HEALTH Minister Honorable Sylvia Masebo has come under fire for suggesting that Lusaka residents that are overpopulated in their houses should consider going back to their villages in the face of the cholera outbreak that has ravaged the capital city. Honourable Masebo expressed concern that some households, especially in shanty compounds were using shallow wells for drinking water, leading to the spread of cholera. According to her, there is more land in the village and people should consider going “Back To The Land”.   Sylvia MASEBO: “I want to use this opportunity to call upon my colleagues that are members of disaster management to say that every sector, let us up our game. Because the situation on the ground is...

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