They wowed us with their infectious melodies from as early as 2003 and ever since they have enjoyed love and admiration not only in Zimbabwe but the whole of Africa.
P-Square Pic by BBC
And Zimbabwe was also privileged to have hosted them for a sold-out show.
Nigeria pop twins Peter and Paul Okoye were the headline act at the Lion Lager Summer Beer Festival that took place at the Glamis Arena on October 13, 2012.
But news reaching us from Nigeria is that the duo could soon become history as the feud between the brothers has reached peak high.
According to Nigeria media reports this week, Peter Okoye, one of the twin singing sensation, reportedly sent a termination letter to their lawyer, Festus Keyamo, demanding a termination of the partnership agreement between the duo.
Speaking to Linda Ikejis Blog, Peter confirmed the sad development, saying; “Psquare is no more. I have nothing against my brothers. I saw Paul’s post on Instagram about blood being thicker than water.”
“Who is water and who is blood?” Peter asked.
Peter Okoye Picture by dailypost.ng
In the leaked Termination Letter Peter reveals that his brothers were threatening his life and family.
“Me and my wife have been getting life-threatening messages and I fear for my life and the life of my family,” he stated.
”Remember Jude has threatened to kill me and shoot my wife in the presence of Paul and Mrs Imoke,” he said.
Their fans would recall that back in 2016 the group split up over differences concerning their elder brother Jude who happens to be their manager.
Yesterday, a video was also leaked via Linda Ikeji’s Blog, showing the three brothers engaged in a heated physical confrontation at their lawyer’s office.
This is a developing story, more updates to follow
Following his nomination by the executive board of the African Fashion Reception designer Thembani Mubochwa has been invited to the prestigious show as the country’s representative.
Models in TZM designs
The event will be hosted by the African Union at its headquarters in Addis Ababa from September 28 to September 29.
“We would like to thank the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate and Honorable Minister Oppah Muchinguri – Kashiri, Zim Parks and Rticulate PR for making our trip possible,” said Thembani Mubochwa.
Mubochwa who has showcased his designs globally before and has dressed some of Africa’s top celebrities will be amongst twenty-four other nations at the African Fashion Reception.
The event is organised by Legendary Gold Limited in partnership with the African Union and UNESCO and in its 20 years of operation, has become the reference point in the African continent.
Thembani Mubochwa
It is the first to take africa designers and models to the global stage of Paris, Milan, New York, London, Shanghai, Dubai, Tokyo etc.
Over the years, it has partnered with the paris bassed global TV brand-Fashion TV, Ford Models, New York, one of Europe’s biggest retail buying chains, Camera Italian Buyer Moda, Milan, Alta Rome, Pret-a-Porter and UNESCO both in Paris etc.
Thembani Mubochwa’s Award winning design at the Vodacom Durban July 2016
The AFR once again will be presenting Africa’s best and most creative designers, producers of shoes, bags, jewelries, make up, beauty & hair products to the global market.
To be eligible to participate, these products must be locally sourced and produced in Africa. Most importantly, they must be produced with global best practice.
Singer and businesswoman Cindy Munyavi last Friday scooped a prestigious Award at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce – Women in Enterprise Conference.
Cindy with her Awards
Nominated in the Arts, Sports and Culture category, the Setter-Pace hitmaker walked away tops, beating fellow musician Hope Masike and Star FM’s KVG.
This is the third time that Cindy has been recognised by the same body after she came out runner-up in 2013.
Cindy said the award was a clear indication that the Entertainment sector was a viable business worthy of recognition.
“This award not only gives confidence to the corporates that we work with but also pains a picture that we are professionals,” she said.
This award adds to the many accolades that Cindy has received during her illustrious career.
Cindy was the first female musician to winner Best female artists in Southern Africa at the AFRIMMA in 2014.
