Top news items in major Zambia media outlets

LUSAKA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Tuesday.

-- Over 9,800 vehicles in Zambia are affected by the safety recall campaign that Japan-based carmaker, Toyota Motor Corporations.

Toyota Zambia customs relations manager Rodgers Ndakata said the safety recall campaign was aimed at replacing the driver's front airbag inflator in the affected vehicles. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- Zambia and Angola have pledged to work together to promote cooperation in the health sector.

Visiting Angolan Minister of Health Silvia Lutucuta and her Zambian counterpart, Chitalu Chilufya, pledged the commitment when they held talks, with the Zambian minister saying the two countries shared common health challenges hence the need to learn from each other's experiences. (Daily Nation)

-- Manufacturers in Zambia are expected to commence the implementation of a program aimed at promoting locally produced products on the local, regional and international markets.

Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) chief executive officer Chipego Zulu said the association will soon start implementing the "Proudly Zambian Campaign" on behalf of the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry with the aim of promoting the consumption of locally produced products. (Times of Zambia)

-- The Zambian government said it has not yet agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on what borrowing path to be taken since the country approached the international financial institution for a bailout package.

Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary Mukuli Chikuba, while revealing that the government was still in talks with the IMF for the package, noted that the two parties were still engaged in finding the way forward. (The Mast) Enditem