Authorities Close Down Wakawaka Market In Lilongwe

As Cholera cases keep on rising in the big cities of Malawi, Lilongwe city council has ordered temporary closure of Wakawaka market in Lilongwe due to poor sanitation which is putting people’s lives at risk of cholera disease.

City mayor Richard Banda said the decision will become effective tomorrow.

This decision did not go well some traders who expressed their disapproval.

So far, Malawi has recorded nearly 18,000 cholera cases and nearly 600 deaths since the onset of the outbreak in March 2022.

Blantyre and Lilongwe reported the highest tolls as a result of the outbreak, at 105 and 97 deaths respectively.

The disease’s spread on Sunday forced Blantyre city council to close Limbe Market, the city’s busiest trading hub, and Limbe Bus Depot, for a chlorination campaign.