The Parliament of Zimbabwe feels really bad about the power going out last Thursday during the important 2025 National Budget speech. It happened right when President Emmerson Mnangagwa was there, and he had to leave the building in the dark. That must have been super awkward for him and everyone else. The blackout lasted about five minutes, and some people were worried it might be a security issue since the president is 82 years old.
Zimbabwe is going through a tough time with electricity lately. People are dealing with over 16 hours of no power every day. But the parliament says Thursday's outage wasn't because of that. They say it happened because of bad weather messing with the power lines.
The parliament put out a statement saying sorry to the president and the whole country. They explained that thunderstorms and strong winds caused problems with the power lines and a substation. That's why the power went out at the new parliament building and nearby areas around 3:25 pm.
The backup generator at the parliament got messed up by the power surge too. It lost its settings and couldn't turn on by itself. Someone had to fix it by hand to get it working again. Luckily, they got the power back in less than five minutes.
The parliament wants everyone to know they're working hard to make sure something like this doesn't happen again. They're talking with the right people to find ways to prevent it. They feel really embarrassed about the whole thing and want to do better next time.
Zimbabwe is going through a tough time with electricity lately. People are dealing with over 16 hours of no power every day. But the parliament says Thursday's outage wasn't because of that. They say it happened because of bad weather messing with the power lines.
The parliament put out a statement saying sorry to the president and the whole country. They explained that thunderstorms and strong winds caused problems with the power lines and a substation. That's why the power went out at the new parliament building and nearby areas around 3:25 pm.
The backup generator at the parliament got messed up by the power surge too. It lost its settings and couldn't turn on by itself. Someone had to fix it by hand to get it working again. Luckily, they got the power back in less than five minutes.
The parliament wants everyone to know they're working hard to make sure something like this doesn't happen again. They're talking with the right people to find ways to prevent it. They feel really embarrassed about the whole thing and want to do better next time.
