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Yeukai Karengezeka Entertainment Reporter
Contemporary reggae musician Mukudzei Mukombe popularly known as JahPrayzah is dominating in the National Merit Awards list released yesterday. The ceremony that will take place at Rainbow Hotel in Bulawayo on February 15 will see Jah Prayzah featuring in four categories. He has the highest number of nominations with his album “Tsviriyo” battling it out with the likes of Mathias Mhere’s
“Nguva Ye Nyasha” and Guspy Warrior’s “Handikwanise Kuzvitaura” for the Outstanding Album of 2013.
Jah Prayzah is in the Outstanding Song category with his song “Tsviriyo” competing with “Seunononga” from Guspy and “Zino Irema” from Mhere. Jah Prayzah has been nominated for the outstanding Male Musician award while two of his videos are running up for the Outstanding Music Video category.
The Herald is represented at the awards by Ruth Butaumocho who has been nominated for Outstanding Journalist (Print). Below are some of the Nama nominees:
LITERARY AWARDS
Outstanding First Creative Published Work
1. Zviviravanhu by Tinotenda Mpofu
2. Reflections of the Heart : a Story of
Hope by Tsungi Chiwara
3. Rebel soldier by Solomon Mwapangidza
Outstanding Children’s Book
1. The River god Unyaminyami by Fortune Tazvivinga
2. Thoko and the Cannibal by Mzana
Mthimkulu & Bernard D Ndlovu
3. Kolobeja 2: Izinganekwane zikaMthwakazi
by Pathisa Nyathi
Outstanding Fiction Book
1. Footprints in the Mists of Time by
Spiwe N Mahachi-Harper
2. Branching Streams Flow in the Dark by Charles Mungoshi
3. Imbwa Yemunhu by Ignatius Mabasa
FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
Outstanding Actor
1. Chauti Bauti in Gringo the Troublemaker
2. Lloyd Kurima in Bhegi Rabvaruka
3. Nash Mphepho in Decoder
Outstanding Actress
1. Eunice Tava in Sinners
2. Getrude Munhamo in Sinners
3. Tafadzwa Bvocheko in Chameleon
Outstanding Music Video
1. Mwanasikana by Willard Magombedze ft. Jah Prayzah
2. Ngoda by Willard Magombedze ft. Jah Prayzah
3. Waiting for love by Nonkululeko Vundla ft. Blackbyrd
Outstanding Screen Production – Full length film
1. Gringo the Trouble Maker by Enock Chihombori
2. Through the Night by Sydney Taivavashe
3. Bhegi Rabvaruka by Lloyd Kurima
Outstanding Screen Production – Short Film
1. Decoder by Zandile Mahaja
2. 5 Days to Shiloh by Qeqeshiwe Mntambo
3. Water and Urbanisation by Dr T G Magama
Outstanding Screen Production (TV)
No Nominees
VISUAL ARTS AWARDS
Outstanding Mix Media
1. Barking Dog by Johnson Zuze
2. Nhapwasikana by Forbes Mushipe
3. School Children by Anthony Ngandu
Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work
1. Basic Human Right by Joshua Zinzombe
2. Target by Warren Mapondera
3. House of Stone by Webster Mubayirenyi
Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work
1. Mwana Wedangwe by Chengetai Chin’anga
2. Indigenisation by Israel Israel
3. Jazzy Musician by Rufaro Murenza
Outstanding Exhibition
No Nominees
SPOKEN WORD AWARDS
Outstanding Comedian
1. Simba the Comic King – Haakeem VS Pistorious
2. Ntando the General – Comedy Clips
Outstanding Poet
1. Obert Dube
2. Likhwa Ncube
THEATRE AWARDS
Outstanding Actress
1. Nyaradzo Nhongonhema in Pub Stories
2. Priviledge Mutendera in My big fat Shona
Wedding & Looking in Abyss
3. Kyla Render in Don’t Dress for Dinner
Outstanding Actor
1. Mandla Moyo in Village Bull
2. Tafadzwa Hananda in Pub Stories/ Half Empty Half Full
3. Michael Southall in The Woman in black
Outstanding Theatrical Production
1. The Gods you Have Built by Leeroy Gono
2. Pub Stories by Savannah Trust
3. Half Empty Half Full by Savannah Trust
Outstanding Director
1. Chris Charnley for Don’t Dress for Dinner
2. Ryan Lawrence & Peter John Smyth for The
woman in black
3. Leeroy Gono for The Gods you Have Built
MUSIC AWARDS
Outstanding Female musician
1. Selmor Mtukudzi
2. Olivia Charamba
3. Edith Katiji aka Edith weUtonga
Outstanding Male musician
1. Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
2. Suluman Chimbetu aka Sulu
3. Majahawodwa Ndlovu aka Jeys Marabini
Outstanding Album
1. Handikwanise Kuzvitaura by Emmanuel
Manyeruke aka Guspy Warrior
2. Tsviriyo by Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
3. Nguva yenyasha by Mathias Mhere
Outstanding Song
1. Seunononga from Handikwanise Kuzvitaura by
Emmanuel Manyeruke aka Guspy Warrior
2. Zino irema from Nguva Yenyasha by Mathias Mhere
3. Tsviriyo from Tsviriyo by Mukudzei
Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
MEDIA AWARDS
Outstanding Journalist Print
1. Ruth Butaumocho – The Herald
2. Vasco Chaya – Daily News
3. Shamiso Yikoniko – Sunday Mail
Outstanding Journalist TV
1. Sifiso Mpofu – ZBC
2. Josephine Mugiyo- ZBC
3. Terrence Mapurisana – ZBC
Outstanding Journalist Radio
1. Problem Masau – Star FM
2.Thulani Miga – ZBC
3.Nqobile Malinga – ZBC
Outstanding Online Media
1. Zimbojam
2. Writers International Network (WIN)
3. Panorama
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