This is my City - Harare weekend life

Harare, has so many beautiful places where you can go and hang out and experience the true Zimbabwean lifestyle. Hararians love socialising and hanging out at drinking places within the confines of the city. Harare is typically suroounded by High Density and low density suburbs. The affluent live in posh suburbs such as Borrowdale, Borrowdale Brooke, Chisipite, Mount Pleasant, Crowhill, Highlands and Mount Pleasant just to name a few. Majority of people live in high density suburbs, popularly called ghetto, most popular of these suburbs is Highfield (popularly known as FIO), Mbare, Mabvuku, Mufakose and Tafara, these are the oldest suburbs which were created by the aparthied regime. Chitungwiza is a dormitory town about 30KM outside Harare.

Weekend life in Harare is characterised by many social activities ranging from live musical shows, disco and partys. Braaing (roasting of meat) is a major part of social life in Harare, a beer drink or party is not complete without a braai. One place that i personally hang out at everytime i am in Harare is a place called 'Pamuzinda'. In shona pamuzinda means a king's palace. Pamuzinda is a 30 minutes drive from the city centre along the Bulawayo road, it is opposite a suburb called Kuwadzana Extension. This place is a beautiful hangout where families can come and have fun. The place is characterised by a beautiful landscape and exotic garden plants.

There is live music most of the time by top musical acts like Aleck Macheso who is the self proclaimed king of Sungura music and oother acts such as Tongai Moyo. On Fridays its usually a laid back session where ravellers are taken through an unforgetable journey through yester year hits. This session is conducted by top radio Djs, which makes it an unforgetable experience.

Another place which is a hot spot in Harare is a place called 'Mereki'. This place is located in a high density suburb called Warren Park D, a 20 minutes drive from Harare City centre. Its an open space area where various braaing stalls are erected. These stalls are run by mostly women who prepare and serve patrons with freshly roasted meat, braaiwors and pork ribs. What ma kes this place unique is the open space environment, where revellers just drive in and park their cars buy drinks and have fun. During fridays and saturdays this place is a hive of activity as people from all walks of life converge at this place to socialise and catch up on the latest gist in town.

Hararians in general are fun loving people who love socialising every weekend starting on Fridays. Gigs are usually lined up for Fridays and Saturdays, Sunday is a family day, most people go to church and rest in preparation for work on mondays. For a fun filled holiday, Harare offers you an unforgetable experience. Next time you are planning a vaction, why not consider visiting the sunshine city for an forgetable vacation.

I personally look forward to seeing you in Harare over christmas!!!!! For more information on what Harare has in store for you, contact me at: farai@bluemoonzim.com

Bon Voyage

Salut!