Top news items in major Zambian media outlets
Xinhua,January 05, 2018 Adjust font size:
LUSAKA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Friday.
-- A court in Zambia's Ndola city on the Copperbelt Province has sentenced a Kenyan national to four years imprisonment for trafficking in 64 kilograms of khat miraa.
Chief Resident Magistrate John Mbuzi jailed 23-year-old Ali Fud Kibarabara of Nairobi after he pleaded guilty to the offense following his arrest on December 24, 2017 on arrival at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport. (Zambia Daily Mail)
-- South Korea President Moon Jae-in has invited his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu for a state visit aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
The president of South Korea said this when Zambia's newly-appointed ambassador to that country Wilbur Simuusa presented his credentials, and stressed the importance of strengthening ties. (Times of Zambia)
--Head coach of the Zambia national soccer team Wedson Nyirenda said he has set his goal to win the 2018 African Nations Championship title.
Nyirenda, who said his team was 90 percent ready for the tournament which runs from January 12 to February 4 in Morocco, said his charges were aiming at nothing but to lift the trophy. (The Mast) Enditem