Pictures: Low activity at Bulawayo polling stations

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Voting in the afternoon was low in Bulawayo as most polling stations had agents and officers sitting and waiting for voters to turn up.

Voting in the afternoon was low in Bulawayo as most polling stations had agents and officers sitting and waiting for voters to turn up.

For example Railton had registered only 36 voters by 5pm.

Bulawayo is likely to experience a low voter turnout for the by-election.

See  below:                                                                            (Pictures By: Benson Dube)

A security man confers with polling officers
A security man confers with polling officers
A voter deeps his hand into indellible ink  before an election officer at Stanley Hall, Makokoba, Bulawayo,
A voter deeps his hand into indellible ink before an election officer at Stanley Hall, Makokoba, Bulawayo earlier today
A voter waits as her name is checked on the voters' roll at Msiteli Secondary School (Mpopoma) polling station in Bulawayo
A voter waits as her name is checked on the voters’ roll at Msiteli Secondary School (Mpopoma) polling station in Bulawayo
Agents relax outside Thorngrove (Makokoba) polling station
Agents relax outside Thorngrove (Makokoba) polling station
Agents sit at Railton polling station waiting for voters
Agents sit at Railton polling station waiting for voters
Agents sit with a police officer inside Thorngrove polling station
Agents sit with a police officer inside Thorngrove polling station
An officer checks the name of a voter at a polling station in Bulawayo
An officer checks the name of a voter at a polling station in Bulawayo
An officer inspects a voter's fingers at Stanley Hall, Makokoba.
An officer inspects a voter’s fingers at Stanley Hall, Makokoba.
Elderly queue to verify their particulars before voting at Efusini in Luveve
Elderly queue to verify their particulars before voting at Efusini in Luveve
Election agents shy away from camera at Thorngrove (Makokoba constituency) polling station
Election agents shy away from camera at Thorngrove (Makokoba constituency) polling station
Elections agents sit outside Efusini polling station in Luveve
Elections agents sit outside Efusini polling station in Luveve
Police officers monitor voters outside a polling station in Bulawayo
Police officers monitor voters outside a polling station in Bulawayo
Railton polling agents  wait for voters to turn up at 5pm
Railton polling agents wait for voters to turn up at 5pm
Voters queue outside Stanley Hall polling station in Makokoba
Voters queue outside Stanley Hall polling station in Makokoba
ZEC officers sit at Railton polling station. From morning to 5pm, only 36 people had voted
ZEC officers sit at Railton polling station. From morning to 5pm, only 36 people had voted
ZEC polling officers wait for voters in Thorngrove
ZEC polling officers wait for voters in Thorngrove