Top news items in major Zimbabwean media outlets

HARARE, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Zimbabwe's major media outlets on Wednesday.

-- The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday took delivery of a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft from Malaysia, which is part of an envisaged fleet of 10 aeroplanes to be managed under a new company tasked to boost the local aviation sector. (The Herald)

-- Visiting Rwandan investment expert Ms Clare Akamanzi has said political will to make bold decisions and listening to concerns of the private sector were some of the cardinal principles Zimbabwe could use to transform its economy within the shortest possible time. (The Herald)

-- Spain on Wednesday pledged to support Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa's administration and is already exploring investment opportunities in Zimbabwe.

This was said by the Spanish ambassador to Zimbabwe Alicia Moral after paying a courtesy call on Energy and Power Development Minister Simon Khaya Moyo at his offices in Harare. (The Herald)

-- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa never promised the nation that cash shortages will end in his first 100 days in office after Operation Restore Legacy, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told Parliament Wednesday.

Ziyambi had been asked by Glen View North MP, Fani Munengami (MDC-T) to explain why Zimbabweans were still sleeping in bank queues, yet the new government had promised to deliver changes within 100 days in office after removing President Robert Mugabe from office. (Newsday)

-- Zimbabwe's fledgling opposition party National Patriotic Front which has received the public backing of ousted former leader Robert Mugabe - its alleged godfather - has now all but confirmed that its leadership corps will be fronted by members of Zanu-PF's vanquished Generation 40 (G40) faction. (Daily News)

-- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to cancel Geiger International (Gieger)'s contract to dualize the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway was instigated by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's "serious protestations" over delays on the 2 billion U.S. dollar project. (Financial Gazette)

-- Zimbabwe's banks are scrambling for Treasury Bills (TBs), whose uptake rose sharply last year despite an International Monetary Fund warning that the money market instruments increased financial sector fragility.(Financial Gazette) Enditem