Highfield, Harare

Highfield
High density Suburb
Nickname: 
Fiyo
Highfield is located in Zimbabwe
Highfield
Highfield
Location within Zimbabwe
Coordinates: 17°53′42″S 30°59′26″E / 17.89500°S 30.99056°E / -17.89500; 30.99056
Urban wardHighfield
Established1900
Government
 • TypeHarare City Council
Elevation
1,586 m (5,203 ft)
Time zoneUTC+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. 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.

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

History

On 4 January 2026, heavy rains triggered flooding in the Highfield area of Harare.

Politics

Highfield is represented by the Highfield constituency in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe. From 2008 to 2023 it was represented by Highfield East and Highfield West.

Notable people

Politics, religion and business

Sport

Entertainment

Others

See also

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.
  4. ↑ DANIEL, SHARON ZEBRA and Kenneth Nyangani and GRACIOUS. "70 dead as rains wreak havoc". NewsDay. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "THREE NEW CONSTITUENCIES FOR HARARE". Retrieved 31 August 2023.

17°53′43″S 30°59′27″E / 17.895262°S 30.990785°E / -17.895262; 30.990785