News of the South HARARE – Zimbabwe’s biggest and longest running urban culture event, Shoko Festival scheduled for the 28th to the 30th of September has survived Government bans on public gatherings since the cholera outbreak which wreak havoc in Harare for the past few week seems to have been contained.
Government, in addition to chasing away vendors from the streets of Harare, banned all public gatherings, a move which saw Casper Nyovest’s show and Ammara Brown’s show (featuring Mr Easy) being postponed.
Speaking during a press conference held in Harare this afternoon Kim Kupe one of the organisers said they have an initiative towards cholera and health awareness in general.
“We are also having some awareness on cholera and just health so we will have what we are calling peace pots and these are sort of kiosks where people can get information.
“We’ll be distributing hand sanitizers and water guards; we will have water for people to drink that is clean; we will also have mobile toilets; that’s ablution facilities for everyone so it’s going to be very nice and clean and healthy for everyone,” Kupe said.
In a statement, the Shoko Festival organisers said they have been liaising with authorities to ensure the festival maintains maximum health and safety standards.
Head line acts for the festival, which will be taking place at multiple venues, include South African Gqom star, Moonchild Sanelly, Zim hip hop artiste, Asaph and South African based comedian, Farhan Esat.
Shoko Festival (a production of Magamba Network), is Zimbabwe’s most popular and longest running urban culture festival and over the years it has provided a platform for comedians, musicians and spoken word artists to perform.
The festival also hosts free conferences, workshops and panels and this year’s edition will host the second Zim Hip Hop conference as well as the Hub Unconference which will feature a number of free educational talks for artists and the general public.
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