Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

LUSAKA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Monday.

--More than 17,000 people die of Tuberculosis (TB) each year in Zambia translating into 47 deaths on a daily basis.

Copperbelt Minister Japhen Mwakalombe said during commemoration of the World TB Day at the weekend that it was unfortunate that despite the disease being preventive only a few cases were being reported. (Times of Zambia)

--Zambian President Edgar Lungu has urged the church to provide a pivotal role in helping uphold morality in the country.

The Zambian leader said the church and government serve the same constituency because Christians were part and parcel of the country and that Christian values would go a long way in upholding issues of morality. (Zambia Daily Mail)

--The Czech Republic has set aside 2 million U.S. dollars for agriculture projects in Zambia this year.

Radek Rube, the Czech's Ambassador to Zambia, said agriculture was the focal point of his country's investment into Zambia as the country has potential in boosting the sector. (Daily Nation)

--Zambia's leading opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema said the impeachment motion presented by his party in parliament against President Edgar Lungu will not threaten or set aside the dialogue process in the country as it was meant to stop the breakdown of the rule of law.

The opposition leader said the impeachment motion was a remedy to halt a presidency that violated the constitution. (The Mast) Enditem