Highfield, Harare
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Highfield | |
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High density Suburb | |
| Nickname: Fiyo | |
  Highfield | |
| Coordinates: 17°53′42″S 30°59′26″E / 17.89500°S 30.99056°E | |
| Urban ward | Highfield |
| Government | |
| • Type | Harare City Council |
| Elevation | 1,586 m (5,203 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Highfield is a high-density suburb or township in Harare, Zimbabwe built to house Rhodesians of African origin. Highfield was founded on what used to be Highfields Farm.
Location
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It is in southwest Harare and is bordered by Glen Norah (formerly Baxter Farm) to the southwest, Waterfalls to the southeast, Willowvale and Southerton in the north.
Notable people
[edit]Politics, religion and business
[edit]- Ezekiel Guti - founding father of indigenous African pentacostalism
- Joshua Nkomo – founding father, former vice-president of Zimbabwe, former president of PF ZAPU.
- Robert Mugabe – founding father, president of Zimbabwe; lived in Highfield before becoming president in 1980.
- Enos Nkala – nationalist, ZANU PF founded in his Highfield house.
- George Tawengwa - owner of Mushandirapamwe Hotel, was the first black person to buy a farm in then Rhodesia
- Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo – nationalist, political prisoner, philanthropist, entrepreneur
Sport
[edit]- Vusi Sibanda - Zimbabwean cricketer.
- Tinotenda Kadewere - professional footballer
Entertainment
[edit]- Oliver Mtukudzi – musician, born and raised in Highfield.
- Thomas Mapfumo – musician
- Marshall Munhumumwe and the Four Brothers – musicians, formed in Highfield
- James Chimombe – musician
- Safirio Madzikatire (Mukadota) – actor and musician; used the Cyril Jennings Hall in Old Highfield for rehearsals.
- Tinashé – British singer-songwriter.
- Masimba Hwati - Artist, born in the early 1980s
Others
[edit]- Ezra Wenjere – ordinary boy, born and raised in Highfield.