The sell-off of Zambia’s mines has created an energy crisis | Spectator Kalaki
by Spectator Kalaki from on (#M4XB)
Each day we endure eight-hour power cuts. Zambia's rivers should produce plenty of hydroelectric energy, but a botched privatisation has left the nation without cash for new power stations
Zambia is in the middle of a massive power crisis that began in June and has been getting steadily worse. In Lusaka, where I live, the situation is becoming desperate due to eight-hour blackouts every day. Moreover, the electricity goes off just at the time it is most needed - when families come home from work. The entire family is left without electricity for lighting and for cooking the evening meal. So instead it means cooking on the mbaula (a simple charcoal fire) and eating by candlelight.
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