For decades, the Kariba Dam on the River had provided the bulk of electricity consumed in Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, in September, Zambian officials signalled that, owing to desperately low water ...

SEVEN tonnes of ghost nets have been retrieved from Lake Kariba, marking a significant milestone in the fight against plastic pollution in Zimbabwe’s water bodies. The ghost nets, abandoned ...

KARIBA, March 12, (NewsDay Live) - One person is feared dead after a boat capsized on Lake Kariba last night. The fishermen's vessel, believed to be carrying two people, was hit by a fierce storm ...

Solar home systems and mini-grids have the potential to reach the 8.5 million people still living without electricity across Zambia ...

Less than half of Zambia's 20 million people had access to electricity before Kariba's problems. Millions more have now been forced to adjust as mothers find different ways to cook for their ...

A drought-fuelled energy crisis in Zambia and Zimbabwe led to growth in demand for new coal-fired power in 2024, reaching its highest annual total in eight years. Both countries were gripped by energy ...

(Bloomberg) — Zimbabwe’s daily 18-hour electricity outages ... Power supply in the southern African nation was already under strain from drought-induced low water levels at Lake Kariba, the world’s ...