Top news items in major Zambia media outlets

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

-- A Kenyan-registered plane crash-landed at a Zambian airport but all passengers and crew survived what could have been a terrible crash.

The Beechcraft plane, with five passengers and a two-man crew , made the crash-landing at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, on Saturday after its landing gear failed to deploy, according to an official from a government department that operates airports in the country. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu has sternly warned health workers across the country against engaging in the pilferage of drugs and medical supplies.

Lungu said the government was spending colossal sums of money to procure drugs and other medical supplies meant for patients. (Times of Zambia)

-- Lack of adolescent sexual and reproductive health education among teenagers has continued to contribute to early pregnancies, Zambia's First Lady Esther Lungu has said.

She said it was possible to reduce HIV infections and early pregnancies among teenagers through the promotion of sexual and reproduction education. (Daily Nation)

-- An opposition leader said Zambian President Edgar Lungu's threats that he will be forced to declare a state of emergency if unlawful order continues was treacherous and a betrayal of democratic gains.

Nason Msoni, leader of the All People's Congress party, said a state of emergency would leave citizens injured and permanently scarred. (The Mast) Endit