Waterfalls, Harare
Waterfalls is a residential suburb in the southern region of Harare, Zimbabwe and falls under Harare Ward 23 District. Waterfalls neighbourhoods include Ardbennie, Cheviot, Derbyshire, Grobbie Park, Houghton Park, Induna Park, Mainway Meadows, Malvern, Midlands, Parktown, Prospect, Shortstone and Uplands. The name Waterfalls is a reference to the falls that lead into Mukuvisi River.[1] There are squatted informal settlements around Waterfalls.[2] As of 2013, the biggest squatter zone in Harare was Hopley, next to Waterfalls.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Of suburb names and colonial hangover | Celebrating Being Zimbabwean". Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Squatters: Housing shortages or lawlessness?". The Sunday Mail. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Staff writer (20 September 2013). "New slum threat in Harare". The Zimbabwe Independent. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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