Along with being the largest city, Harare also functions as the administrative, communication and commercial hub of Zimbabwe. It was founded in 1890 by John Cecil Rhodes as a fortification for armed forces. In 1935, the settlement was given the status of a city and it became the capital of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. On Zimbabwe’s independence on 18th April 1980, the city, then known as Salisbury became the country’s capital. On 18th April 1982, during Zimbabwe’s second Independence Day, the name Salisbury was changed to Harare.
Harare International Airport receives all international flights making Zimbabwean capital, the main port of entry for the country. A number of African carriers offer flights to Harare connecting Zimbabwean capital with cities in and out of the African continent. The national carrier of Zimbabwe, known as Air Zimbabwe, connects Harare with; Dar es Salaam, London, Lilongwe, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Victoria Falls, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Blantyre, Lusaka, Dubai, Lubumbashi and Bulawayo. TAAG Angola Airlines connects Harare with Luanda and Lusaka while South African Airways connect it with Johannesburg.
Kenyan national carrier, Kenya Airways runs flights from Nairobi, Air Botswana from Gaborone and Air Malawi from Blantyre and Lilongwe. Two private companies, Airlink and Comair also serve flights to Harare from Johannesburg. Thus getting into this city is not difficult for tourists as, out of this wide range of scheduled services, travelers can select cheap flights to Harare in accordance with their budgets.
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American Idol is one of the most watched reality TV shows on air today. As I was watching American Idol the other, I noticed that not only does it have an immense viewer following, it also has an extremely large live audience. This show first aired in 2001 and has ever since been the topic of some debate. Singers from all around the United States compete in mini competitions for a spot on the show. There have been whole episodes dedicated to the search for contestants. Many of the people will wait in line for hours on end just to be filmed and then latter laughed at by millions of home viewers.
Once the contestants are chosen, they compete in rounds of singing competitions to find the best singer. Each singer is judged by a panel of famous judges in the music industry as well as other entertainment industries. Viewers and audience members can also vote via SMS text messaging and online. Often times the judges offer some very comedic and harsh reviews of the contestant’s performance. The judges comments often cause much debate among the fan population of American Idol.
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