The Miss Zimbabwe Trust has formally cancelled this year’s Miss World Zimbabwe pageant after a lot of false starts.
Marry Chiwenga
The pageant was initially pencilled for April and was later pushed to July leading to the cancellation of the contest.
In a statement, the Trust Spokesperson Tendai Chirau said: “The Miss Zimbabwe Trust would like to inform it’s stakeholders and the generality of Zimbabweans that it will not be holding the 2016 edition of the Miss World Zimbabwe pageant.
“This decision was reached after the Trust did not get the sufficient number of ladies during the scouting process.
“The scouting process was conducted for a period of 8 months.It is in light of the above, that the Trust will hold the next pageant in 2017.”
Meanwhile, the 13 aspiring queens who were shortlisted during the scouting process are advised that they do not have to come for the another scouting process which is still ongoing.
The shortlisted ladies have an automatic entry when the pageant is held in 2017.
In an interview last week,The Chairperson of the Trust Mrs Mary Chiwenga, however, said that “they have not found a worthy model for the task.”
Model Jacqueline Ngarande leaves the country for the prestigious StarQt Awards which are to be held at Bedfordview in Johannesburg ,South Africa.
Jacqueline Ngarande
Jacqueline Ngarande is nominated in the following categories Most Popular Socialite, Model of the Year and Remarkable Female Youth.
Businesswoman Zodwa Mkandla is also nominated for the same awards under the category Professional of the Year and her company Traverze Travel is also up for the Best Link to Loved Ones category.
Traverze Travel is one of the top travel agents in Zimbabwe whose excellence has seen it being the most preferred choice for travel management
Speaking to Zimbuzz she said: “I have shifted my focus from being too active on facebook to using Instagram because facebook seems to have a lot of hateful feedback than positive.”
“Instagram gives me the opportunity to inspire and motivate my followers in a world that is full of misery and despair thus I was nominated for the Most Remarkable Female Youth Award.”
Her modelling career pretty much started in 2012 when she was crowned Miss Global First Princess.
In the same year, she also contested in the G-Tel face of Zimbabwe competition.
“It brings such joy to been noticed for your works and I really was happy when I received the nomination,”she added
According to the awards website, STARQT AWARDS are diverse society awards with sectors of lifestyle, entertainment, sports and education.
Starqt Awards mission is to Unite, acknowledge, recognise, celebrate and reward groundbreakers that impact on their societies with the drive that push others to better heights and achieve their goals.
Support for the Starqt Awards has come from a growing list of top celebrities and influential people around the continent which has opened doors to other African country nationals to participate and get nominated making it bigger and better.
THE 3rd annual Starqt Awards ceremony will feature the leading pop singer Desire Luzinda with hit singles like Ekitone, Ebyama, Lwaki Wekaza among others.
DStv is proud to announce the launch of a brand new music channel, TRACE Africa, which hit screens across southern Africa, on Thursday 1 September.
Viewers on the Premium, Compact + and Compact bouquets will be spoilt for choice with a wide selection of authentic African music and stars on channel 326.
TRACE Africa will serve as the premiere destination for Southern African music lovers, featuring music videos of the best contemporary Southern African music hits as well as exclusive specials and documentaries.
From Kwaito and House to Coupé-Décalé, from Afro-pop and Rumba to Ndombolo, TRACE Africa has them all!
TRACE is already the leading music brand in Africa. The new localised music channel will help promote more artists from the biggest music hubs of Southern Africa including Zimbabwe and they will better serve the strong need of the local audiences for great local content.
Viewers can look forward to shows such as “African Hit 10“, a daily countdown of the best hits from Africa.
“New“, focusing on the latest releases and freshest tunes by local talent and “Guest Star“, puts the spotlight on today’s hottest Southern African stars where viewers will get to know their favourite stars on a personal level.
Remember to tune in for more sights, sounds and news from your favourite artists only on DStv channel 326.
We were Not around for the Mafikizolo gig (Not touched they have more gigs here than most artists).
Anyhow it seems that something went down there backstage, the Hip Hop sector is up in arms with the first shot being cast by Hatitambweidzoidzo hit maker, Schingy.
Schingy Pic: Facebook
Of course, various Fans and experts weighed in their left and rights opinion, with a lot of worms coming out of the can ,critics towards ZiFm from “Young Hip Hop” Cats was abound, showing that relationships are strained between the two.
Click HERE to read Schingy’s rant where he basically said ZiFM denied him the chance to perform at the gig.
However, Zimbuzz gives you the real story on how Schingy might have acted like a dancehall diva by demanding more than he actually was allocated.
Apparently, the Hip Hop singer requested for 10 entry tags for his ‘band’
We spoke to Jive Zimbabwe Director Benjamin Nyandoro who was the Event Manager and he gave us his side of the saga.
“I got a call from him (Schingy) after 7 pm as I was handling other issues,” Nyandoro explained to Zimbuzz.
“(There was) serious communication breakdown on tech rider so I Had to look for more tags for his extra 8 persons whom I was initially not advised of.
NOTE: (A tech rider is a set of requests or demands that a performer will set as criteria for performance before they arrive.)
