Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene January - February 2016 vol.11 no.1 | Page 9

NEWS in brief Around Africa He also noted that some residents associate cholera with witchcraft. “Some of them have run away from the isolation centres but the team is tracing them,” he said. Suspected cholera cases have been confined in two treatment centres. He said the borehole drilling exercise fell under the Rural Sanitation Programme. Zimbabwe Tight Water Schedule for City Zambia Zambia 50 Boreholes to Be Sunk in Kapiri Council workers examining water pipe at Morton Water drilling in Zambia The Chinese and German governments have commenced the sinking of 50 boreholes in Ngabwe and Mukubwe chiefdoms to help improve water supply in the areas, Kapiri Mposhi Member of Parliament (MP) Eddie Musonda has said Mr Musonda said 35 boreholes would be sunk in Ngabwe Chiefdom while, 15 would be in Chief Mu