Why is cholera still killing people?
\u201cThe water is dirty. You can see it with your own eyes. It looks muddy. When you pour it in a glass and leave it overnight, the following day you start seeing small things swimming in the water\u201d \u2013 Kamogelo Stock, South African citizen\n \nIn this episode, we hear from people who\u2019ve gone through the agony of losing their loved ones to cholera in South Africa.\n \nThe disease is currently wreaking havoc in several parts of the African continent including Malawi, Cameroon and Mozambique.\n \nZimbabwe\u2019s capital, Harare, is currently under a state of emergency following a deadly outbreak.\n \nCholera is an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease which causes severe diarrhea and dehydration.\n \nIt can spread in places with insufficient water treatment, poor sanitation and inadequate hygiene.\n \nIn today\u2019s episode Alan Kasujja attempts to find out why so many African countries are still struggling to contain the disease.