Africa Matters: Drought leaves Zambia in the dark

A severe drought in southern Africa has endangered the lives of millions, and also led to prolonged electricity outages. Zambia is no different, with power cuts in the capital Lusaka leaving businesses and livelihoods in the dark.
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[@treatykolaunda4489]

We are in trouble some places even 5 days no power😢😢😢

[@iam_akaman]

20 hours a day? its actually goes for 3-4 days and comes back only for an hour

[@blendwerktv]

Thank you. Its hard to see that in 2024 many parts of great Africa are still have to go through this.

[@ProHunterX12]

Am Zambian 🇿🇲 I don't even know how 2 hours of power feelslike😂 since June 23 2024

[@GiseleLukusa]

The problem here is lack of infrastructure. Africans must now focus on becoming architects, engineers, town planners and private police officers like the "hawks" to crack down on corruption and allocate the funds in appropriate departments. We need to build Africa on our own it is clear that the Europeans won't build Africa for us we are Bantu people whether we like it or not. The drought in Zambia is due to poor infrastructure the Zambian government must encourage Zambians to become architects and engineers otherwise nothing will change. Zambians cannot remain the same in 2025 Zambia must innovate at least to a South African level otherwise it is bye bye Zambia.

[@britjj5126]

There are young people in Zambia who have studied architecture and engineering. The problem is they go abroad for opportunities. Incentives should be put in place to encourage and support them to stay

[@GiseleLukusa]

@@britjj5126 The Zambian government must operate like the South African government. The South African government offers grants and funding to architecture and engineering firms and every other business that exists in South Africa but in order for that industry to be given those grants the business owner needs to be a South African citizen so Zambia should do the same for their citizens.

[@Dfhhhnnfbn]

It not about schooling , they are enough people trained in those careers but no opportunities, I know plenty who studied in china others SouthAfrica and even Israel , guess what they all went back to the countries they studied in and they are now living comfortably. Personally it's all comes down to poor leadership, leaders who don't listen to their pipo or technocrats, they were busy exporting to neighbors and still are yet the economy is on life support.

[@GiseleLukusa]

@@Dfhhhnnfbn I hear you.

[@FusionGuy38]

MORE THAN 20 hours per day now.Sometimes we go days without power from Zesco. Inverters, gensets, are the necessity today. Too expensive for most.

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Our current situation is making international headlines.

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

Nice sharing Vidio 🇮🇩❤❤

[@InnocentLupiya-g2d]

Our current president while in opposition had solutions but when he became a president he trivialised early signs of disaster and now poor planning and contingency has exposed his leadership as head of government.He gave practical examples of countries such UAE and yet today after three years it's just politics as usual.

[@kampambakasolo2641]

Politicians are all just the same at the end of the day. They only provide solutions when it’s campaign time

[@everingtonmbuyisa8189]

The very low levels at the Kariba dam caused by a severe drought has caused this. It is not an HH crisis. It is crisis caused by not investing in alternative sources of energy for a very long time.

[@masonichisenga3032]

​@everingtonmbuyisa8189 Exactly, low water levels caused by a drought means ZESCO can't produce at full capacity, this has nothing to do with the presidency. If anything, we should be on our knees praying for rain and setting up coal power plants to utilize the coal that is out natural resource.

[@mirodeniro3595]

That's how critical electricity is! Ethiopian Dam will have a huge impact on changing the country trajectory towards development.... without affecting Egypt's reliability on the river!

[@chamunorwachibanguza7902]

True 🇿🇼

[@bryansaunamatictm7686]

20hrs a day is an understatement, try 72hrs straight

[@Dfhhhnnfbn]

True, it's a rumor to have power

[@tafadzwamzimbani141]

Its almost the same at our Zimbabwean side also😐

[@d.bcooper5450]

Adapt or perish brother...😥

[@leemccabemccabe5627]

2024 ✝️ 🙏

[@Dr.Engr005]

Why they don't go to solar

[@bestofnow_7772]

It's very expensive for the average Zambian and doesn't even power most appliances

[@klassikkustard4828]

It's power density is rubbish for a grid level problem

[@ernestnyama3765]

You are saying 20hours a day that is even better some of us it's 72hours

[@stephenmiyoba9731]

Long story short, we are f**ked

[@billtev9846]

Some of your mining contracts should have included installation of power planets, just selling chrome and cobalt as ore does not help.

[@derrickbanda1962]

In our place it's 5 days now 😂

[@eyeball2eyeball]

Its been 4days without power now.😅

[@gifthkauta2000]

🥺🥺

[@Chiko1xchess]

School fees ???

[@jonathanbanda6210]

I think our power company care less of small businesses forgetting that there are the backbone of the economy

[@joshuabanda3686]

20 hours try 2 to 3 days it ain't thing 😅😢

[@CoolTebza-eh7ig]

That's why must multiple ways to produce electricity

[@vinaykumar-ld3yi]

What for he had 3 kids when he himself is poor?

[@karimmoorad9649]

Very sad. Africa needs nuclear power plants. Hydro is unpredictable due to climate change.

[@tradwizrex8886]

Think again! If you have failed to manage hydro, how will you manage nuclear? RSA has serious issues with management and maintenance of it's sole nuclear plant. Think again.

[@karimmoorad9649]

@@tradwizrex8886 how do you manage hydro when there are no rains? Am I missing something?

[@thabisodube3486]

​@@tradwizrex8886 South Africa doesn't have a problem with maintaining its nuclear power station. Why must you lie unprovoked?

[@tloutlou2655]

​@@tradwizrex8886we contract Russia to manage it

[@oasis5683]

African Leadeership Problem

[@tsekisohlokwe301]

Zambia should have learned from S. A and prepare for the future

[@notnow_later]

Kodi mesa few months ago mumati bonisa kusathima kwama gesi 😂

[@virattrx1800]

First like 😊

[@suryanaray7942]

According to article 14 and 21 of the constitution of India in karnataka state RTI applications are destroyed Postal letters are not reached court notices not reached court case files misplaced certified copies misplaced by the karnataka state police and system destroyed by them in the state FBI investigation is necessary through the UNO is necessary in karnataka state in india

[@suryanaray7942]

According to article 14 and 21 of the constitution of India in karnataka state Bangalore city civil court Complex police Loti charge and Brutal murder of Advocates in 2012 the state government was refused to give the cabinet sanction for CBI investigation in 2018 violated the supreme court judgement hence the state government was liable for under contempt of court FBI investigation is necessary through the UNO in the interest of the Justice in karnataka state in india

[@sirjamesjemo3390]

Why is this relevant here? Also,India has its own law enforcement agencies,so the fbi isn't needed.

[@stripemcr5722]

Elon Musk + Africa = infinite electricity world wide /Problem solved

[@BOBK-jf4qx]

Didn't China invest a whole lot? Wouldn't it be in their interest to keep it going?