Africa

Zimbabwe’s private sector is cleaning up its cities – literally

Zimbabwean children play in the suburb of Mbare outside of Harare, August 1, 2013. Zimbabwe's leading domestic election monitoring agency cried foul on Thursday over this week's poll, saying the credibility of the vote was "seriously compromised" by irregularities on polling day.Officials from the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) said urban voters, who mainly favour Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, had been turned away from polling stations in their thousands. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) - GM1E9811G4601

The private sector is sweeping in to help with a new mobile-based solution. Image: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Tonderayi Mukeredzi
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