Nyandoro said Schingy then got delayed in the process resulting in him not being able to perform in his time slot.
On Ti Gonzi and Briss Mbada
“Ti Gonzi and Briss Mbada refused to perform at their scheduled slot. Why? We (Ti Gonzi and Briss Mbaba) want to perform just before KO after Winky D,” revealed the Jive Director.
“I said it’s my programme, not yours. In as much as you want to take good opportunity and market yourself to this new and huge audience, you work with my schedule, I have a good reason why I do it like that.”
“Very Normal, artists believe so much in themselves. Why not? But what do I do as the event Manager,” quizzed Nyandoro
“I design a program that protects the event from potential agitation from the audience, I have had several incidences of serious agitations that at time degenerate into injuries and damage to property.
“I can’t risk having certain acts after experienced Acts like Winky D,it kills the build up.”
Uploading a video on YouTube is something very easy and can be done in a couple clicks. Putting a video on the web, be that as it may, which gets many thousands or even a huge number of views is difficult by any stretch of the imagination.
Numerous components and a tad bit of fortune decide if a video truly becomes a hit.
For Jah Prayzah he seems to have found the magic as he has achieved a milestone of 1 million views in just under 3 weeks for his hit Watora Mari featuring Diamond Platnumz
To top it all he got an MTV Base Africa premiere the same day.
We got in touch with the Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe and this what she had to say about the premiere.
“MultiChoice Zimbabwe is always delighted when Zimbabweans benefit from exposure on one or more of the channels on the DStv bouquet,” she said.
“Such exposure reinforces the role that DStv plays in empowering, assisting and encouraging the wealth of talent in Africa, whether in arts and entertainment, business, sport or any other aspect of life and living.
“Jah Prayzah is increasingly popular as a musical artist and his exposure across the continent is having the effect of increasing that popularity beyond our borders.
“It is our hope that in coming months and years more and more Zimbabwean performers will utilise opportunities afforded to them on DStv to reach even further and higher in their personal and career goals.”
The team from Afrikan Fashion TV as well as international fashion designers are set to grace the September Fashion issue taking place this Saturday, September 3, 2016, at the Fife Avenue shopping centre.
Tapfumanei Munenge Couture
The designers from South Africa, Bongane Shabangu of Indwandwe Couture and Nokwakha Qobo of Nokwakha who will present their latest offerings for the Spring Summer 2017 season.
They will be accompanied by models Candice Bonolo and Musty.
Twelve local designers have taken upon the task themselves to produce the show notwithstanding the country’s economic challenges which have led to the continuous collapse of the clothing and textile industry.
In an effort to foster local fashion retail; delegates, merchandisers and influential celebrities have been invited to the affair.
The organisers anticipate that sound business deals will come out of this event.
Tapfumanei Munenge, one of the designers organising the event said, “We mean business and we are playing our part in rebuilding the industry, one stitch at a time.”
The panel of local designers includes award-winning Nompumelelo Marilyn Samambgwa of Noe eS, Tapfumanei Munenge, Claudia Byron, Ishmael Tsakatsa of Zargue’sia, Ngoni Motsi of Chenna Nenni, Mehreen Kamal of Reen Zara, Sarudzai Murungu, Natsai Mujuru of Gems of Dune, Lauryn Chisikwa of House of Lau, Kimberly Masimbe of House of KikiM, Saneliso Mpofu of Sanah Designs, and David Mnaba of The web.
“The unexpected is to be expected at the show and we promise to deliver nothing other than a complete fashion show buffet.” said Samambgwa, the event director.
Tickets will be available from Athienitis and on the door at $10 general and $30 VIP access to front row and the pre-cocktail party.
This glitzy MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) will this year be held in Johannesburg.
Neyo gives a Guest performance at the previously held event
The ceremony will take place at the Northgate Ticketpro Dome on October 22 and will as usual host the Africa’s best musical talents.
The MAMAs‚ has previously been held in Durban‚ KwaZulu-Natal.
The decision to move the event from the coast to the heart of South Africa‚ was announced at a press conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday attended by the likes of Babes Wodumo‚ Tresor‚ Khuli Chana‚ Kwesta‚ Mafikizolo and Nasty C.
Speaking about the decision to move the event to Johannesburg‚ rapper Kwesta said that the city is a special place for artists to draw inspiration from.
“The city affects pretty much every single thing we do. There’s not a lot of places in the world that you find such diversity‚ such diverse food and culture. These are the things that artists draw from. The city has directly impacted on my career- every good song you’ve heard from me is from and inspired by Joburg. It’s a beautiful thing‚” he said.
The event’s organisers have promised that they will reveal the performers over the next few weeks‚ with the announcement of nominees to be held in Johannesburg and Lagos‚ Nigeria.
Riddled with anxiety as to what the next step will be or where the next crumbs of food will come from, was the last thing Glo Diamond real name Glorainne Francis remembers before she collapsed and found herself in Hospital.
Glorainne Francis aka Glo Diamond
“I left home (Zimbabwe) at very young age of 18 to settle in the United Kingdom,” recalls Glo Diamond
Before she left home she was working at a casino while waiting for her Advanced Level results.
