ACTIONAID Zambia says the impending load shedding as announced by the government will negatively affect the cost of living. Commenting on Energy Minister Peter Kapala’s announcement that the country would start experiencing a six-hour load shedding from December 15, ActionAid acting country director Musonda Kabinga said the announcement was shocking because government earlier declared that load shedding had ended. “You may recall that at some point we were informed that load shedding had ended in Zambia, and many citizens became hopeful to have continuous supply of power, but the recent announcement by the minister shocks many people because we thought that this issue was over. And now we are asking ourselves if as a nation we are going to be...

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