Waterfalls, Harare

Waterfalls is a residential suburb in the southern region of Harare, Zimbabwe. Waterfalls nieghbourhoods include Derbyshire, Grobbie Park, Houghton Park, Induna Park, Mainway Meadows, Malvern, Midlands, Parktown, Shortstone and Uplands. The name Waterfalls is a reference to the Mukuvisi River.[1] There are squatted informal settlements in Waterfalls.[2] As of 2013, the biggest squatter zone in Harare was Hopley, next to Waterfalls.[3]

References
  1. "Of suburb names and colonial hangover | Celebrating Being Zimbabwean".
  2. "Squatters: Housing shortages or lawlessness?". The Sunday Mail. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. Staff writer (20 September 2013). "New slum threat in Harare". The Zimbabwe Independent. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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