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UTC+2 (not observed) Highlands is an upper-middle income, residential suburb nestled between Borrowdale and Newlands in the east of Harare, best known as the home of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, and for its ethnic diversity, history, natural environment and splendid panoramic views of downtown Harare.
In 2006, [75] [76] several white Zimbabweans living in the affluent Harare suburb of Borrowdale were evicted from their homes because of their proximity to Mugabe's new home in the area. In 2007, [ 77 ] it was reported that 100 mostly white youths were arrested during a raid at Borrowdale's Glow nightclub, before being transported in two police ...
There were 5.74 million internet users in Zimbabwe at the start of 2023, when internet penetration stood at 34.8 percent. Zimbabwe was home to 1.50 million social media users in January 2023, equating to 9.1 percent of the total population. A total of 14.08 million cellular mobile connections were active in Zimbabwe in early 2023, with this ...
The Eastgate Centre is a shopping centre and office block in central Harare, Zimbabwe, designed by Mick Pearce. Designed to be ventilated and cooled by entirely natural means, it was probably the first building in the world to use natural cooling to this level of sophistication. It opened in 1996 on Robert Mugabe Avenue and Second Street, and ...
ZBC started broadcasting a second television channel, TV2, available only in Harare, [6] in 1986. [7]ZBC signed an agreement on 13 May 1997 to utilise the frequencies of the second channel, to Flame Lily Broadcasting, a private company, to operate Joy TV, broadcasting from 17:00 to 22:30 daily. [8]
Morgan Tsvangirai House. Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House is a building in Harare, Zimbabwe, that is the national headquarters of the Movement for Democratic Change political party. The building was known as Harvest House until 2018, when it was renamed in honor of the party's late leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. [1]
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is the state-owned broadcaster in Zimbabwe. It was established as the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation ( RBC ), taking its current name in 1980. Like the RBC before it, the ZBC has been accused of being a government mouthpiece with no editorial independence .
Dialling code 242 (or 0242 from within Zimbabwe) Harare ( / həˈrɑːreɪ / hə-RAR-ay ), [ 5] formerly Salisbury, is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 982.3 km 2 (379.3 sq mi), a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 census [ 6] and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metropolitan province. [ 6]