Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:28:41 +0000 By Augustine Phiri EMERGING from a prolonged holiday caused by the current debilitating cholera, school authorities are aggressive in sensitising pupils about the disease and how to prevent catching it. “Don’t put money in your mouth you can catch cholera if you do,” a teacher yelled at the pupils on parade. “Money is very dirty. It passes through many hands and gathers germs including those which carry cholera,” he added. “Is that why they call people who have a lot of money ‘filthy rich’?” shouted a first grader on his first day in school. He had listened intently to the speech. Time is up for children to start trooping back to school after a stretched holiday caused by the cholera epidemic which has so far claimed the lives of more than 70 people mostly in Lusaka. Once again, parents and guardians alike would surrender their children to the teachers. […]
