We use them every day, yet, we don’t talk about them that often. But this past week, some people were shocked to learn that International Toilet Day exists. While we may think good toilets have always existed, it is great that someone decided it was important to celebrate the important aspect of sanitation, which gives everyone some peace after using it. Gracing the World Toilet Day commemoration on November 19, at Chinika Secondary School ground in Kanyama constituency, Minister of Water Development and Sanitation, Collins Nzovu, observed that failing to manage human waste effectively exacerbated disease transmission and threatened lives, especially in vulnerable communities. In a speech read on his behalf by Lusaka Province Minister Sheal Mulyata, Nzovu implored the public...

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