Harare International Conference Center

Harare International Conference Center
2005 blurry image of the center
Location	Harare, Zimbabwe
Built	1986 [1]
Architect	Dragoljub Bakić and Ljiljana Bakić [1]
Enclosed space
Parking	2000 [1]

Harare International Conference Center (HICC) is an events venue in Zimbabwe, known for hosting major events in the country. The venue is at the Rainbow Towers Hotel administered by Rainbow Towers Group. ^[2]

The main conferencing auditorium has capacity of 4500 seats and indoor floor space of 10 000sqm which can host up to 128 exhibition stands. ^{[3] [4]} The venue was built by the Energoprojekt holding construction company from Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia, ahead of the 8th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1986. ^[5]

Major events

• 8th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1986
• Joe Thomas Zimbabwe tour in 2008 ^[6]
• Mr Vegas show in 2011 ^[7]
• Harare International Carnival-2014 ^[8]
• Oliver Mtukudzi Greatest Hits Concert in 2014 ^[9]
• Fill Up HICC 2017 ^[10]
• Winky D Gombwe Album Launch February 2018 ^[11]
• Sanganai Tourism Expo
• Jah Prayzah birthday ^[12]
• Atlas Convention 2020
• Winky D Njema Album Launch 31 December 2019
• Winky D Eureka Eureka Album Launch 31 December 2022 ^[13]
• Alick Macheso, Beatar Mangethe, CDE Chinx, Nicholas Zakaria, Tongai Moyo & Jayz Marabini for Independence Day April 2007

References

1. "Gotovo 40 godina nakon izgradnje, jugoslovenski biser i dalje sija u srcu Zimbabvea FOTO". B92 . Retrieved 26 January 2025.
2. "Splendid performances by Jah Prayzah, Winky D". The Herald .
3. "Harare International Conference Centre (HICC)". Music In Africa. 8 July 2015.
4. "Harare International Conference Centre". eonetwork.co.za.
5. Tvrtko Jakovina (2011). Treća strana Hladnog rata[The Third Side of the Cold War] (in Croatian). Fraktura. ISBN   978-953-266-203-0.
6. "Joe Thomas Rocks Harare | Black Star News". www.blackstarnews.com.
7. "Vegas Show Moved to HICC". 3 November 2011.
8. Chronicle, The. "Harare International Carnival begins". The Chronicle.
9. "Tuku to sample new songs at HICC concert". The Herald .
10. "Fill Up HICC lives up to its billing". The Herald .
11. https://nehandaradio.com/2018/02/08/6-000-people-winky-d-album-launch/
12. "It's Jah Prayzah's big day at HICC". The Herald .
13. https://www.herald.co.zw/winky-d-epic-masterpiece-album-launch/

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