"In many of the rural areas, there is no grid connection because the infrastructure is not developed, and the cost of that infrastructure is truly enormous." ...

Crossing the borders of Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, land and water safaris follow the flow of the Zambezi to Lake ...

Zimbabwe's industrial power users have secured $250m from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to develop a floating solar project at Kariba Dam, the world's largest man-made lake.

Negotiations with neighbouring Zambia and Zimbabwe may allow 20 to 25 billion cubic metres of water from the Zambezi River to ...

Kariba, the world’s largest man-made lake and reservoir by volume, has been a thriving fishing hub since the dam was filled some 60 years ago. The fishing industry has now been pushed to the ...

Loveness Madangawa prepares lunch over an open fire in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe - she has an electric stove, but power cuts ...

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 ...

Loadshedding remains one of the biggest challenges affecting African economies, businesses, and livelihoods. As energy disruptions continue to hinder growth and productivity, the Africa Energy Indaba ...

Zimbabwe has been battling serious cholera outbreaks since the turn of the millennium due to the breakdown of water and sewer ...

This epic lake plays a significant part in supplying electricity to two neighbouring countries, and was once the biggest in the world. Built back in the 1950s, Lake Kariba covers around 2,000 ...

THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) says the low water levels at Kariba and Cahora Bassa dams due to low rainfall underscores the urgent need for climate-resilient energy strategies. In ...

The roll-out of large-scale solar projects is fraught with challenges over cost, efficiency, and an increasingly ...