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Applications now CLOSED…..

Ibumba International Festival 2010 will take place from the 15th to the 22nd of December 2010 in Bulawayo. If you are interested in being a part of Ibumba as a performer please note that we are NO LONGER taking applications. Please watch this space for the 2011 Festival, we thank you all for the overwhelming response. A few opportunities are still available for press, crew, volunteers, service providers, partners and stall holders. Please contact us for information. The full programme will be announced at the end of November 2010. Thank you for your interest in the festival as always.

Jamming with Zimbojam

We’re delighted to announce that we have secured a media partnership with The Zimbo Jam, Zimbabwe’s award winning showbiz, lifestyle and culture website. From now on you’ll be able to catch news, updates, editorials and follow progress of this year’s festival scheduled for 15-22 December in Bulawayo brought to you by The Zimbo Jam & the Ibumba Festival teams!

Founded in 2008, The Zimbo Jam has quickly grown to become the leading source of Zimbabwean arts, culture and entertainment news on the web. The site now receives over 1,3 million page views per month from over 120 countries across the globe. Its stories and photographs are sampled and/or republished by newspapers, websites and blogs around the world, including Zimbabwe’s top newspapers, The Herald, The Chronicle, Newsday and The Standard.

The Zimbo Jam’s aims are simple; To talk about Zimbabwean entertainment, entertainers, showbiz and lifestyle as if there was no tomorrow. To find talent and to showcase it.To take the best of Zimbabwewan showbiz to the world. That excites us as in a way we share the same cause. So let’s Jam and help keep live arts alive. Please keep posted and check The Zimbo Jam regulary!

Artists News

The main headliner for the festival on the 21st of December will be now be announced in the 3rd week of November 2010. Watch this space!

Transport & Travel

This year audiences don’t have to worry about the transport blues at night, as there will be a shuttle service from Stanley Square, Makokoba to 5 (five) different directions namely; Luveve Road, Khami Road, Plumtree Road, Old Matopos Road, and Queens Park Road. This has been done so as to cushion the artists and audiences and alley fears of security when coming from and going home. Our punters will have various options of travel to and from their various residential areas .Talks are in progress with metered Taxi operators to provide Taxis at the site of the festival for the whole period. leading Commuter omnibus operator SBV tours have been earmarked for the provision of transport to other punters; negotiations for the possibility of having a boarding place just outside the festival are in progress with the Bulawayo City Council. This process will make the festival safe for all revellers from all over Bulawayo and beyond.

Security

This year we look forward to beefing up security by incorporating the police and a professional security company, making sure everyone is safe. All the revellers will be searched for weapons and bottles. The car park will be guarded all day, so those with cars need not worry about parking and security. After successfully introducing and implementing the wrist band access system for Ibumba International Festival 2008 & 2009 the system has been carried over to this year.

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