By Anna Chibamu Zimbabwe-born African jazz icon Dorothy Masuka was buried Sunday in Gauteng province’s West Park Cemetery, South Africa after being awarded heroine status in the neighbouring country. Masuka succumbed to complications associated with hypertension on 23 February in Johannesburg after having suffered a mild stroke last year. According to her cousin who spoke
Channel24 eNCA (DStv 403) confirmed to Channel24 late on Thursday night that anchors Cathy Mohlahlana and Thulasizwe Simelane have quit with both leaving the TV news channel. Their last day at eNCA will be on 29 March, just a month and a week before South Africans vote in another general election. eNCA hasn’t announced replacements.
US Will Smith let Jordyn Woods know that he had her back ahead of her Red Table Talk interview with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, on Friday, March 1, in which the model admitted to being kissed by Khloé Kardashian’s now ex-boyfriend, Tristan Thompson. The Bright actor, 50, was also seen in the clip having
Variety As part of the recurring cast on “Sanford and Son,” Taylor appeared in 32 episodes from 1972 through 1977. Taylor’s character, Rollo Lawson, was Lamont Sanford’s best friend and often a target of Fred Sanford’s ire, who believed Rollo was a criminal since he had spent time in jail. Taylor went on to have
By Associated Press LOS ANGELES: An Oprah Winfrey interview with two men who say Michael Jackson sexually abused them as boys will air immediately after a documentary on the men. HBO and the Oprah Winfrey Network announced Wednesday that the special, “Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland,” will air simultaneously on both channels Monday at 10
By Associated Press NEW YORK: A Ghanaian-American’s debut collection of stories has won a $75,000 prize for a book of “originality, merit, and impact.” The literary and human rights organization PEN America announced that Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s “Friday Black” had received the Jean Stein Book Award. It was presented during a ceremony Tuesday night in
By Associated Press LONDON: Britain’s ITV said Wednesday it is in the final phase of discussions with the BBC to create a new on-demand video platform to rival the likes of Netflix in the U.K. The service, called BritBox, will provide a home for British-made shows, offering television box sets and original series in one
By Associated Press NEW YORK: Janet Jackson is heading to Las Vegas. The pop icon announced Tuesday that she’s launching a residency in Sin City later this year. Jackson will have 15 shows in May, July and August at the Park Theater at Park MGM resort. Tickets for the residency, called Metamorphosis, go on sale
By ShowBiz Reporter POPULAR online comedian Samantha ‘Gonyeti’ Kureya and Sharon ‘Maggie’ Chideu were arrested and charged Tuesday for wearing Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) uniforms. The online television’s chief producer Lucky Aron said the two comedians were fined $20 each. Gonyeti and Maggie are well known for their satirical skits on Bustop TV, an online
By Paidashe Mandivengerei JAMAICAN reggae dancehall sensation, Busy Signal has penned a song praising Zimbabwe’s former President, Robert Mugabe whom he described as a great man who stood for human rights. The track, entitled “Great men”, was released earlier this February. In the song, the artist also pays tribute to long gone American civil rights
By Associated Press MADRID: A Spanish court investigating Shakira for possibly evading 14.5 million euros ($16.4 million) in taxes has called on the pop music star to testify in mid-June. Prosecutors charged the singer in December for not paying taxes in Spain between 2012 and 2014, when she lived mostly in the country despite having
By Diaspora Correspondent ZIMBABWE Achievers Awards (ZAA) International has added Canada to the growing franchise, organisers confirmed this week. The north American country becomes the fifth country to join the awards since they were first launched first in 2010. ZAA chairman, Conrad Mwanza, said the awards were a personification of the growth of the brand
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is going after director Spike Lee, who used his Oscar acceptance speech to urge mobilisation for the 2020 election. Trump tweeted Monday that Lee did a “racist hit on your President.” Trump claimed that he had “done more for African Americans” than “almost” any other president. Lee won
By Associated Press CHICAGO: R&B star R. Kelly’s attorney entered not guilty pleas on the singer’s behalf Monday after Kelly was charged with sexually abusing four victims dating back to 1998, including three underage teenagers. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, walked into a Chicago courtroom wearing an orange jail jumpsuit
By forbesafrica.com After traveling the world and the concomitant culinary outings that come with it, kwaito (South African music genre) pioneer, DJ and businessman Oscar Bonginkosi Mdlongwa, popularly known as Oskido, counts Brazil his most favourite overseas destination. In enjoying the fruits of his success, Oskido has come far. He was born in Brits, a
CNN A judge in Chicago set bond for R. Kelly at $1 million Saturday on charges the singer sexually abused four females from 1998 to 2010. Under the terms of his bond, Kelly must surrender his passport and may not have contact with anyone under 18. The singer, whose full name is Robert Kelly, was
City Press South Africans last night mourned the passing of jazz legend Dorothy Masuka, who died at the age of 83. Singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka told City Press that Masuka had died from a stroke. “Her music will always live on. She was among the greatest. Very sad,” Chaka said. In a Twitter post, Arts
By Audience Mutema ZIMDANCEHALL chanter Soul Jah Love will next week Thursday know his fate after a Harare magistrate Friday set the date for a ruling on the controversial musician’s charge of breaching aviation regulations at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Airport last year. Souljah Love, real name Soul Musaka, allegedly committed the offence in December
CNN Singer R. Kelly was placed in handcuffs as he entered a Chicago police station Friday night, hours after he was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse — a class 2 felony — involving four alleged victims. His attorney, Steve Greenberg, said Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx succumbed to public pressure
CNN Musician R. Kelly has been indicted on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse – a class 2 felony – involving four alleged victims, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said Friday. He is scheduled to appear in court Saturday for a bail hearing. Musician R. Kelly, who has been associated with accusations of
