Hopley, Harare
Hopley
Hopley Farm | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Harare Province |
| Established | 2005 |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 60,000[1] |
Hopley, also known as Hopley Farm, is a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe.
History
Hopley was created in 2005 following Operation Murambatsvina.[2] At the time, Hopley was used as temporary accommodation for those displaced; Human rights workers and journalists were unable to gain access.[3] The following year, Amnesty International and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights reported that there was no infrastructure and inhabitants lacked basic amenities.[1]
People live either on land supplied by the government or council, or on a squatted informal settlement.[2] As of 2015, the suburb had an estimated population of nearly 35,000 and in 2018, it was 60,000.[4][1] In 2021, water shortages forced residents to drink from a well in a graveyard.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Mujuru, Linda (7 May 2018). "Zimbabwe Officials Are Trying to Fix This Settlement, but the Problems Run Deep". Global Press Journal. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b Matamanda, Abraham R. (December 2020). "Living in an Emerging Settlement: the Story of Hopley Farm Settlement, Harare Zimbabwe". Urban Forum. 31 (4): 473–487. doi:10.1007/s12132-020-09394-5. PMC 7305933.
- ^ Hughes, Katherine (1 January 2007). "Operation "Drive Out the Trash": The Case for Imposing Targeted United Nations Sanctions Against Zimbabwean Officials". Fordham Law Review. 76 (1): 323.
- ^ Gouverneur, David (2015). Planning and design for future informal settlements : shaping the self-constructed city. London. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-415-73789-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Residents Fetch Water From Graveyard Well". New Zimbabwe. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.