Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

LUSAKA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Saturday.

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu has urged training institutions in the country to inculcate values of entrepreneurship in their students.

The Zambian leader said learners should be given knowledge on how to market their products as well as how to manage their resources. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- Authorities in Zambia will begin demoting teachers who under-perform as a way to improve results in government schools.

Stanley Mhango, chairperson of the Teaching Service Commission, a government institution that regulates teachers, said teachers should exhibit high levels of discipline for schools to produce good results. (times of Zambia)

-- Zambian Vice President Inonge Wina said the government was compiling data from all districts that are under stress to establish how much relief food was needed in each district.

She said the government has put in place measures to ensure that people did no die of hunger following poor rains. (Daily Nation) Enditem