HARARE, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zimbabwe's major media outlets on Friday.

-- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will reward talent and innovation in its drive to transform Zimbabwe into a middle-income economy by 2030 following the launch of a youth Empower Bank on Thursday.

The bank, with seed money of 12.5 million U.S. dollars, is aimed at capacitating young entrepreneurs with loans to start business projects. (The Herald)

-- The Zimbabwean government has extended its heifer distribution programme under Command Agriculture to six more provinces, in a move aimed at spreading economic empowerment to a majority of rural communities.

The Command Agriculture concept, which was spearheaded by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been successful, ending years of poor harvests and acute food deficits in the country. (The Herald)

-- Zimbabwe's major opposition presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa claimed that he had met SADC and the African Union (AU) officials to register his displeasure over poll irregularities, and assured them that he would not boycott the elections although the ground was uneven. (NewsDay) Enditem