Zimbabwe lights back up after nationwide grid collapse
7 Jul 2026, 13:48 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)
Source URL: http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/07/zimbabwe-lights-back-up-after-nationwide-grid-collapse/
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.