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Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

Xinhua, March 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Zambia has secured 1 million U.S. dollars from the Chinese government to modernize medical equipment in health institutions around the country.

Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya said the move to modernize medical equipment was meant to make the country a hub for medical services in the region and to improve health care delivery. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- The Zambian government has reversed its decision to ban the importation of vegetables and fruit products because the move was contrary to trade protocols the country has signed.

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Kayula Siame said the ministry will instead engage other stakeholders to find means of increasing production capacity of local farm producers to enable them feed the local and foreign demand of fresh produce. (Times of Zambia)

-- The head of the Zambia police has warned the country's leading opposition political party not to go ahead with its planned rallies in Lusaka, the country's capital, because the outcome may be ghastly to comprehend.

Kakoma Kanganja, the Inspector General of the Zambia Police said the United Party for National Development (UPND) should not go ahead with its planned rallies next month because the situation in the country was still tense after last August's general elections. (Daily Nation)

-- The head of Zambia's Central Bank has urged citizens to exploit the potentials available in the country instead of waiting for handouts from central government.

Bank of Zambia Governor Denny Kalyalya said citizens should take advantage of the vast land as well as other natural resources in the country to make meaningful contributions to the country's development. (The Mast) Endit