How bad is traffic in Harare?

Sometimes the traffic jam is a nightmare, especially on Fridays late afternoon.

Harare, which translates to, “one that never sleeps”, lives up to its name. It is a beautiful, vibrant and loud city with people from different backgrounds with the aim to do business. It is known as sunshine city and is congested with friendly people. From every corner of the busy streets, one ma identify street vendors selling anything imaginable. However, some of the roads have no street lights and traffic lights are not in a working conditions. Surprisingly, the city is not accident prone as you might think.

Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe, also known as the Sunshine city. The city is clean but of late, visitors face challenges on the roads because of potholes and experience power cuts and water rationing in some residential areas. Generally, the people are friendly to visitors and most people are comfortable using the English language.

Someone moving to Harare needs to know we use buses for transportation rather than private vehicles. The city is usually congested in the morning and in the evening, therefore, they must arrive during the mid-day to avoid being caught up in traffic congestion. He/she must also avoid using pirate taxis as these are usually associated with thieves. Finally, they must carry some bit of cash as most banks do not give cash anymore.