AS social media influence continues to shape the entertainment landscape, an actor’s online presence — particularly their number of followers — has become a major factor in casting decisions. The shift is placing trained and experienced actors in a difficult position, as industry gatekeepers...

  ALICK Macheso says he used to earn a living by hunting mice. And, on a good week, he would catch as many as 900 mice and sell them in Dzivaresekwa. The Orchestra Mberikwazvo leader was raised in Shamva before he relocated to Dzivaresekwa in the early...

THE countdown to the National Arts Merit Awards has taken a stylish turn following the official unveiling of this year’s red-carpet hosts. It is a bold, all-women-led line-up that signals a renewed focus on fashion, professionalism and purpose. For NAMA24, the red carpet will not merely...