HARARE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Zimbabwe's major media outlets on Wednesday.

-- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to lead a high-powered delegation to Zimbabwe next month to discuss bilateral issues affecting the two countries.

In a statement, South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said top on the agenda would be the issue of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West. (The Herald)

-- The legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa will not form part of the agenda for inter-party national dialogue as he was duly elected as Head of State and Government before his election was confirmed by the Constitutional Court (Concourt), a senior ZANU-PF official has said.

In an interview with Zimpapers Television Network (ZTN), ZANU-PF Secretary for Legal Affairs Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana said the ruling party will not entertain attempts by MDC-Alliance to put President Mnangagwa's election as the President of the country on the agenda when the dialogue begins. (The Herald)

-- President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his top lieutenants in the military have been left out of the European Union (EU)'s latest sanctions list despite widespread calls for their censure over the army's recent brutal crackdown on civilian protesters.

The EU imposed sanctions against former President Robert Mugabe's government in 2000 and has since then maintained the restrictive measures, although gradually relaxing them to allow for implementation of political and economic reforms by the ZANU-PF regime.

On Monday, the EU head of policy, Federica Mogherini said the bloc's Foreign Affairs ministers decided not to add fresh names to the sanctions list, but kept Mugabe and his wife, Grace on the list as well as the Zimbabwe Defense Industries. (Newsday) Enditem

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