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Zimbabwe lights back up after nationwide grid collapse

7 Jul 2026, 13:48 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)
Zimbabwe lights back up after nationwide grid collapse
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)

Zimbabwe restored electricity to most of the country after a nationwide blackout triggered by a grid failure, with engineers still reconnecting parts of Harare. The outage once again exposed the fragility of the country's ageing power infrastructure and chronic energy shortages.