Some of her awards include:
2015 Young Business Woman of the Year – Zimbabwe Business Awards Council
2015 Top Outstanding Woman in Music, Arts and Entertainment- Women’s Heritage Society World Organisation
2014 Best female artists in Southern Africa- AFRIMMA
2013 Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce(ZNCC) Award for Women in Enterprise
The country’s most celebrated choreographer and dancer John Cole will this October take his routine moves far east as he announced a tour to China.
John Cole -Scene taken from Cynthia Mare’s Video Ngoro
Cole has done choreography for some of the best music videos to come out of Zimbabwe as well as some Harare’s most flamboyant weddings.
He also did the choreography to that smash hit song Mukoko by Ammara Brown and Tytan and his dances were instrumental in giving the video its sensual look that saw it reach a million views on YouTube.
He is currently working with Ammara for the routines to Akiliz whose shoot we are told will be this Sunday, Cole also features on the hilarious video by Dj Towers ft Simba Tagz titled Kutsotswa beans.
The multi-award-winning dance choreographer and dancer will invade China with his ‘Dance With John Cole’ movement from the 1st October To 12th October.
As part of dance invasion, John Cole will conduct a dance workshop and dance videos in the cities of Chengdu and Nanjing respectively.
Said John Cole: I” will conduct a dance workshop in Chengdu on the 3rd October 2017 infusing dance choreography based on Zimbabwean music giving attending dancers and dance followers within Chengdu a taste of Zimbabwean musicality through the ‘Dance With John Cole’ movement.”
City Of Nanjing will be host to the second and last phase of the ‘Dance With John Cole’ movement and will encompass dance videos created by John Cole utilizing Zimbabwean music and various backgrounds, tourist spots and other popular places within Nanjing city.
The dance videos will be uploaded via John Cole’s social media platforms.
DStv Lite which will be effective as of Tuesday 26 September is Multichoice’s new entry-level package created uniquely for the Zimbabwean market.
The package will cost $7 a month and is positioned below the existing DStv Acess Package.
It will include a mix of local and international general entertainment, children’s programming, music channels, telenovelas, news and sport through 28 channels.
Zimbuzz lists below all the 28 Channels on DStv Lite.
Multichoice Africa today announced a major decrease of DStv subscription prices and launched an exciting new entry-level package unique to Zimbabwe to be known as Dstv lite.
The Lite package will cost $7.
The price decrease and the launch of the new bouquet will be effective Tuesday, September 26.
The reduction is the second one Multichoice has undertaken in the past two years, having undertaken the first one in November 2016, in turn, complemented by a price freeze in April 27 and an earlier price freeze in April 2016.
“We recognise that our customers are living in tough economic times and would like to alleviate their financial strain by providing them with the best in local and international entertainment at the best possible value,” said Multichoice Zimbabwe Marketing Manager, Gerald Ngonyama.
Dstv Premium will now cost $65 down from $72, Compact Plus goes down to $40 from $47.
The DStv Compact will now be costing $25 down from $28.
Naming something is a huge task whether it’s a political party, school, pet or newborn baby but for somelike Ninja Lipsy not so much
Ninja Lipsy – Picture Instagram
But we have had some bizarre musician names in Zimbabwe whose origins are as baffling as the names themselves.
But others have given themselves such sexy names we can’t even relate to their real names even if we were told of them.
I can bet my last bond coin that none of y’all have ever heard of a name called Tendazvaitwa Chitimbe.
The surname, yeah you might have but ‘Tendazvaitwa?’ shbhbyewuuoj!!!!!!
That’s the real namedancehall singer Ninja Lipsythe Ninja part came about when she and the Ninja President Winky D were buddies.
The sexy chanter took to Instagram to reveal the origins of her name and we knew it that it had something to do with romance.
In a video she starts by telling people to take care of their lips, she suggests that everyone has to put something on their lips to make them look good.
And in that same video, she reveals that she got her name lipsy because she loves her lips
There you have it, fellas , She got her names from her LIPS
Alfred Kainga staged his maiden homecoming show to a sold-out crowd at the Reps Theatre Friday night and boy did he prove why he made Kevin Heart laugh!
