2008 Zanzibar power blackout had a projected working life of 25 years when laid in 1976. It has now served for almost 35 years, ten years after it was due to be replaced. The power in Zanzibar was restored in March, 2010. 2008 Zanzibar power blackout The 2008 Zanzibar Power blackout was an extensive power outage on Zanzibar, Tanzania. A similar and longer event happened in Zanzibar in 2009. The island was without power for more than three months. During May and June 2008, Zanzibar suffered a period of almost one month without mains electricity due to a grid failure which left the entire
West of Zanzibar (1954 film) never tried." Steel recorded the song anyway and it was a success on the charts. Kenya's film censors banned the film on the grounds it would hurt race relations in the country. The movie was also banned in India after the protests of African students in that country. In 1957, the film was listed as among the seventeen most popular movies the Rank Organisation ever released in the US. West of Zanzibar (1954 film) West of Zanzibar is a 1954 British adventure film directed by Harry Watt and starring Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim and Edric Connor. It is a sequel