HIFA confirms festival return on track

Organisers of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) have assured arts lovers that the festival will return as scheduled next week, promising to unveil the full programme on July 30 after speculation mounted over the event’s long-awaited comeback.

Hifa, Zimbabwe’s premier arts festival, is set to run from August 3 to 9 after an eight-year hiatus. However, with only days before the opening, organisers had yet to announce the programme, venues, ticketing arrangements or line-up of performers, fuelling questions over whether the festival would proceed.

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