Alfred Kainga – Picture by Munashe Chokodza
From the very first joke, the Alley Cat captured the entire audience and had them eating out of his hands throughout his hour-long set
Kainga touched on many subjects including American politics and how he reacted to the news that the President-Elect then Mr Trump would deport immigrants.
He also talked about his life in the US and explained that he took too long to come back home because he didn’t have the right papers.
Not to be spared out of the conversation was our dilapidated state of roads and the corrupt police as Kainga took a roast at these two ills.
One of his jokes that blew the roof off of Reps Theatre was when he said that one of his first jobs in America was selling Vacuum Cleaners ‘Literally I was selling mitsvairo’ he said to a thunderous applause.
Part of the Sold Out crowd Picture by Munashe Chokodza
Kainga took a dig at Olinda telling the crowd that he had been warned that there were people who liked preying on celebrities.
However, it was disappointment for the many comedy lovers who were turned away after the show sold out. Had the organisers Xtratime Entertainment and Nash Paints anticipated this oversubscription probably they would have chosen a bigger venue.
And then that boy Tinaye Wayne
Tinaye Wayne picture – TV Yangu
22-year-old Tinaye performed a joke about Robert Mugabe that sent a painful awkwardness throughout the Reps Theatre.
He told the audience that he hated Robert Mugabe because Robert Mugabe was ugly and had killed so many people.
At this moment even the ones who were drowning a few beers retained their soberness, Dr Chamu Chiwanza who is a great admirer of the President was seated in the front seat a few metres from the young comedian just stared with utter shock and disbelief
At this point, every of Tinaye’s friend and acquaintance might have contemplated distancing themselves from the UZ student.
We actually visualised the boys in black suits and dark sunglasses drag the pint-sized Tinaye from the stage into an Isuzu Vehicle for some ‘questioning’
Of course, he is a University of Zimbabwe student so we expected it since peeps from there are known for their notoriety.
He then dropped the bombshell.
“Robert Mugabe akauraya vanhu vakawanda especially paanosanga na Julius Nyerere.”
And with that, the boy earned legendary status as Reps Theatre ripped apart with great laughter.
Q Dube was a great host as he took us down memory lane to the time when there were no mobile phones but we had to depend on landlines to call our loved ones.
Q Dube Picture by Munashe Chokodza
He also chronicled his first initiation into the world of porn watching. Q’s jokes were some real-life stories that were laced with great humour and showed the intelligence of the Power FM breakfast show host.
Another opening act South African based Long John also dropped some jokes about his hometown of Chimanimani.
He also dwelled into the world of porn and said that slow internet in Chimanimani was depriving his people of the visual pleasures
Alfred kainga’s homecoming show brought to us by Xtratime entertainment and Nash Paints was as flawless as it was magical, One to remember for a long time.
The wait is finally over and the speculation has been put to rest Alick Macheso is releasing an album on the 21st of March 2016 titled Tsoka Dzerwendo.
The release of the album will take place at the Harare International Conference Center on March 24.
Some were saying Baba Sharo had lost his creative juices hence we see Jah Prayzah dominating the Kingdom that once was his.
It’s almost FIVE years since we last heard from Macheso.
And in that period, a hell lot of things have happened.
Here are the 5 things that have happened since the last time Macheso released an Album
Local surgeons separate Siamese twins
Kupakwashe and Tapiwanashe Chitigo with their parents. Pic: The Herald
A team of 50 doctors broke new ground in 2014 by successfully performing the first major operation on Siamese twins born in April.
The operation was an eight-hour delicate procedure at Harare Children’s Hospital.
And now the twins, who were born sharing the same liver, are healthy and were shown on ZTV kicking a soccer ball in their hood.
It’s been long Baba Sharo.
Miss World Zimbabwe has had Five Queens in Two-year reigns.
Tendai Hunda
We have crowned Five Miss Zim Queens in a space of Two years following a series of dethronement mainly caused by the leaking of the models’ nude pictures.
