Off the wire
• EU, UN condemn market attack in Mogadishu  • Resale prices of Singapore's private homes flat in October  • Hong Kong stocks close 0.47 pct higher  • Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong  • Syrian forces capture northern section of rebel-held area in Aleppo city  • 19 terrorists killed in southern Philippine  • Bayern's Junghans emphasizes mental and physical aspects to training keepers  • China to improve mother, baby facilities  • Non-tariff measures clogging APEC economic engine: New Zealand report  • Irving, James lift Cavaliers over 76ers  
You are here: 　 Home

Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

Xinhua, November 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu has justified his government's decision to demolish illegally-built structures across the country, saying he wanted sanity to prevail.

Lungu said he was not a sadist, as some people have alleged following his order that all illegal structures be demolished, but said the government does not want people to build structures in areas meant for water and sanitation projects. The government has already embarked on a crackdown to demolish all structures built illegally. (Times of Zambia)

-- The Zambian government said fuel prices will not increase when it disengages from buying the commodity since 25 percent duty is waived when oil marketing companies are engaged to procure fuel beginning next year.

There have been concerns that fuel pump prices will increase following the announcement by the government that it will no longer be active in the procurement of fuel but will instead allow the private sector to buy the commodity. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- The Zambian government has started working on a program of taking family planning to school girls to prevent early pregnancy and avoid medical complications as a result.

There have been concerns that the number of school going girls falling pregnancy in Zambia was still high despite sensitization efforts.

According to a report from the Ministry of Education, 16,378 girls fell pregnant in 2014 from 14,938 in 2013. (Daily Nation)

-- The Zambian government says it was committed to eradicating the HIV pandemic by 2030.

Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya however noted that having an HIV-free Zambia would not be possible without resolute efforts at combating the virus.

He said the government has already started implementing measures towards realizing a zero-HIV nation such as increasing its financial contributions to procurement of anti-retroviral drugs.

Zambia has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in sub-Saharan Africa with 14.3 percent of its population aged between 15 and 49 currently living with the HIV virus. (The Mast) Endit