Zaire: The bar Muhammad Ali ‘built’ in Mkoba 6, Gweru
By Fanuel Viriri
The Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman fight had brutality written all over it. Two brutal heavyweights. A brutal dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko,...
From Bulawayo to the world: How Sue Nyathi turned a Zimbabwean novel into Netflix’s latest African sensation
By Gabriel Manyati
On a crisp evening in mid-June 2026, the global entertainment landscape witnessed an unprecedented cultural shift.
Millions of viewers across the globe sat...
The Polygamist reflects society
Netflix’s The Polygamist has drawn viewers in with scandal and twists, but it's deeper impact lies in its portrayal of issues familiar to many...
Mukadota: Behind the humour he was well off and financially savvy
By Fanuel Viriri
Swag has always been part of entertainment. Musicians live for it. And Safirio “Mukadota” Madzikatire had it in abundance.
Back in the 1980s,...
Shirley Nyanyiwa, the first black Miss Zimbabwe
By Fanuel Viriri
Born in Harare and raised by her grandmother in Buhera, Manicaland Province, Shirley Nyanyiwa was the first black Miss Zimbabwe at the...
