Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has announced that all schools beginning from primary to tertiary level will remain closed as an enforcement of SI 79 which restricts public gatherings in the wake of severe Cholera outbreak.
Dr. Chilufya announced during a news briefing that the Ministry of General Education has been engaged to ensure all schools comply to this directive.
The first term of the academic year 2018 was supposed to commence next Monday, but this directive has extended learners’ holiday to avoid contracting Cholera bacteria Vibrio Cholerae.
However, only schools in the Cholera infested Lusaka district will remain closed while those outside the Capital resumes as planned.
42 people have since died from Cholera while 2,000 cases have been reported.
Zambia Army, Zambia Air force and Zambia National Services strong men have been deployed in the dirty city of Lusaka to clean up following Lusaka City Council employees having gone to sleep with the mayor.
What is wrong with us kanshi mwebantu. One of the major problems I have observed in Zambia and africa in general is the following.
1) Religion – Religion has not made us strong but weak. Our people in robes and the preachers have only been telling our people to wait for a miracle instead of telling them to work hard. For example Zambia, so called christian nation which has made us more religious than people who want to work. You will find people who have a true relationship with our King Yeshua that they are not only content but hard working. All the great people in the bible were hardworking and did not wait for God to give bread. Yes God helps us but not when we are able to find solutions ourselves. Look at countries like australia, people here are hard working and I will admit that…
… I will admit that when I first arrived here 11yrs ago, I was a lazy person all because of mother Zambia whose politicians and preachers had not inspired me to work hard and think beyond.
Just look at our university students at Unza or copperbelt, how many of these students work at the retail shops/malls doing tasks like cleaning or washing dishes at the pub or selling at the pub? a very few maybe non. But talk of sex, our students at unza and other boarding institution is like a drug. Promiscuity is number one at our campuses while showing off money given to them by their hard working relatives, our students sink so low to do some stupid stuff. But come here my friend these basungu people are busy working from age of 16 years as students working part time. Kids here start work as…
… Kids here start work as young as 11 years old working at mcdonalds or delivery of community newspapers to homes at a very small fee and heavily taxed because they are young.
People are busy here and that is the reason disease like aids/HIV are not common. I end here.
Students in Zambia are too big to do petty jobs! Sometimes they feel they are bigger than people holding office; until they are offloaded onto the streets….
I personally agree with juliet perth. In Zambia, unless we change our mental attitude towards good hygiene and sanitation, the cholera issue will continue resulting into high death tolls. If we can emulate the old Zimbabwe after independence under the leadership of former president Mugabe were cleanliness is concerned, then cases of diseases due to poor sanitation would reduce in our mother land ‘ZAMBIA’. We need a law which should give Stiff punishment to those who throw litter anyhow. Pliz let’s unite as one in order to eradicate this terrible disease.
Does it mean even universities will delay opening?
Let us unite to fight against Chorela
Comment:the first cholera case was reported as early as September but the relevant authorities were idle waiting for the worst. Making everyone suffer.