By
NewZimbabwe.com
The
unexpected
blackout
disrupted
proceedings
for
several
minutes,
leaving
the
National
Assembly
in
confusion.
Some
ruling
party
legislators
shouted
that
the
incident
was
an
act
of
sabotage,
while
others
murmured
in
disbelief.
Unfazed,
Mnangagwa
continued
reading
his
speech
for
nearly
10
minutes
in
the
dark,
earning
applause
from
ZANU
PF
lawmakers
for
his
composure.
Power
was
restored
shortly
after
Mnangagwa
concluded
his
speech.
It
was
not
immediately
clear
whether
the
power
outage
was
caused
by
load-shedding
or
a
technical
fault.
“We
see
it
proper
that
we
apologise
to
the
President
for
the
power
outage.
We
shall
go
beyond
and
chase
the
culprit
“The
person
who
switched
off
electricity
while
the
President
was
speaking
will
regret
the
day
he
was
born,”
the
Speaker
of
Parliament,
Jacob
Mudenda,
said.
This
is
the
second
time
such
an
incident
has
occurred
during
the
President’s
address.