How to report/restore a hijacked place of interest (international airport)?

So, a few days back when I was planning a trip, I noticed that the international airport was no longer on google maps. On searching further (going via google search instead of directly in maps) I noticed that it had been hijacked by a profile that operates a business there:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Extra+Fine+Airport+Taxis/@-17.9186024,31.0966627,17z/

So, now whenever you search for Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, you will see the location show up but named after this taxis company (profile) whom I suspect commandeered the place.

You can see from the reviews that the place is actually an airport instead of what it now purpots to be.

I tried correcting the information a number of times, and reporting the pictures added by the (supposed) new owner but that did not amount to anything.

How can this be resolved, or who can assist with fixing this?
@MashaPS @DeniGu @InaS @Ivi_Ge

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hello @kelvinelove , this is a very sad situation. You did the best by tagging the moderators. They will help you as soon as possible.

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Hi @kelvinelove ,

Thank you for reporting this. I’ll forward what you shared with the responsible teams to look into it.

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Hi @kelvinelove ,

I wanted to let you know that Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport now appears with its correct name and information on Google Maps!

I’ll mark my response as the solution to show that this has been resolved. Thank you again for reporting this!

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I’ve found another hijacked (and moved) place again.

The location is a shopping centre, but it seems someone has hijacked it, moved it and renamed it to a personal business located a couple of miles away. They’ve even changed the place description, but if you go through the location’s pictures, you’ll notice that the pictures and reviews have nothing to do with what the new location purports to do.

This is what the location was changed to:

Buzy Korner Installers - Google Maps

This is what the location is supposed to be (was, before it was hijacked):
Name: Sam Levy’s Village
Website: All Shops (samlevysvillage.com)
Phone: +263 242 885 6236
Address: Piers Road, Harare, Harare
Actual Location: https://goo.gl/maps/GWaX851WVo7pvSpf6

How can it be fixed, as I did try updating it several times, but the contributions were not accepted.
Can you kindly assist, as there are tens of businesses in this location.

@DeniGu @MashaPS @InaS @Ivi_Ge