About Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare (before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area. Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its administrative, commercial, and communications centre.

Harare International Airport (IATA: HRE, ICAO: FVHA) is an airport in Harare, Zimbabwe. The airport is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe and is the hub of Air Zimbabwe. Read More

Harare is home to some two million people, with most in central Harare but some 500,000 in the surrounding districts of Rural Harare, Chintungwiza and Epworth. Once a city of modern buildings, wide thoroughfares, numerous parks and gardens, it is now in increasing disrepair thanks to Zimbabwe's economic downward spiral. Harare Travel Guide

Zimbabwe News & Events

TA to seal US$6m deal

INVESTMENT giant, TA Holdings, said last week it was close to concluding a US$6 million package with external financiers to bankroll the refurbishment of its flagship hotel, the Cresta Lodge in Harare.

Around 2mn Zimbabweans are estimated to have made their home in South Africa since 1994.

HOUSING and Social Amenities minister Giles Mutsekwa has failed to evict former ministers and civil servants holding onto state properties following the lapse of a three-week deadline he set himself to carry out the task.