Millions of people in Zimbabwe have been living with severe power cuts for months.<\/p>\n
The worst drought in a century is causing the Zambezi River that powers a hydroelectric dam to run dry.<\/p>\n
Many were hoping President Emmerson Mnangagwa could turn the economy around after his predecessor Robert Mugabe was accused of mismanaging the economy.<\/p>\n
But Mnangagwa now says the solution to Zimbabwe’s energy crisis lies in the coal industry.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Bulawayo, once the country’s manufacturing hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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