THE Media Owners Association of Zambia (MOAZ) says 21 hours of load shedding has led to increased operational costs and loss of revenue in the industry. Recently, Zesco Limited announced that as of September 1, 2024, it would only be able to supply power to residential customers for three hours per day on a rotational basis. In an interview, Wednesday, MOAZ president Costa Mwansa explained how this was affecting the media. “It is affecting us in different ways for the fact that now we have to spend more because without electricity, we are spending in excess of about K12,000 per week for diesel for the generator, that is an increased cost. Before when we had probably six to eight hours...
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