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Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

Xinhua, January 16, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- The Zambian government said it was targeting to eliminate wastage and leakage of public resources this year by implementing strict expenditure monitoring measures and punish officials found wanting.

Minister of Finance Felix Mutati said although the ministry will ensure timely funding to projects, it will not accept expenditure that was inconsistent with the approved budget.

The government was committed to strengthening implementation of the Public Financial Management Reform Program, he added. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- The Zambian government has procured 10 tons of early maturing maize seeds for farmers on the Copperbelt Province to replant following the damage caused by army worms.

Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Howard Sikwela said the seeds will be given to affected farmers in all the district in the province to replant for free.

Army worms, which initially affected six of the country's 10 provinces, have been reported in all the provinces. About 172,000 hectares of planted maize have now been attacked. (Times of Zambia)

-- The plans by the Zambian government to force transporters of heavy cargos to use the rail was against the competition law, an industry body has said.

Last week, Minister of Transport and Communication Brian Mushimba said the government intends to introduce a law that will force transporters of bulky cargo to transport a minimum of 35 percent of their cargo by rail.

But the Truckers Association of Zambia said the plan was against the competition law, saying the proposed law would create an uncompetitive environment for business. (Daily Nation)

-- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the name of a former head of Zambia's soccer governing body to contest a position on the world soccer governing body Council during elections in March this year.

Kalusha Bwalya, Zambia's celebrated soccer icon and former 1988 African Footballer of the Year, will battle it out against compatriots in the Anglophone grouping such as the head of Ghanaian FA Kwesi Nyantakyi and Leodegar Tenga of Tanzania. (The Mast) Endit