“I was making a lot of money so my mum and I decided to help out some relatives with money to travel to the Uk, in the hope that I will follow and stay with them.
Little did the former Harare Girls High student know that she would become a beggar and destitute in a foreign country.
“Upon arriving in Britain I tried to contact my relatives I had assisted but they had changed their contacts and didn’t want anything to do with me.
“For the first time in my life I had to learn how to beg,” she says with a fading voice.
And for the better part of her life, she was to sleep at a train station with no blankets.
The Hospital experience which turned into a blessing in disguise
As the cold weather of Britain would take its toll on her, she collapsed and found herself in a hospital.
“The doctors said it was Hypothermia (a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature)
“In the hospital, I then met a student nurse who remembered me from an interaction we had had in Zimbabwe where I used to work,after being discharged she took me into her small room,” she narrates.
The one event that changed everything
Glorianne Francis
“I got my first job at McDonalds where I was earning £3.40 per hour,” she told Zimbuzz.
“I started exploring alternative ways of making extra income and since I was involved in a lot of arts activities in school,I organised my first gig which was a celebration of the Zambian Independence day.”
It was from that experience that she started getting heavily involved it the promotion of arts activities that at one point she was working and managing a club with King Alfred as the DJ.
Her influence and income started growing rapidly to such an extent she was now organising bigger events.
Then the bigger things started happening
She then brought to the UK ,Brenda Fassie,Temptations and a whole lot of the big names in Dee Jaying
Brenda Fassie
Glo Diamond is now involved in a lot of Public relations work and has worked with people like former heavyweight boxers like Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson.
She is also involved in Talent Mangement and currently works with Football clubs in England.
She also led a team that fundraised for the Zimbabwean 2012 Olympic Team where she convinced fellow Zimbabwean and Boxer Derick Chisora to donate to the team.
“One of my proudest moments was when I brought Oliver Mtukudzi to the icon O2 Venue,”she said.
Inside the O2 venue
Glo diamond was recently named among the Top Black Entrepreneurs in Britain
Glorianne is now CEO of Gloramo Concierge & PR Ltd and Director for African Partnership Ltd and has won many awards for her commitment and dedication to raising profiles, creating platforms and supporting upcoming talent.
Women Economic Forum profiled her as a conscientious, resourceful and creative Brand strategist and International Public Relations Communications Consultant with a talent for spotting opportunities with a natural innovative and creative flair to source and present dynamic marketing solutions within commercial constraints.
In 2013 she was also awarded an Empowerment Ambassador award for her commitment to empowering and support people in her community.
DStv’s Zambezi Magic channel is co-sponsoring this year’s International Images Film Festival, which runs in Harare for a week from Friday, August 26.
Some of the films to look forward to
Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the festival, focused on women, was a suitable platform for the promotion of awareness of Zambezi Magic, which was created in 2015 to give greater continental visibility of film and television productions created in Southern Africa, including Zimbabwe.
“We are delighted to be associated with this prestigious event and look forward to a long and happy relationship and to providing support for what has become a major annual arts and entertainment initiative,” she said.
“Zambezi Magic is at the early stages of developing this platform for local content and the IIFF is also in the process of building a foundation for the promotion of films that highlight women’s issues.
MultiChoice Zimbabwe has been pleased to be involved in this process, linking the festival and the channel that is becoming an essential part of the Zimbabwean film and television scene.”
The festival opens on Friday with a programme of 56 films being screened at five venues in Harare. Nine of these films are sourced from Zimbabwean filmmakers, including Wizzy Mangoma and Dorothy Meck.
The theme of the festival for 2016 is Women Alive: Women of Heart, and helps IIFF focus on telling stories of women in a positive manner.
Zambezi Magic’s sponsorship will involve supporting the closing ceremony , at which the winners of 17 awards being handed out will be recognised for effort and achievement. This event will be a glittering cocktail party with entertainment and is expected to be attended by more than 250 people.
It was a glamorous affair Friday on the red carpet during Stunner’s album launch, this was the first time some of us seeing Mr and Mrs Chideme together.
Stunner and wife Olinda Chapel
While Zimbuzzwas busy fashion policing, we noticed that LV brand on Olinda Chapel’s feet and we knew who had the most expensive set of legs on the red carpet.
There are no curve balls when a Louis Vuitton sticker price runs into a huge number of dollars because such is the cost of nice footwear from the French fashion brand.
Olinda shows off her shoe to the Zimbuzz cameramen
For some of us the price tag might give us a mini heart attack but not for the newly discovered queen of bling (Hello Pokello)
So we went on a hunt online and discover that the gold ankle-strap cost a whopping $1500. (I hope you have paramedics near you in case you get that assault on your heart)
A closer look at the shoe shows a suede leather on the straps all the way to the tip, with a striking gold metal accessory on the top.
This was a masterstroke statement from Olinda as she knew very well that a Loius Vuitton shoe is way beyond the reach of many women and has many females all over the world salivate just at the sight of it.
Side note: After reading this you can switch over to the Beforward site and continue your car shopping.
