By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lusaka Times
Wikimedia Commons · Usage libreZambia’s Ministry of Health evacuated 25 people with cholera from a Zambia Railways passenger train bound for Livingstone. The train was intercepted in Chilanga District after an outbreak was reported, Health Permanent Secretary Kennedy Lishimpi said.
Twenty-one passengers on a Zambia Railways Limited train were taken to a health centre after suspected cholera cases were detected. The train travelling from Kitwe to Livingstone was stopped in Chilanga as a precaution, while the company strengthens monitoring with health authorities, according to its public relations manager Sombe Longwani.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Source: Diggers ·
Kenya has recorded a second death among people infected with Ebola, bringing the number of confirmed cases cited by the Ministry of Health to three. The development comes after several health alerts had already been reported in the country, according to France 24.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: France 24 ·
Kelvin Mambwe, permanent secretary for technical services at Zambia’s Ministry of Education, is urging learners to innovate in food production to strengthen food security. He believes young people can devise solutions to increase agricultural productivity and promote sustainable food systems in Zambia.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Lusaka Times ·
More than 800 people reportedly contracted gastroenteritis after contaminated water was distributed in Tshwane, where treatment problems allegedly persisted despite several official warnings. South African Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo says an investigation into alleged professional negligence has been opened, while Johannesburg is also facing water shortages, Scrolla reports.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Scrolla ·
Zambia creates six additional ministriesZambia’s Parliament has approved a reorganisation increasing the number of ministries from 24 to 30. The changes separate electricity and petroleum, as well as trade and industry, to improve public administration and support growth, according to Vice-President Mutale Nalumango, cited by Mwebantu.
Johannesburg Water denies widespread contaminationJohannesburg Water denies messages claiming that all water supplied in Johannesburg is contaminated and unfit for consumption. The municipal operator asks residents not to share these unverified alerts and to report any unusual odour or colour, its spokesperson Nombuso Shabalala told South African public broadcaster SABC.The week in Africa
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