by detectives assigned to the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offence and Child Abuse (CISOCA) after the rape report.

Capleton was questioned in the presence of his attorney Christopher Townsend and that’s when he was arrested and charged.

Reports suggest that the woman filed a police report on May 2 claiming that Capleton sexually assaulted her at a hotel in New Kingston.

In her police report, the unnamed female told police officers that she was contracted by the entertainer to groom his hair at the hotel in New Kingston on April 28 and that’s when he forced himself onto her and had sex with her against her will.

Capleton Picture/proud jamaica

She didn’t file the police report until May 2nd.

Capleton was Monday morning offered bail in the sum of $200,000 when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on a rape charge.

He has denied the allegations saying that the female accuser is lying and even tried to extort him. The superstar even filed a police report about the alleged extortion.

Bailey’s lawyer, Christopher Townsend has since cried foul and alleged that the entertainer is being extorted.

“We made a report to the police and we have been in contact with the police that we are being extorted and I gather that what occurred is that the young lady went and made a report also.

“We have heard several voice notes, there are several WhatsApp messages supporting our allegations of him being extorted,” claimed the lawyer.

The singer commands a large following in Zimbabwe and has filled up venues in his previous visits to the country.

His debut visit was in 2010 during which he celebrated the 2011 New Year holiday with his Zimbabwean fans and made another return in 2012.

If he is found guilty, the artist could face 10-15 years in prison for the crime.

Hundreds of Bulawayo Mums given a Lavish Mother’s Day Treat

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Hundreds of Bulawayo Mums given a Lavish Mother’s Day Treat

Bulawayo mums celebrated their Mothers day in style when they were treated to a five-star luncheon by their children based home and abroad.

Maskandi Songstress Sisa Senkosi of the Amahlolanyama fame organised the event through her page Kuwe Babakazi Esigodlweni Sabo Mama a facebook group in which women help, advice and empower each other seeking solutions to modern problems through holistic means.

“We asked ourselves what would be a better way to thank and show our appreciation than on Mothers day, so we decided to throw a Luncheon for our mothers in Bulawayo as their children living abroad,” said Sisa Senkosi.

Ladies from Uk, America, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and even China came together and paid for their parents to be hosted for the event.

The event was at Cresta Lodge and on the day the parents had a red carpet, 3-course meal, goody bag, professional photography for all and transport collecting them from home and dropping them off in the evening.

Moms enjoying their meals on their special day

“Originally it was meant to be a small little party but women kept asking to be part of it, joining and paying for their moms, sisters, aunties and grandmothers.

“We said pay for any woman who made an impact in your life and before we knew it over 150 moms were attending, added Sisa Senkosi.

The event was mainly coordinated by Za Mpofu in Australia and Sithandazile Dube based ko Bulawayo and was overseen by Sisa Senkosi.

The organisers also decided to adopt the ladies who live at Entembeni Old peoples home.

“We raised funds as a group to have a meal delivered to them it was unfortunate that due to their advanced age we could not take them to Cresta with us,” she said.

“But we managed to get them a winter goody bag which consisted of a blanket and tennis shoes among other things.

“After mother’s da,y we are already planning a fathers day too. We hope many men will join us in appreciating our fathers too.”

Sisa Senkosi

Sisa Senkosi has previously donated to causes in Matebeleland such as stationery to the flood victims in Tsholotsho, Blankets and school accessories to the orphans at Emthunzini wethemba and many more other acts of charity.

She is also a talk show host joining the new Facebook craze of facebook broadcasters.

On her show ‘Itshukelwa Ebandla’ which is hosted by Zimbo Live Tv, she addresses issues that affect people in Zimbabwe.

Cultural norms, political situations and many more. The show is mainly in isiNdebele and English.

“Asa cultural ambassador I want to see our people prosper. ‘It is not enough for us to be in the same boat..we have to be rowing in the same direction too,” said Sisa Senkosi.

Jackie Ngarande unveiled as Brand Ambassador for The Single Mother Foundation

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Jackie Ngarande unveiled as Brand Ambassador for The Single Mother Foundation

Philanthropist and supermodel Jackie Tinovimbika Ngarande was over the weekend officially unveiled as the brand ambassador for The Single Mother Foundation.

The Single Mother Foundation is a non-profit organisation whose obligation is to equip, empower, educate, encourage and promote single mothers and their children to undertake perennial projects which will sustain them and their families.

It was founded by Australian based Flo Matambanadzo in January 2017.

Giving her acceptance speech Ms Ngarande highlighted the need for society to look at single mothers with the respect that they would accord any other person.

She also shared her childhood experience of being raised by a single mother.

“My mother lost her husband, my father when she was only 32 years of age, and it is that upbringing which gave me a first experience at the plight of single mothers,” she said.

Jackie Tinovimbika Ngarande

“Single mothers generally are more likely to be vulnerable in most aspects of life and they need to be empowered not just for a day for a lifetime if its possible,” she added.

Ngarande who is not new to charity work also assists more than 145 students with school fees through her Jackie Ngarande Foundation Educational Scheme.

