Top news items in major Zambia media outlets

Source: Xinhua| 2018-05-28 17:26:10|Editor: huaxia
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LUSAKA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Monday.

-- Zambia expects more refugees to enter the country, with general elections scheduled for Dec. 23 this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo said the government has since called for more aid from cooperating partners in anticipation of the increased refuge flow. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- A Zambian innovator has been listed among 49 others from the African continent to exhibit their works at the 2018 Africa Innovation Summit.

Chifungu Samazaka of Recyclebot LLC, a mobile application technology company which helps communities sustainably add value to their waste and maintain clean and safe environments, will be among other innovators to exhibit at an event to be held from June 6 to 8 in Rwanda. (The Mast)

-- The Zambia Under-20 national soccer team scooped the Team of the Year award at the 2018 Regional Annuals Sports Awards following their superb performance during the junior Africa Cup of Nations tournament which they won at the World Cup in South Korea.

The Africa Union Sports Council Region 5-organized event saw the junior Chipolopolo beat South Africa's Springbok Sevens rugby team and Botswana 4X 400 meters men relay that won gold at the Commonwealth Games for the award. (Daily Nation) Enditem

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