AT the height of the cholera epidemic, one constant complaint from relatives of patients has been that it is hard to know the whereabouts, and condition, of their loved ones. Health Minister Sylvia Masebo took time to interact with some of the relatives of cholera patients who were gathered at Heroes Stadium, Saturday, to assure them that a proper communication system had been crafted and will be operational today. She also urged them to always chlorinate their drinking water but before she could even complete her sentence, one of the women who was present lamented that, “we have not been given chlorine”, a statement which shocked the Health Minister who instantly responded, “let us be serious my fellow women. You...

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