By Jane Mlambo| The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has postponed its 19th Anniversary celebrations that were slated for this Saturday 15 September 2018 due to the cholera outbreak in some parts of Harare.

The party spokesperson, Jacob Mafume in statement released today said they will hold the event at a later date at the same announced venue.

Mafume applauded city of Harare for responding to the cholera outbreak accusing the central government of not doing anything.

“The President concluded that the Harare City Council’s response was wholistic. The Council tested water sources, food serving facilities and also embarked on health promotion activities. Furthermore, the local authority quarantined specific areas to prevent the further spread of the diseases.

“Central government on the other hand has done very little. This includes the fact that they did not declare a state of emergency until President Chamisa had made the call.
We encouraged the government to do so in order to allow for planning,” said Mafume.

He accused government of declaring a state of emergency on social media without following it up with the promulgation of a government gazette charging that government is not taking the cholera outbreak seriously.