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News / National’Power cut at Parly during SONA was deliberate’by Stephen Jakes*1 hr ago |254ViewsPolitical analyst and staunch Mnangagwa loyalist Abigale Mupambi has downplayed the brief power outage that disrupted the State of the Nation Address (SONA), suggesting the incident was deliberate and not indicative of a national energy crisis.Speaking after the blackout, which interrupted proceedings in Parliament and drew public scrutiny, Mupambi said: “I don’t want to waste time dealing with a plug issue… Probably the plug was just put off and investigations are underway.”Her remarks come amid speculation that the outage symbolized deeper issues within Zimbabwe’s energy sector.

Critics have questioned the optics of such a disruption during a high-profile civic moment, while others have raised concerns about sabotage and state preparedness.Mupambi defended the country’s energy capacity, citing improvements following sector liberalisation and the rise of independent power producers complementing ZESA’s efforts.


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