Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:33:22 +0000 I TOOK time to try and understand the connection between the cholera epidemic and school fees. What is the connection? Jokes were made and circulated on social media concerning cholera and school fees. There was one poem which was both a satire and a lamentation demanding to know why cholera had decided to slow down as it would mean opening schools. This in turn would mean paying of school fees. Most parents expected schools to open in February regardless of location. DEBILITY Being in the academic circles, I sat down to reflect on cholera and its effect on learners and teachers. It is definitely traumatising to be a cholera patient. It is equally traumatising to be a caregiver to a cholera patient. It is worse if a family has been struck by death of a loved one due to cholera, whether it’s a neighbour or relative. Some period of […]
