Zimbabwe: Govt Caught Napping On Power Crisis

ENERGY and Power Development Minister, Samuel Undenge has admitted that government was not ready to deal with the power crisis facing the country, publicly admitting that they were "caught napping".

Addressing stakeholders during a clean energy week conference held in Harare last week, Undenge, who faced a public backlash for the devastating power blackouts until President Robert Mugabe exonerated him on his arrival from the United National General Assembly in the United States of America, pointed out that the electricity crisis facing the nation was not unique to Zimbabwe.

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