Highfield, Harare

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Highfield
High density Suburb
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Highfield
Coordinates: 17°53′42″S30°59′26″E / 17.89500°S 30.99056°E / -17.89500; 30.99056
Urban wardHighfield
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. [1] Highfield was founded on what used to be Highfields Farm. 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.

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The suburb is particularly known for its association with the country's liberation movement [2] and with cricket, as the hometown of Hamilton Masakadza, the first black Zimbabwean to score a Test century. [3]

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References

  1. "City Of Harare | Highfield". www.hararecity.co.zw. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  2. "'Why I joined the liberation struggle'". herald. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Highfield of dreams". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

17°53′43″S30°59′27″E / 17.895262°S 30.990785°E / -17.895262; 30.990785