In her role as the Single Mother Foundation Ambassador, she will be tasked with identifying empowerment projects for the ladies as well as coming up with strong structures to monitor their progress.

Currently, the foundation is targeting single mothers in Mabvuku and Marondera with plans to expand to other parts as resources allow.

” It is not uncommon that most single mothers are poorer because of various reasons and it is much harder for them to break out of the cycle of poverty so im hoping with my efforts we can assist a few to make something out of life,” she said.

“At the same time, we want to end the stereotyping that these women experience in societies, single mothers are always victimised for not having a husband, be it in church or elsewhere,” added Ms Ngarande

New Video: Gary Tight ft Dr Oliver Mtukudzi – Ndizarurire

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New Video: Gary Tight ft Dr Oliver Mtukudzi – Ndizarurire

They performed their monstrous collaboration before multitudes at the Mukanya Bira in April and now Gary Tight and Oliver Mtukudzi have decided to preserve the memory of it in a video.

It is a bridging of two generations suspending time to produce a timeless gem.

It’s huge alone to score a collaboration with world acclaimed superstar like Oliver Mtukudzi, but it’s, even more, greater if you can go a further step and record a video.

The video which opens up with a sleeping Gary Tight receiving a call to rush to the studio was shot partly inside the Pakare Paye studios.

One message which the video seems to impress most is the mentor/protege relationship that Gary Tight and Tuku have always had.

It shows an attentive Gary getting musical instructions from Tuku as they pen the song Ndizarurire, the song on its own, we believe deserves better marketing as it a monster hit but not many have heard it.

Watch Gary Tight ft Dr Oliver Mtukudzi – Ndizarurire below

 

Prophet Angel Scores another First..Launches an Energy Drink

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Prophet Angel Scores another First..Launches an Energy Drink

Starting an energy drink business is more difficult than many other businesses, due to the high market saturation of energy drinks but for shrewd businessman, Prophet Uebert Angel there is no barrier to any entry.

Prophet Angel has once again shown his passion and elbow grease to millions of his followers worldwide by launching a new energy drink.

Energy Drinks and other new beverages are taking the business world by storm and have been touted as the new gold rush.

He announced the venture in an Instagram post yesterday, with not many words but the eye-catching design of Black Gold Premium was loud enough to speak for itself.

Information gathered by Zimbuzz revealed that the drink is already hitting the Southern Africa, Europe and Nigerian markets but was already available in Austria.

It will be available in 400mls and 500mls in Africa and 200mls in Europe.

The drink is also set to hit the Zimbabwean market soon where its expected to grab a large market share from the already available brands.

Those who have tasted it say it tastes better than red bull and sweeter but carries a whole lot more caffeine than the usual energy drink.

With well over 3 million registered followers in Southern Africa and millions more who are not registered, if these numbers are anything to go by, the Prophet Angel’s black gold energy drink is set for instant success.

His entry into beverage drinks adds to his already diversified business portfolio which includes real estate.

Prophet Angel also has two commercial buildings in the UK alone, one in the US plus 18 residences, recently Prophet Angel bought a 4-star hotel in France.

It’s a Gqom Party with Distruction Boyz at Club 1+1

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It’s a Gqom Party with Distruction Boyz at Club 1+1

Gqom music duo Distruction Boyz will Friday night make their maiden Harare gig at Club 1+1 in what looks set to be one hell of a party night.

Distruction Boyz who have achieved their goal of becoming the first artists with a strictly gqom album to reach gold status will share the stage with various local artists.

Gqom is a genre of dance music popular in Durban‚ only made mainstream recently by the likes of Babes Wodumo and DJ Tira.

The show is another of the success stories from newly assembled promotions company DTL which is run by Dee Nosh of 2Kings Entertainment.

The duo is made up of 21-year-old Thobani ‘Que’ Mgobhozi and 22-year-old Zipho ‘Gold’ Mthembu who both hail from Kwa-Mashu.

Zimbabwe will experience the magic of Gqom dished out by its original founders come Friday night with their record-breaking summer song, Omunye.

DTL, the organisers have availed tickets at various selling points including Focal Point outlets at Joina City, Sam Levy, Avondale and Westgate.

The tickets are going for $7 and $15 for ordinary and VIP sections respectively.

New Music: Young DLC and Alchemy’s collabo is Way Too Good

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New Music: Young DLC and Alchemy’s collabo is Way Too Good

Musician/producer Young DLC and Afro-pop musician, Tedius Marezvavana aka Alchemy collaboration has shown the world that when it comes to musical genres, there are no boundaries or limits.

Their latest joined titled Make You Dance is another proof of the artistic combination between two young lads.

The songs which contain elements of both dancehall and EDM shows off the extraordinary production skills of Young DLC and the vocal abilities of Alchemy.

Young DLC is is a Pretoria based Electronic Dance Music producer and DJ, signed to Sony ATV SA.

He has worked on Coke Studio Africa 2017 as an in-house producer for the whole season and also spent 3 months in Nairobi, Kenya where he got to work with Africa’s music heavyweights including Patoranking, Runtown and many more who were on the show.

