ZAMBIA Must Prosper Leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya says government’s decision to keep schools closed for three more weeks due to the cholera epidemic has exposed the Ministry of Health for hiding the actual extent of the health crisis. On Thursday, Education Minister Douglas Syakalima announced that all schools would remain closed for three weeks due to the continued rise in Cholera cases. But commenting on this in an interview, Fube welcomed the decision, but noted that the cholera situation was much worse than government was letting on. “Zambia Must Prosper wants to put it on record that such a decision is welcome because of our poor sanitation. Our poor sanitation, our poor water reticulation process and the general malaise of...

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