Harare and "Kwayedza". Online media outlets include "ZimOnline", "ZimDaily", "Guardian", "NewZimbabwe", "Times", "Harare Tribune", "Zimbabwe Metro", "The Zimbabwean", "The Zimbabwe Mail" and many others; however, a number of factors have combined to effectively eliminate all media except those controlled by the state. Therefore, it is difficult to find a news source that is not bribed or influenced by the government. Harare has co-operation agreements and partnerships with the following towns: Harare Harare (; officially named Salisbury until 1982) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 960.6 km (371 mi) and an estimated
2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état On the evening of 14 November 2017, elements of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) gathered around Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, and seized control of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and key areas of the city. The next day, the ZDF issued a statement saying that it was not a coup d'état and that President Robert Mugabe was safe, although the situation would return to normal only after the ZDF had dealt with the "criminals" around Mugabe responsible for the socio-economic problems of Zimbabwe. Jacob Zuma, then-President of South Africa, phoned Mugabe and was told that Mugabe