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Zimbabwe House, formerly called Independence House and Dzimbahwe, is an official residence of the President of Zimbabwe in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was built in 1910 as was used as the house of the Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, Prime Minister of Rhodesia, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. [1]
Second version of the Hill Top House Hotel, 1914 (4 stories) Third iteration of the Hill Top House Hotel, about 1924 (3 stories) It was replaced by a larger partly stone building. This hotel, described in the report as "well known", was destroyed by electrical fire in June 1919. [4] Many pieces of the 1912 structure were used in the rebuilding.
Zimbabwe is host to some of the oldest newspapers in Africa; The Herald, Zimbabwe's major newspaper, replaced the Mashonaland and Zambesian Times, which was present from the late 1890s. The Herald has seen a decline in readership from 132,000 to between 50,000 and 100,000 in recent years. [ 1 ]
On 28 April 2022, ZBC launched Zimbabwe's first youth-oriented television channel, Jive TV. [90] News bulletins include the morning Good Morning Zimbabwe, produced by Admire Mhungu, lunchtime news, Nhau Indaba and News Hour. [91] Rumbidzai Takawira, the anchor, is usually the host of News Hour.
Good Morning Zimbabwe is the daily morning news bulletin then there is also Lunch Time News. Other popular TV shows include the Ezomgido, a local and regional musical show, Coke on the Beat which is a pop musical show, Studio 263, the country's first soap opera and other various local shows including current affairs and gospel shows.
The tallest building in Zimbabwe is the 28 storey, New Reserve Bank building in Harare that is 120 m (394 ft) tall. As of April 2012 [update] , the country has 4 skyscrapers over 100 m (328 ft) and 30 high-rise buildings that exceed 35 m (115 ft) in height.
It is also one of the wealthiest and most prestigious neighbourhoods in Zimbabwe. Glen Lorne has been ranked the best neighbourhood in the city to live in by the Mail & Guardian. [1] It is known as the area where the city's 'old money' lives, and is home to some of Zimbabwe's wealthiest citizens including former vice president, Kembo Mohadi. [2]
Capitalk 100.4 FM is a commercial talk radio station based in and broadcasts from Harare, Zimbabwe. [1]It is Zimbabwe's first commercial talk radio station. It broadcasts in the country's capital, focusing mainly on issues affecting the community of Harare and surroundings.