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Top news items in major Zimbabwean media outlets

Xinhua,June 01, 2018 Adjust font size:

HARARE, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Zimbabwe's major media outlets on Friday.

-- The Zimbabwe government has opened floodgates of economic opportunities to empower youths in all sectors as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration intensifies efforts to reconstruct the economy towards a middle-income country by 2030.(The Herald)

-- Zimbabwe recently witnessed game-changing investment proposals, with companies from formerly hostile countries scouting for business opportunities, signaling positive results from re-engagement processes. (The Herald)

-- Zimbabwean president Mnangagwa says his government is repossessing land from multiple farm owners and will soon redistribute it to the youths and other Zimbabweans yearning to venture into farming.(The Herald)

-- The opposition MDC-T has warned that it will shut down Harare and stop elections set for July 30 if the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission does not accede to its demands for reforms.(Newsday)

-- President Mnangagwa's decision to create a Special Anti-Corruption Unit in his office has sparked controversy, with legal experts questioning the constitutionality and legality of appointing such a handpicked panel of prosecutors.(Zimbabwe Independent) Enditem