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Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

Xinhua, April 20, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu has directed ministers and officials in the ruling party to stop issuing statements relating to the treason court case against the country's leading opposition leader.

Lungu said officials should stop commenting on the treason charge involving Hakainde Hichilema as it was now a judicial matter. (Times of Zambia)

-- The Zambian government said it was focusing on institutionalizing the fight against corruption through formation of integrity committees in both public and private institutions, the head of the public service has said. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- Zambia requires about 50 million U.S. dollars every year to invest in climate change interventions, a senior government official has said.

Minister of National Development Planning Lucky Mulusa said the government plans to establish a National Climate Change Fund that would leverage investment for the implementation of climate change programs (Daily Nation)

-- The Zambian government has urged citizens living near the border with Malawi not to be alarmed by the heavy presence of Malawi soldiers as they been deployed to prevent smuggling. (The Mast) Endit