WATER Development and Sanitation Minister Mike Mposha says the UPND indeed promised to end load shedding but it was impossible to do that within one year of being in office. In an interview, Mposha said there was a need to depart from hydropower dependency, advising people to consider using gas stoves and solar at the domestic level. “I appreciate the pain that load shedding has brought but indeed we are working towards ending load shedding. We must understand that these are problems we are facing because of the historical actions. We didn’t invest more in power generation while the population was growing. The same can be said for the water sector. For as long as we are depending on hydropower,...