Harare the early 21st century Harare has been adversely affected by the political and economic crisis that is currently plaguing Zimbabwe, after the contested 2002 presidential election and 2005 parliamentary elections. The elected council was replaced by a government-appointed commission for alleged inefficiency, but essential services such as rubbish collection and street repairs have rapidly worsened, and are now virtually non-existent. In May 2006 the Zimbabwean newspaper the "Financial Gazette", described the city in an editorial as a "sunshine city-turned-sewage farm". In 2009, Harare was voted to be the toughest city to live in according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's livability
Churchill School (Harare) this school include Ebenezer Nobela who served as the 2014-2015 Junior Mayor of Harare. Nobela was also honored with a certificate as a World Child Rights Ambassador by the World Children's Prize Program. He has been named one of the best serving Junior Mayors in the history of Harare Junior Council and is now a law student. Another one is Poseidon Tsautsau who served as the Junior Town Clerk for Chitungwiza (though he was no longer a student of this school by the time he got that office. Churchill School (Harare) Churchill School is a public, day and boarding school