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Top news items in major Zambia media outlets

Xinhua, December 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- A delegation comprising representatives of 11 United Nations (UN) agencies is in Zambia to assist the government with ways to tackle the escalating Non-Communicable Diseases.

The UN Interagency Taskforce on Non-Communicable Diseases led by Nick Banatvala is in the country for a series of meetings mainly focusing on diseases such as diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular and strokes.

The team is in Zambia at the invitation of the government to provide support an advice on the increasing problem of Non-Communicable Diseases. (Times of Zambia)

-- The Zambian government has pledged to make significant investment in child health because it as critical to nation building.

Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya said it is important to invest in the well-being of children as they are the future of the country.

Zambia is this week conducting the second round of Child Health Week whose objective is to enhance child survival by strengthening and scaling up preventive strategies targeting all children below the age of five. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- Zambia's main opposition political party has banned all its lawmakers and councilors from attending State functions until all election petitions cases are decided by the courts of law.

The United Party for National Development (UPND) said it would not tolerate any of its officials to be seen at State functions.

Stephen Katuka, the party's secretary-general said any party officials who will be seen mingling with government officials at State functions could easily be misunderstood by the party and the general public. (Daily Nation)

--Grain traders in Zambia have opposed government's decision to impose a 10 percent duty on maize exports, saying it is a big contradiction of the open-border policy as it will disadvantage local producers.

The Grain Traders Association of Zambia said the move will leave local traders at a disadvantage by making the country's grain more expensive and less competitive regionally.

The association said the decision by the government to impose the 10 percent duty in next year's budget would deter grain traders from exporting to other countries. (The Mast) Endit