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Nama night belonged to Mphepo

Life & Style
Producer and actor Jasen Mphepo ruled the night at National Arts Merit Awards ceremony held at 7Arts Theatre in Avondale on Saturday after scooping two awards for his productions Pfuma and New Dawn. As usual, the awards came with a fair share of surprises. In the music categories names like Sulumani Chimbetu and Wallace Chirumiko […]

Producer and actor Jasen Mphepo ruled the night at National Arts Merit Awards ceremony held at 7Arts Theatre in Avondale on Saturday after scooping two awards for his productions Pfuma and New Dawn.

As usual, the awards came with a fair share of surprises. In the music categories names like Sulumani Chimbetu and Wallace Chirumiko aka Winky D, who were almost obviously tipped to dominate, only bagged a single award each with names like Blessing Shumba rising to the occasion to get his first award.

Chimbetu was voted Outstanding Musician while Winky D won the People’s Choice award despite losing out in two other categories.

Pastor Charles Charamba scooped the Outstanding Song award for his song Nyika yeZimbabwe.

In theatre Edith Katiji stole the show against promising actresses Evangelista Mwatse and Sandra Chidawanyika while Munya Chidzonga was awarded for his role in The Gentleman.

To add to the glamour of the occasion was comedian Carl Joshua Ncube and former Miss Harare Samantha Rumbidzai Dika who were the masters of ceremony.

Ncube’s hillarious jokes kept the audience on the edge of their seats throughout the event.

Besides the success of the event, the challenges that the National Arts Council experienced in the run-up to the awards are ample proof that there is a serious need to formulate timely policies that are in tandem with artistic dynamics globally.

The rest of the winners are listed below.

Literary Arts Outstanding Fiction Book

Lazaruses and Devases by Wellington Kusema (Heritage Press, UK)

Outstanding Children’s Book Tindo’s Quest by Shimmer Chinodya (Longman Zimbabwe)

Outstanding First Creative Published Work The African Tea Cosy by Violet Masilo (Zimbabwe Women Writers)

Dance Outstanding Male Dancer

Macintosh Jerahuni — National Ballet

Outstanding Female Dancer Mitchelle Nativel — National Ballet

Outstanding Dance Group Umkhathi Theatre Works

Theatre Outstanding Actress

Edith Katiji in The Comeback

Outstanding Actor

Michael Southall in Jesus My Boy

Outstanding Theatrical Production

Burn Mukwerekwere Burn directed by Blessing Hungwe produced by NKM Productions

Music Outstanding Song

Nyika yeZimbabwe by Charles Charamba

Outstanding Album

NdiMwari by Blessing Shumba

Outstanding Musician /Group

Sulumani Chimbetu

Visual Arts Outstanding Two-Dimensional Work

Limitless Diversity by Calvin Chimutuwah

Outstanding Three-Dimensional Work

Nguva Yekupembera by Boet Nyariri

Outstanding Mixed Media Work

Barika by Forbes Mushipe

Film & Television Outstanding Actor

Munyaradzi Chidzonga aka The Twins — Tawana and Takunda Toga in The Gentleman

Outstanding Actress

Caroline Mashingaidze aka Zodwa in New Dawn

Outstanding Screen Production (Film) Pfuma produced and directed by Jasen Mphepho Outstanding Screen Production (Television Drama)

New Dawn produced and directed by Jasen Mphepho

Outstanding Music Video

Grown Up Kid featuring Tendai Nguni produced by Friends of Joshua Trust Media Awards

Outstanding Arts Reporter (Print)

Tony Mhonda (The Herald)

Outstanding Arts Reporter (Electronic: Radio)

Nqobile Malinga (ZBC)

Outstanding Arts Reporter (Electronic: Television)

Terence Mapurisana — ZBC News