Capital of Zimbabwe comes bottom of 'liveability' poll
A top research group today rated Zimbabwe’s capital as the worst of 140 world cities in which to live.
The British-based Economist Intelligence Unit said its researchers excluded cities in Libya, Iraq and other war zones.
Harare, where power and water cuts occur daily, scored a 38% “liveability rating”, the group said.
The group said the threat of civil unrest and the availability of public health care and public transport in Harare were intolerable.
Energy and water supplies were undesirable, it said, calling phones and internet services uncomfortable.
Melbourne and Vienna were rated the two easiest cities to live in.
The research group is an economic and risk consultancy linked to the Economist magazine.
