LUSAKA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Wednesday:
-- A traditional leader and her subjects have rejected the Zambian government's proposal to build a nuclear plant in their chiefdom.
Chieftainess Nkomeshya and the Soli people of Chongwe district in Lusaka Province threw out government's intended plan to build the plant during a stakeholders' meeting, with the traditional leader saying the people have rejected the project not only because it was alien but because they were not consulted. (The Mast)
-- The World Bank has urged the Zambian government to ensure that state-owned enterprises have effective boards which were committed to growing the economy. (Zambia Daily Mail)
-- Zambia's new finance minister has directed top management at the ministry to develop a sustainable plan for timely payment of salaries to public workers. (Daily Nation)
-- Authorities in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, have deployed seven fire trucks to pump out water from flooded residential areas following days of heavy rains. (News Diggers)
