35 Years After Independance, 8 Million Zimbabweans (60% Population) Have No Electricity

35 Years After Independance, 8 Million Zimbabweans (60% Population) Have No Electricity

SOME 35 years after independence, eight million Zimbabweans, about 60 percent of the population, still have no access to electricity, a cabinet minister has revealed. Energy and power development minister, Samuel Undenge, said Tuesday that the majority of Zimbabweans were still using traditional sources of energy such as firewood. The minister conceded that “we cannot continue to accept such situations as the norm”. This comes at a time even those with access to electrical power…

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