Harare Plummets in Global Liveability Rankings

The Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Harare as one of the world's ten least liveable cities in its 2026 global assessment. The capital placed 165th out of 173 surveyed cities, highlighting severe structural decay. This decline follows decades of municipal mismanagement, collapsing sanitation systems, and persistent clean water shortages. Local residents routinely endure cholera outbreaks and crumbling road networks while the central government clashes with opposition-led municipal councils. Harare's rapid urban decay exposes the complete failure of basic service delivery under the current political administration.