ZETDC boss suspended after SONA blackout

Abel Gurupira faces removal from his role as managing director of the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company after power failed at Parliament on Tuesday, October 28. Authorities suspended Gurupira pending an investigation into blackouts that interrupted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's address to lawmakers and disrupted a ruling party conference in Mutare earlier this month. A letter from ZESA Group Chief Executive Engineer Nyachowe placed Gurupira on full pay while barring contact with company personnel. Energy Minister July Moyo directed the action after the outage left Mnangagwa speaking under emergency lighting, according to reports by journalists citing ministry sources.