The interviews for Global Zimbabweans are going to be live-streamed and exclusive to Zimcelebs, Nehanda Radio, Zim Eye and World Remit social media platforms. The show is set to run until the end of December 2020 with new episodes released weekly. The interviews are set to air online every Thursday.
The online series is going to feature Kim Jayde interviewing different personalities that'll including the likes of ShaSha, The Mango Twins (Australian-based entrepreneurs), Zeb and Colleen Tsikira (The Tsikiras - Real estate moguls plying their trade in Canada), rapper, actor Tehn Diamond as well as celebrity reporter Makho Ndlovu with other guests yet to be announced.
There has often been a disconnect between Zimbabweans in the spotlight overseas and across borders with those back home. The new show aims at breaching this divide by showcasing the talents of fellow countrymen achieving success and shining a light on their individual journeys.
In a statement released by CMG, Conrad Mwanza said:
“Now is the time to appreciate the movers and shakers in our communities across the globe. Celebrating Global Zimbabweans is a movement to highlight the inspirational Zimbabwean figures making their mark around the world. We are excited to partner with WorldRemit and Kim Jayde in bringing these wonderful stories to the people.”
“We invite everyone to log on and follow the engaging interviews with Kim Jayde on Facebook and Instagram platforms. Viewers can expect a fun, insightful, and altogether entertaining experience as we bring some of our favourite people to you in candid conversations.
“Zimbabweans are doing amazing things and what better way than to tell the stories by one of our brightest stars, Kim Jayde! In WorldRemit, we have a partner with a global presence and a key player in supporting community stories to ensure that we keep aiming higher.”
The premier episode featured a light-hearted exchange between Kim Jayde and ShaSha with questions about ShaSha's celebrity crush (Michael B Jordan at the moment but it used to be Chris Brown), her favourite meal, fashion icon etc. Kim Jayde also posed questions on ShaSha's 7-year journey in music so far, from Zimbabwe to now being awarded the title Queen of Amapiano. ShaSha described how she began her career in Mutare and from there she went on to Harare to continue pursuing her music and in Harare she got the opportunity to be mentored by Audius Mutawarira.
From Harare, she then travelled to South Africa where she got the chance to start linking up with artists like Rouge and Priddy Ugly. The highlight of the interview however was ShaSha's anecdote of how her cab driver once asked her what she did because she was always moving around. She told him she was into music and he told her about how he sometimes drives around Dj Maphorisa and he could link them up. At the moment she didn't buy it but some time later the cab driver called her up and lo and behold they pulled up to Dj Maphorisa's house.
From then on she linked up with Maphorisa, Kabza de small and the rest of the story is Amapiano's history. Check out the interview below: