Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:31:52 +0000 By CHIKUMBI KATEBE THE Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has challenged teachers to help ensure that schools are certified safe and ready for opening on January 23 following the cholera outbreak. ZNUT secretary-general, Newman Bbubala said schools were working together with the government, health experts and other stakeholders in helping to ensure that they were secured against cholera. “You know cholera is a killer disease so we want to ensure that schools are safe to avoid the spread of the disease. “We are ready for opening but health people should work closely with the school administrations and the communities to certify which schools are ready,” Mr Bbubala said. He said as a union, they would support any programmes by Government to maintain cleanliness through provision of adequate clean water, sanitation and cleanliness. But some parents in Lusaka have expressed scepticism on the reopening of schools, arguing that […]
