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Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

Xinhua, June 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are the highlights of Zambia's major media outlets on Sunday

-- Immigration authorities in Zambia have tightened security at the country's borders as the country heads towards the 2016 general elections.

Immigration Department public relations officer Namati Nshinka said the department has drawn up an ambitious plan to deploy 96 offices to over 40 borders across the country to beef up security.

Zambia will hold presidential, parliamentary and local government elections on August 11. (ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL)

-- The head of the Zambia police has warned that any person found armed in public despite being licensed will be arrested.

Zambia Police Inspector General Kakoma Kanganja said there has been an increase in the number of firearms and other objects that are being used to cause terror and that the police are concerned about the increase in the number of these objects in public places. (TIMES OF ZAMBIA)

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu has directed a government agency responsible for public procurement to ensure that all government infrastructure projects are constructed using locally produced goods.

The Zambian leader said this will help promote the use of local products of relying on imported materials. (DAILY NATION) Endit