LUSAKA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Sunday.

-- Some traditional rulers in central Zambia have asked the government to revise the country's mining law in order to help curb rampant illegal mining.

The traditional leaders said when they met President Edgar Lungu that the Mining Act should be revised so that earnings from mining go to empowering local communities, adding that it is not right that local resources are being exploited at the expense of host communities. (Times of Zambia)

-- Authorities in Zambia have warned communities in some districts about the approaching tropical cyclone, Idai, which has already killed dozens and left thousands homeless in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

The Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit said the tropical cyclone is likely to extend to Zambia and affect five of the country's 10 provinces. (Daily Nation)

-- Zambian foreign minister Joseph Malanji has sent a message of condolences to New Zealand following terrorist attacks that left 49 worshippers dead. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- An international charity organization has dismissed reports of massive looting of donors' funds meant for the poor in Zambia.

ActionAid Zambia said the reports were baseless, malicious, and untrue, and that the organization remains true to its mission of achieving social justice, poverty eradication and gender equality in its operations. (The Mast) Enditem

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