Top news items in major Zimbabwean media outlets
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HARARE, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Zimbabwe's major media outlets on Thursday.
-- The Zimbabwe government has announced a 400 million RTGS dollars cost of living adjustment package for civil servants with effect from April 1, 2019 that will see the least-paid employee taking home over 600 dollars as it moves to cushion its workers from the obtaining economic challenges.
The salary increases will range from 13 percent to 29 percent, depending on grades. (The Herald)
-- The United States has praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa's trajectory of implementing democratic reforms as the country accelerates political, electoral and legislative reforms to deepen its democratic processes as well as the ease of doing business.
Since his inauguration in November 2017, Mnangagwa has never looked back as he continued on the path of reform and re-engagement to enhance relations with the international community. (The Herald)
-- Zimbabwe plans to leverage its close relationship with China as it seeks to develop and introduce 5G technology, Information and Communications Technology minister Kazembe Kazembe has said.
Mobile networks in the southern African country are currently working on 3G and 4G. The fifth generation network (5G) boasts data speeds of up to 2,7 gigabytes per second - dozens of time faster than existing services, enabling warp-speed transmission of high-definition content, without latency. (Newsday)
-- Dozens of wheat-laden trucks that had been stuck at Beira port in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai devastation more than a fortnight ago are said to be finally heading for Zimbabwe.
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe spokesperson Garikai Chaunza said: "The bread situation in the country is set to improve because the 100 trucks that were holed up in Beira are now crossing Forbes Border Post and are trickling into the country in installments because most of the wheat was not affected, although some of it got wet, but the losses were not huge." (Newsday) Enditem
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