Glen View, Harare

Glen View
Suburb, Township, Town
Nickname(s): Geevaz
Country	Zimbabwe
City	Harare
Elevation	1,382 m (4,534 ft)
Time zone	CAT (UTC+2:00)
Area code(s)	4

Glen View is a high-density suburb in Harare, Zimbabwe. Nearby suburbs include Highfield, Waterfalls and Mbare. ZESA Harare Southern Region HQ is located in Glen View 1.

Geography

Glen View borders with other townships like Glen Norah and Budiriro. It is divided into sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, Area 8 and earlier extensions.

Location

It is located in the South-Western parts of Zimbabwe's Capital City, at a distance of 14 km from Harare's Central Business District to the North-East.

Demographics

One of the most populous agglomeration in Zimbabwe.

Human resources

Education

There is a number of public and private institutions operating in the area, from kindergatens to primary and secondary schools. Zimbabwe's Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education governs up to ten schools which are:

Glen View 6 Council Primary School
Glen View No. 1 High
Glen View No. 2 High
Glen View No. 3 High

Private education institutions operating in the Glen View are:

Herentals
El Roi
Royal College
Malta Academy

Economics

Glen View's infomal sectors play the larger part of investment in the community.^[1]

Public safety

Zimbabwe Republic Police is the only visible safety providing entity within Glen View. ^[2] A wave of politic induced violence in Glen View. ^[3]

Public health

The City Council of Harare puts its efforts in maintaining the health of the population by it providing clinics, waterworks and the collection of refuse.

Frequnt water crisis hit this area ^[4] sparking disease outbreaks ^[5]

Community centers

Glen View has community halls in areas 1 and 3. They are commercially open to the public by renting out for social activity such as religious gatherings and others. The centers are local-government-owned and at times used for public information and information gathering. Government schools have provided facilities for larger gatherings like elections due to their security and space.

Culture and contemporary life

Recreation

A number of locations have become popular go to places for a residents.

Guruwuswa Cultural Arts Village - Ancient Mbare site.
Freedom junction

Notable people

These figures either reside in or originate from Glen View.

Sport

Elisha Muroiwa - Zimbabwean cricketer who plays as batsman

Entertainment

Skryptt - a Zimbabwean hip hop artist.

References

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