Thabiso Phiri (Crowned and dethroned in 2014 because of nudes) Catherine Makaya took over (Dethroned just before the World finals, for showing complete disregard for the Trust’s regulations) Tendai Hunda finally the clean one, chosen to represent the country in the 2014 World Finals.
Emily Kachote crowned and dethroned in 2015 because of an alleged nude picture, Annie- Grace Mutambu replaced her and went on to represent the country in China in 2015.
It’s been long Baba Sharo.
Tinopona Katsande and Pokello got married
Elikem paid a reportedly $25 000 pride price
They did what they did, then did who they did and now are doing whoever they are doing.
Both girls released sex tapes but as grace would find them (Put your Papa, Prophet, Pastor voice here) the two are now enjoying marital bliss.
And Tin Tin got fired from her job at ZiFM but again as grace would locate her, she had a miracle baby boy and is enjoying the experience of motherhood.
It’s been long Baba Sharo.
Xndr and Zale have taken 280 selfies
We couldn’t find a collage maker for more than 100 pix … so we settled for four
Ok ..could be more than that could be less than that but hey who is counting..we lost count at 92.
We got introduced to a hot new couple in the Showbiz industry Zaleekhah Khan and Anonzi Xndr Mutumha since Macheso and Tafadzwa exited the scene.
They have had their affection well documented on all social media platforms and have splashed selfies all over them.
Indeed, they have left an indelible memory in the short time we got to know them, follow them on Instagram here @zali.babyand @anonzixndr
It’s been long Baba Sharo.
And oh… Undertaker has lost a Wrestlemania match
Down and out..The UnderTaker
On April 6, 2014, The Undertaker walked into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, ready to win again.
At 49, The Dead Man — whose real name is Mark William Calaway walked by 21 caskets, all labelled with the names of the fighters he had beaten in the past 21 years of WrestleMania.
There was even a 22nd labelled Brock Lesnar — who he was about to fight.
….The Undertaker attempted to slam Brock Lesnar with a second tombstone (and his throat-slashing gesture), but he countered and took The Undertaker up onto his shoulders.
The Dead Man then was slammed, flat on his face and upper body. Needless to say, in a final 1-2-3 count, the streak was over — and the crowd was shocked.
The Superdome went silent in complete disbelief that they had just witnessed the end of an era.
England-born Zimbabwean footballer Tendayi Darikwa made a bit of history for himself when he scored the consolation goal for Championship side Nottingham Forest in a 5 – 1 defeat at English Champions Chelsea at Stamford on Wednesday night.
Tendayi Darikwa
Now he joins absolute legends Benjani Mwaruwari and Peter Ndlovu on the list of Zimbabweans to have scored at Stamford Bridge.
Let’s not get into the debate of whether he is a bonafide Zimbabwean or not because we all know he does not have the green passport.
But his parents are Zimbabwean and also his name is even more Zimbabwean than many who have never gone beyond the borders of this country.
Of course, the EFL Cup is not the most prestigious of tournaments in England but Chelsea remain a big team and scoring against them is a big feat right?
After all, earlier in the week Arsenal could not get a goal at Chelsea in 90 minutes but Darikwa a 59th-minute substitute poked the ball home on the stroke of fulltime following a swift move.
The goal did give the travelling Nottingham Forest fans some little cheer never mind crushing out of the tournament.
It would have been sweeter if he had scored against Thibaut Courtois but it was Willy Caballero getting his first start since his move from Man City during the transfer Window.
Ndlovu was the first Zimbabwean to breach the Chelsea rearguard when he grabbed one of the goals as Coventry ran out 2-1 victors in May 1994 in a league match.
The former Warriors skippers will return again to Stamford Bridge the following season to score another goal.
Benjani on the other hand boast of two goals at Chelsea, his first coming in October 2006 while playing for Portsmouth and the other one he scored in a Blackburn Rovers stripe.
One hopes that warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza was watching and would hand Darikwa, who has expressed interest in playing for Zimbabwe several times, his first cap
Then we won’t have to worry about his nationality anymore.
