By Vuyo MAFRIKA, Chewe CHUMANYA & Opy RAMAREMISA The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in 2024 emptied one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure on the continent. Lake Kariba, which stretches across the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, dropped towards some of its lowest usable levels in years as rainfall across the Zambezi basin dwindled. In Zambia, the consequences were felt through a power system closely ti…
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