Land sales fuel Harare’s Ardbennie rapid industrialisation

THE residential hum once defining in the Ardbennie neighbourhood in Harare has turned into a new buzz of industrial atmosphere. Ardbennie is a small community that is located about 10 kilometres south of Harare’s central business district, between Mbare and Waterfalls.

The gentle sounds of lawn-mowers on shaped lawns, the cheerful yells of children playing in closed-end streets, the comforting rhythm of life in a quiet residential suburb are slowly being replaced by the industry.

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