The outbreak of the first cholera case on the Copperbelt has brought fear among traders conducting business on the streets and market areas.
In a random check around Ndola by a Phoenix News Crew has established that most street vendors lack access to clean toilets while Marketeers also lack clean toilet facilities, a situation they say poses a high risk of a cholera outbreak.
Yesterday, Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Elias Kamanga disclosed that the province had recorded the first cholera case of a female believed to be from Lusaka and visiting in Ndola.