Hopley, Harare Explained

Official Name:Hopley
Other Name:Hopley Farm
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Zimbabwe
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Harare Province
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2005
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:60,000

Hopley, also known as Hopley Farm, is a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe.

History

Hopley was created in 2005 following Operation Murambatsvina.[1] At the time, Hopley was used as temporary accommodation for those displaced; Human rights workers and journalists were unable to gain access.[2] The following year, Amnesty International and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights reported that there was no infrastructure and inhabitants lacked basic amenities.[3]

People live either on land supplied by the government or council, or on a squatted informal settlement. As of 2015, the suburb had an estimated population of nearly 35,000 and in 2018, it was 60,000.[4] In 2021, water shortages forced residents to drink from a well in a graveyard.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Matamanda . Abraham R. . Living in an Emerging Settlement: the Story of Hopley Farm Settlement, Harare Zimbabwe . Urban Forum . December 2020 . 31 . 4 . 473–487 . 10.1007/s12132-020-09394-5. free .
  2. Hughes . Katherine . Operation "Drive Out the Trash": The Case for Imposing Targeted United Nations Sanctions Against Zimbabwean Officials . Fordham Law Review . 1 January 2007 . 76 . 1 . 323 .
  3. News: Mujuru . Linda . Zimbabwe Officials Are Trying to Fix This Settlement, but the Problems Run Deep . 26 April 2021 . Global Press Journal . 7 May 2018.
  4. Book: Gouverneur . David . Planning and design for future informal settlements : shaping the self-constructed city . 2015 . London . 978-0-415-73789-0 . 243.
  5. News: Residents Fetch Water From Graveyard Well . 26 April 2021 . New Zimbabwe . 25 October 2020.