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Large parts of Zimbabwe are reported to be without electricity after a major power failure on Saturday night. Electricity has been restored to parts of Zimbabwe after a major blackout on Saturday night, reports say.
The blackout has affected the capital, Harare, the city of Bulawayo, and smaller towns including Victoria Falls, Kariba, Masvingo and Gweru. The blackout affected the capital, Harare, as well as the city of Bulawayo, and smaller towns including Mutare, Victoria Falls and Kariba.
Services like mains water and telecommunications have been affected. Mains water pressure dropped, mobile phone connections were erratic and newspapers were not published.
Zimbabwe is in the midst of an economic crisis and has been experiencing difficulties with power supplies for some time. Zimbabwe, which is in the midst of an economic crisis, has been experiencing power supply problems for some time.
As a result of the blackout, mains water pressure has dropped, mobile phone connections have been adversely affected and newspapers have not been published. Power is being restored gradually, although some parts of Harare are still said to be without electricity. The supply there has been irregular at best, for some months.
The government has so far given no reason for the power failure, but this apparent breakdown is just the latest in a series of problems facing the authorities in recent months. This apparent failure of the national grid is just the latest in a series of problems facing the Zimbabwean authorities.
Electricity supplies in Harare have been erratic at best, with the power often switched off for many hours a day. Zimbabwe imports much of its electricity from neighbouring countries, but as the economic crisis has worsened, there's been a shortage of foreign currency with which to pay for supplies.
Zimbabwe imports much of its electricity from neighbouring countries.
But as the economic crisis has worsened, there has been a shortage of foreign currency with which to pay for supplies.