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 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Things were bad even before Zimbabwe's presidential election, with inflation so high workers sometimes couldn't afford the bus fare to get to their jobs.
Now some workers aren't coming because of uncertainty about the future and fear of unrest, according to business executives and government agencies. It's been 12 days since the vote, with no word on who won, leaving an entire country wondering who's running things while the opposition and President Robert Mugabe trade accusations over who is to blame for the political turmoil.
"We cannot keep our production lines going in this atmosphere. We need some sort of closure on the elections. Thirty percent of our employees are staying home," said one Harare executive who asked not to be identified for fear of official reprisals.
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