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The Best Car Rental’s New Offices: A Blend of Old and New
The Best Car Rental has moved into its newly remodelled offices in Milton Park. The two-story building has a floor area of just over 400 square meters and is located at 13 Lezard Avenue, opposite Blakiston Primary School. The site was previously occupied by the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of Zimbabwe. Designed by architects…
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Nyatsanza Architects Transforms Old Building into Modern Offices for Natwecraft Investments
Nyatsanza Architects recently completed the refurbishment of an older building, transforming it into modern offices for Natwecraft Investments. The architect’s brief from the client was to redesign the existing building into state-of-the-art spaces that convey stability and transparency. The single-story building with a plinth of 180 square metres sits on 694 square metres and is…
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NMBZ diversifies into the property market
text by Michael Nott – photos by Fotohaus – plans by Studio 5 Architects Banking giant NMBZ has recently diversified in to the local property market. Up until now the NMBZ Holdings had just one subsidiary – NMB Bank. Under the guidance of Group CEO Mr Gerald Gore, NMB has ventured into real estate,…
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Caltex Braford Lubricants renovates its warehouse, in Byo Belmont.
-text by Michael Nott -photos by Fotohaus -plans by Gemma Temlett Caltex Braford Lubricants is a division of Braford Investments (Pvt) Limited, a Zimbabwean company that was incorporated in January 2003. The division is the official distributor of Caltex branded lubricants in Zimbabwe for Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd. Caltex Braford Lubricants is headquartered in Msasa,…
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Enterprise Economic Corridor continues to be developed with a new TotalEnergies Service Station
text by Michael Nott -photos by Fotohaus Council has created seven new economic development corridors within Harare to support their vision of turning Harare into a city with world class status by 2025 and assist Government’s programme to create a national middle-class economy by 2030. The seven zones are Enterprise Road (now ED Mnangagwa Road),…
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Boutique Shopping Mall Opens in Highlands with outstanding eco-friendly credentials.
-plans courtesy of the owners -text by Michael Nott -photos by Fotohaus The upmarket shopping complex at 68 Ridgeway North in Highlands, Harare recently opened after the area was rezoned from residential use to allow for mixed use developments. The property originally belonged to the Owen-Graham family until it was bought by Charles and Frances Pickering…
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An Older Property in Belgravia gets a new lease life
Text by Michael Nott, Photos by Fotohaus, Plans courtesy of Achitexture Spatial Design and Bashir Ghumra The property at 9 Phillips Avenue had been derelict and neglected for several years when it was acquired by Mistras Properties in 2015. It was an older double-storey residence, typical of the Belgravia area, with an impressive Dutch gable…
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Zimtile commissions a modern concrete brick manufacturing plant
Text by Perry Kaande Photos by Fotohaus THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, MARIAN CHOMBO, SAYS THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET IN MOTION THE NATIONAL QUALITY POLICY WHICH AIMS TO UPSCALE THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF ZIMBABWEAN PRODUCTS IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKS. She said this at the commissioning of the Zimtile brick…
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NEW EASTLEA SHOWROOM FOR JEKESA
Text by Martin Chemhere Images by Fotohaus With so many players, both large and small, flooding the hardware and electrical products supply market, there is a need to set high sales and service standards and at the same time distinguish your brand. This sets the foundation for success as customers usually align and trust businesses…
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Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport expansion project
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport Project brief: • Expansion of the terminal building to increase annual passenger capacity from the current 2.5 million to 6million; • Installation of 4 new aerobridges, one with capacity of handling A380 aircraft and 4 baggage carousels; • Construction of New Fire Station; • Relocation of satellite fire station; •…
