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Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

Xinhua, November 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Friday.

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu said his administration will continue to cooperate with the U.S. government despite the uncertainties that have emerged from the recently-held elections. (Times of Zambia)

-- The Zambian government will soon propose some legislative and policy reforms to ensure that all political parties adopt legislated quotas and affirmative action for women in politics.

Vice-President Inonge Wina said the intervention was among other measures the government was undertaking to boost the involvement of women in politics and governance issues. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- The Zambian government has embarked on a soil mapping strategy across the country in a bid to enhance crop diversification which will focus on increasing crop varieties to address the nutritional problems. (Daily Nation) Endit