Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

‘Vandalism’ is the official reason for 24-hour blackouts disrupting all economic activity, but lack of investment and upkeep are more likely culprits

Barely two weeks into Herbert Murerwa’s appointment, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority implemented power cuts, leading to a national outcry.

As usage outstrips supply, electricity outages are hobbling the country’s corporate sector, writes Tawanda Karombo.

Zimbabwe finally realising the long awaited power crisis.

Zimbabwe’s energy minister warns they risk losing imports from its major supplier if it fails to pay a $90-million debt to the Cabora Bassa dam.

Murowa Diamonds — Zimbabwe’s sole operating diamond miner — recorded a 40% drop in production in 2007, owing to frequent power failures and machine breakdowns, the company said.…

Nationwide power failures shut down basic services across Zambia and Zimbabwe for hours over the weekend, and Eskom said it would suspend exports to neighbouring countries amid…

Nationwide power failures shut down basic services across Zambia and Zimbabwe for hours on Saturday and Sunday as anger mounted in South Africa over power cuts that have wreaked…

An escalating energy crisis has pulled the plug on hopes of reviving Zimbabwe’s economy as production grinds to a halt in a manufacturing sector already battling sky-high…

A dozen main districts of the Zimbabwean capital were without power for the fifth straight day on Saturday. The state electricity company blamed technical faults for the massive…