Harare health time bomb…as vendors store stocks in public toilets

HARARE City Council (HCC) caretakers are cashing in on vendors whom they allow to leave their wares including vegetables, bottled water and soft drinks for overnight safekeeping in public toilets, NewsDay Weekender established.

Investigations revealed an elaborate scheme where caretakers at public toilets are demanding bribes from vendors who operate near the area.

The caretakers allow vendors to store their leftover stock overnight in exchange for a fee of up to US$5, investigations revealed.

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