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| Izwi lesiphephelo |
IN JOHANNESBURG
ARE YOU CONSCIOUS THAT: South
African based Zimbabweans celebrated the women’s month in style
when they headed to Hillbrow Theatre for a Women's Day Festival
organised by Bayethe Promotions on Saturday 09 August. The event
which started at around 2pm, is annually held in line with South
Africa ‘s women day holiday.
It
was not all about music and stage performances ,infact the Programme
Directors' team at some point transformed to motivational speakers
who did justice in terms of unpacking the theme of the day and
purpose of gathering.
The
major highlights of event included the dazzling performances by
groups like Izwi Lesiphephelo, ikhwezi, Insukamini and individual
poets . In total ,24 groups and two poets performed.
The
MC trio composed of Mxotshwa Ndebele , Cannicious Nkala and
Mcasisseli Gwaza , did entertain the audiences as they continuously
gave away some comic yet informative acts that kept the audiences
glued on their chairs forgetting their usual social media chats.
The
C.E.O of Bayethe Media, Mxolisi Ncube in his welcoming remarks
thanked everyone and highlighted the major role played by women both
in the family and the society. He said the event came upon realising
such a pivotal role played by women in his own personal life , “I
have been personally married for 16 years and have two daughters’
in my life. These females including my own mother have helped me to
be what I am today,” said the multi-award winning journalist.
Generally
,most speakers hinted on the ideology of taking a family as a
microcosm of the macrocosm of the main society,where by motherhood
must be celebrated. Commenting
on the vent ,the Promotions Manager, Mcasiseli Gwaza said “ we
would like to thank all who made this day a success, however we
apologise to other artists who did not ascend on stage despite being
on the line-up , it was not but choice but the measure was
necessitated by time constraints.”
“We
would like to thank our partners like Green world, Unjani clinic and
Eco cash for their participation,” Continued Gwaza. The partners
involved ,although not reached for comment ,were reportedly happy
with their business relationship with Bayethe Media. When
asked about the artists squabbles which started to grow outside the
venue, Gwaza said ,“ In our next edition of Bayethe we will
strictly focus on gospel and poets only, plus we will seek more
sponsors so that we can have a free entrance to accommodate
everyone.”
Hooking
up with one of the MCs Mxotshwa Ndebele said “ the event was well
organised and attended ,but the damage of the notice board inside
Hillbrow theatre remains a concern especially considering future
venue bookings. Maybe there is a need for some workshops on our
artists” he said
By
virtue of this women's day festival,Zimbabwean darlings find
themselves walking tall in the mainstream of global 'women with
pride.'
For
those who wish to partner with Bayethe Media can hook up with the
Promotions Manager-Gwaza who trades by the same name across all his
Social media platforms.