Government has ordered the immediate closure of Kalunga Steel market, an illegal trading area, and other unauthorised trading places located on top of drainage systems. The immediate closure of facilities in Lusaka comes following the confirmation of 13 cholera cases in Nakonde. Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr Elijah Muchima has disclosed that 197,000 doses of cholera vaccines have been dispatched to Nakonde. Issuing the directive at a press briefing, Thursday, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Garry Nkombo said the presence of over 200 traders obstructed cleaning efforts of the drainage system despite the presence of a contractor. “Kalunga Trading Steel to begin with is not designated; it is an illegal trading area that sits on probably the biggest drainage...