Harare

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: endlovini, good-hope, ilitha-park

This suburb falls within a City of Cape Town urban development focus area, indicating prioritised investment in infrastructure and services.

Schools

5 schools

WCED · 2024

5 Total Schools

5,363 Total Learners

3 Public

2 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
KWAMFUNDO SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,741
ISIPHIWO PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,577
LULEKA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,457
ST. MICHAELS PRIMARY SCHOOL (KHAYELITSH	primary	independent	—	451
MOLO MHLABA PRIMARY SCHOOL	combined	independent	—	137

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

3 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Langa

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

34,458

Population (2022)

36,828

Est. Population (2025)

Census 2022 weighted estimate. 2025 figure projected at 2.2% annual growth — actual rates vary by suburb.

Source: Stats SA Census 2022 (10% sample)

📊 2024 Household Survey

3.04 Avg household size

85.3% Piped water

93.4% Flush toilet

96.7% Grid electricity

82% Refuse removal

88.5% Internet access

57.9% Formal dwelling

53.4% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

11.4% Has vehicle

4.9% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 43 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

11 Parks

5 With play equipment

11.8 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Khayelitsha (1.4 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Harare Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

Recorded Crimes — Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

36 Murder

139 Aggravated robbery

54 Residential burglary

32 Carjacking

53 Rape

107 Assault GBH

12 Vehicle theft

209 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

36 Murder

13 Attempted murder

53 Rape

0 Sexual assault

160 Common assault

107 Assault GBH

139 Aggravated robbery

16 Common robbery

54 Residential burglary

2 Non-residential burglary

12 Vehicle theft

32 Carjacking

13 Residential robbery

209 Drug-related crime

Note: These are station-level totals for the entire policing area, not suburb-specific figures. SAPS does not publish crime data at suburb level.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Schedule

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Load shedding schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

endlovini0→good-hope0→ilitha-park0→kuyasa0→mandela-park28,834 people→monwabisi4,276 people→

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