Glen View, Harare

It is located in the South-Western parts of Zimbabwe's Capital City, at a distance of 14 km from Harare's Central Business District to the North-East in the wetlands plateau of Manyame River catchment area.

Glen View is slowly encroaching towards wetlands due to bad governance by local authorities and land barons.Manyame Conservation Trust oversees wetland management in Glen View territory.

Land disputes are to be expected in one of the most populous suburbs in Harare. One incident resulted in a shooting.[1]

There is a number of public and private institutions operating in the area, from kindergartens to primary and secondary schools. Zimbabwe's Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education governs up to ten schools which are:

• [[Glen View 1 Government Primary School
• Glen View 6 Council Primary School
• Glen View No. 1 High
• Glen View No. 2 High

]]]

• Glen View No. 3 High

Private education institutions operating in the Glen View are:

• Herentals
• El Roi
• Royal College
• Malta Academy

Glen View's informal sectors play the larger part of investment in the community though the unforeseen hinders progress.[2][3]

Zimbabwe Republic Police is the only visible safety providing entity within Glen View.[4] A wave of politic induced violence in Glen View.[5][6][7]

The City Council of Harare puts its efforts in maintaining the health of the population by it providing clinics, waterworks and the collection of refuse.

Frequent water crisis hit this area [8] sparking disease outbreaks [9]

Home industries established in the area have posed a threat to the environment despite efforts by the council.[10][11]

In a report, Zimbabwe's Environmental Management Agency, (EMA) said Harare council had neglected Glen View.[12]

Glen View has community halls in areas 1 and 3. They are commercially open to the public by renting out for social activity such as religious gatherings and others. The centers are local-government-owned and at times used for public information and information gathering. Government schools have provided facilities for larger gatherings like elections due to their security and space.

A number of locations have become popular go to places for a residents.

• Guruwuswa Cultural Arts Village - Ancient Mbare site.
• Freedom junction

• Cephas Zhuwao - Zimbabwean cricketer who plays as batsman
• Elisha Muroiwa - Zimbabwean Footballer who plays as a defender at AFCON 2017
• Samson Choruwa - former Zimbabwean footballer
• Eddie Mashiri - former Zimbabwean footballer
• local Sports Clubs/Academies

• Starlight Sports Academy (Glen View 1 Primary)
• Maningi Queens
• Light Fc
• Glen View Community Football Academy(GV 9, pry)
• Weerams(GV 4 Primary)
• Stylezone( GV3 Secondary)

• Skryptt - a Zimbabwean hip hop artist.
• Ruud Aaron Gwirambira - a Zimbabwean philanthropist, philosopher and future investor