Youth who threw can at Winky Dee dies after being beaten last night?

 

 

 

The violence that rocked the Zim Dance Hall awards last night has claimed the life of one young fella who threw a can at Ninja President Winky D. The yet to be named young man was not happy that Winky Dee had beat Killer Tee for the Best Male artist award.

 

Livid Winky Dee fans could not stomach their “President” being humiliated like that and are said to have descended on him like a tonne of bricks. The Young Man sustained some grave injuries and was taken to Parirenyatwa where he reportedly succumbed to his injuries.

Winky D shines at Zim-dancehall awards

Winky D walked away the biggest winner on Wednesday night, bagging four accolades at the inaugural Zim-dancehall awards.
The Ninja President, as Winky D is fondly known, scooped the Best Male Artiste Award, Best Social Message Award for his hit “Mafirakureva” which was tied with Jay C’s “Positive”, Best Performer Award and the award for Best Video and Choreography.

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There was, however, chaos when a fan believed to be from Killah T’s camp threw a can at Winky D protesting that the results were rigged. This resulted in Winky D’s brother-cum-producer Layaan and his manager, Jonathan Banda, confronting the man and creating a scene.

 

The unidentified fan was immediately whisked out of the venue by the organisers.

Lupita Wins Oscar

 

12 Years a Slave star Lupita Nyong’o won her first-ever Academy Award on Sunday night for her first-ever big screen role, and the significance of the win – nor the significance of the film for which she picked up her trophy – were not lost on the Kenyan starlet.
“It doesn’t escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else’s,” the 31-year-old actress said, accepting her Academy Award through tears.
Nyong’o, who played the slave Patsy in Steve McQueen’s film about Solomon Northop, a free African-American man who was captured and enslaved for 12 years in the mid-1800s, thanked McQueen for his dedication to the film, telling the director that  “you charge everything you fashion with the breath of your own spirit.”
“Thank you so much for putting me in this position,” she went on.
The actress also thanked star Chiwetel Ejiofore, who played Northop, for his fearlessness, and saluted the star for “how deeply you went into telling Solomon’s story.”

Mugabe Gives daughter 55 Cows and $100,000 US

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe gave his daughter, Bona, US$100,000 and a 55 herd of cattle at her lavish wedding to Simba Chikore in Harare on Saturday.Bona, 24, wed pilot Chikore, said to be 37 years old, at her father's home in the capital's plush suburb of Borrowdale.


Some of the top gifts:
1.An unnamed local mining company gave the couple $100,000
2.Businessman Ihmad Ahmed – US$50 000
3.Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and his wife - US$35,000.
4.Gabriel Mugabe (son of President Mugabe's brother) - US$25 000 and 10 herd of cattlePublic 5.Service Minister Nicholas Goche, US$2,000
6.ZRP chief, Augustine Chihuri – US$10,000

Vimbai lands Nollywood role

Model, presenter and actress Vimbai Mutinhiri is set to scale greater heights after being linked to season two of  Nollywood  actor  Jim  Iyke’s  controversial  reality show “JimIyke:  Unscripted”.
The show provides a glimpse into the Nigerian actor’s world as he promotes his latest movies while delving into the competitive world of men’s fashion.

Vimbai is expected to star alongside Ghanaian actress Joselyn Dumas and many observers should be trying to figure out the role the Zimbabwean celebrity would play in Iyke’s controversial production.
“Being in this production for Nollywood is extremely exciting and it was a fantastic experience. This movie is definitely a project close to my heart, and then of course Star Gist which was an answer to all my prayers,” she said.
The role is not the first time for Mutinhiri to take part in a Nollywood production since she acted in another Nigerian film titled “Finding Love” last year.
Nollywood is the biggest film industry in Africa and produces up to 500 to 1000 films a year earning about US$250 million and employing thousands of people.
Vimbai has made a mark as co-host of the popular African lifestyle show Star Gist , on  Africa Magic.

Jah Prayzah in Nama clean sweep

 

 

“TSVIRIYO” hitmaker Jah Prayzah was the toast of the night as he scooped four awards at the 13th National Arts Merit Awards held on Saturday at the Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel, reports Zimbojam.He scooped awards for the Outstanding Male Artiste, Outstanding Song, Outstanding Album as well as the People’s Choice Award.
A fifth credit for Jah Prayzah was for his video “Mwanasikana”, which was voted Outstanding Video and the award went to his producer Willard Ma- gombedze.
The singer walked away a cool US$2 000 richer as each award bagged US$500 and a hamper containing various goodies.
Below is the list of the award winners:
LITERARY AWARDS

Dillish launches Vault lipstick

Big Brother Africa -  The Chase winner Dillish Mathews launched her new Vault Cosmetics lipstick range on Thursday at a colourful event at Arundel Village in Harare.The event was attended by the who’s who of Zimbabwean fashion elite including celebrities like designer Gwinyai Chabvepi, rapper Tehn Diamond, comedian Carl Joshua Ncube, Lochnation from Zi-FM and upcoming R and B sensation Davina Green.
The Namibian beauty reiterated that she was surprised that the Zimbabwe she has seen and the one she had read in the international media were miles apart, and thanked the people for being kind and supportive.

“People I have met are kind and humble contrary to what I had heard from media outside the country who had painted a negative image of life in this beautiful country,” she said.
The cosmetic collection from cool matte lipsticks and lip glosses have the face of the BBA 2013 winner and from the response of ladies at the launch it looks like Vault Cosmetics have bagged a winner as well.
Founder of Vault Cosmetics Jackie Muchanyuka-Mgido is no newcomer to the make-up and beauty scene as she has a wealth of experience after having worked with top Hollywood celebrities including Cuba Gooding Junior, Ice Cube and musicians Snoop Lion and Ne-Yo.
The launch, which was sponsored by AFDIS, saw ladies sampling different types of the new lipstick range for free before making purchases of their preferred type of cosmetic.
“I have found a lipstick which really defines who I am because it was made by a fellow Zimbabwean, and the fact that Dillish came to launch it here also makes it special. I am never going to use any other product but this one,” said a satisfied lady who purchased some products at the launch.