Zimbabwe taps former Eskom exec to revive struggling power utility
Harare is betting on Jan Oberholzer to help fix the troubled Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) as the country seeks to shore up its electricity grid amid ageing infrastructure, financial strain and mounting risks from El Niño.
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Harare is betting on Jan Oberholzer to help fix the troubled Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) as the country seeks to shore up its electricity grid amid ageing infrastructure, financial strain and mounting risks from El Niño.
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- 37 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 16, 2026
- Byline
- Farai Shawn Matiashe
- Source
- The Africa Report