Top news items in major Zimbabwean media outlets

HARARE, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Zimbabwe's major meida outlets on Thursday.

-- Zimbabwe should bury its past, move forward and focus on creating a bright future for all, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.

Addressing ruling Zaunu-PF supporters at Nyamhunga Stadium in Kariba yesterday, Mnangagwa said Zanu-PF does not live in the past. (The Herald)

-- President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned and switched on the 533 million U.S. dollar Kariba South Power Station Extension Project which adds another 300 megawatts to the national grid. The newly-commissioned Units 7 and 8 will reduce Zimbabwe's 600MW import bill. (The Herald)

-- President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor Robert Mugabe are laying the groud for talks to thaw frosty relations between them (Daily News)

-- Negotiations towards ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) signed by African presidents in Rwanda last week have stalled as some African nations want a stricter 'rules of origin' requirement.(Newsday)

-- The two new units added to the Kariba South Power Station are expected to save the country an estimated 72 million U.S. dollars annually from a cut-down in electricity imports from neighbouring countries, CEO Josh Chifamba revealed.

The units are expected to generate 300 MW, bringing the total plant capacity to over 1,000MW.(Financial Gazette) Enditem