Prior to that Young DLC released a collaboration project with Silent Nqo, and the song spent 15 weeks on Algoa FM charts, peaking at number 5.

His collaborative mate Alchemy is fast becoming a household name in Zimbabwe, after releasing the Despacito Shona Cover.

Alchemy has been doing music since 2008 but went solo a few years ago. The artist did a track with ExQ in 2015 titled What Am l To Do and in the same year he did another track with Stunner titled Kana Ndinewe.

Listen to Make You Dance below.

DJ Sbu launches own School, names it ‘The Hustlers Academy’

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DJ Sbu launches own School, names it ‘The Hustlers Academy’

DJ Sbu also known as Sbusiso Leope has partnered with the 3Sixty Financial Services Group to positively impact thousands of young lives and families in South Africa with his own school, The Hustlers Academy.

Sbu had for the past weeks been hinting on a “9 May Big announcement” message almost on a daily basis and the news did come and its big.

Aptly titled ‘The Hustlers Academy’ Leope intends to develop the minds and the ability of thousands of young hustlers in the country and change lives.

‘The Hustlers Academy’ is an independent privately funded economic empowerment project spearheaded by Leope to address the overwhelming lack of jobs and incumbent graduates into the system on an annual basis.

The 3Sixty Group is a well-established financial services company with a disruptive strategy that offers clients more benefits for their rand.

The partnership represents a meeting of the minds and the hearts for the development of opportunities for young South Africans.

“We will train and educate young hustlers to either be entrepreneurs or corporate hustlers. Our training programme and academy curriculum will produce the best sales force this country has seen and develop the minds of Hustlers to understand how the world works and how to stand out,” said DJ Sbu.

“In partnership with 3Sixty Group, we will develop entrepreneurs who start businesses and employ teams of hustlers within an 18-month period.”

Group CEO and Chairman of 3Sixty Financial Services Group, Mr Khandani Msibi is confident that ‘The Hustlers Academy’ will play a game-changing role in developing and changing the way corporates are structured in providing a ceiling for employees as far as earnings are concerned.

Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK to honour Top Academics

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Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK to honour Top Academics

Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK will on Saturday honour four distinguished academics with the Chairman’s Honorary Distinction Award for their contribution to academia across all areas that include leadership, teaching and research.

The 2018 cohort were nominated in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the academic community. The recipients include Alex Magaisa, Dr Miles Tendi, Simukai Chigudu and Dr Khanyisile Moyo.

“A core element of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards is recognising and celebrating good leadership,” said ZAA Chairman, Conrad Mwanza.

“This year’s recipients have demonstrated their unwavering dedication to the academic world, playing an active role in developing strategic initiatives and an ongoing commitment to research that has been key to some socio-economic causes.”

Alex Magaisa Picture/@wamagaisa

“They are all outstanding in their respective fields and their work is recognised globally. They have also been instrumental in community engagement and public debate, as well as contributing to educational reform and innovation, he added.

This year’s honorary recipient is African jeweller, Patrick Mavros, whose brand has been creating intricate African jewellery for 35 years.

Zimbabwe Health Training Support(ZHTS) Chair, Kate Adams will be honoured with the Friend of Zimbabwe award, for her extensive work with the organisation.

 

Zimbabwe Achievers Theme

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe Achievers International has announced the theme for this year’s event. Dubbed Plough Back, the concept has been launched to encourage Zimbabweans in the diaspora to play a major role in rebuilding Zimbabwe.

The new dispensation has been calling on Zimbabweans abroad to consider investing in the country since the transition in December. President Mangwagwa has called on investors to share in the vision of building the southern African country, stating that ‘Zimbabwe is open for business’

“Zimbabwe needs the buy-in and investment of millions of Zimbabweans. This is an opportune time for all of us to play a significant role in turning Zimbabwe around because our biggest resource is the people,” Mwanza said.

“We have a plethora of talent across a diverse range of sectors. Leaders whose ingenuity and innovative thinking could put Zimbabwe on the map again. We have a beautiful country that has so much potential and this is the time to showcase that potential,” he added.

 

Awards ceremony and entertainment line-up.

The awards will take place on Saturday 12 May 2018 at the Grange City Hotel in London.

Friends in Christ, the dynamic collective, are this year’s resident band. Formed by Zexie Manatsa Jnr and his wife Sharon, the group released their nine-track album in 2017, produced by popular music producer, MacDonald “MacDee” Chidavaenzi.

Friends in Christ founders Zexie Jnr and Sharon Manatsa

Their new album is set for release at the end of this month.

Urban grooves starlet Theresa Shangazhike, known as Shanky and Gemma Griffiths are also part of the entertainment line-up.

Griffiths, who performed at the UK gala in 2016 and recently at the South African gala, said she was thrilled to be performing at the ceremony again.

Meanwhile, limited tickets for the ceremony are still on sale and the organisers have encouraged those still wanting to attend to purchase them as soon as possible, as there may not be any tickets available on the day.

The ZAA annual gala is now in its eighth year and has become the society red carpet event of the year, bringing together business leaders and innovators from all sectors to celebrate the achievements of Zimbabweans living in the UK.

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