HARARE, July, 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zimbabwe's major media outlets on Wednesday:

-- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday assured Zimbabweans that his government was revamping the economy to ensure the country becomes the Jewel of Africa through sheer industry.

Addressing a rally in Chinhoi, Mnangagwa said it was his government's goal to restore the country's lost economic glory. (The Herald)

-- The Zimbabwean government is effecting a 17.5-percent Special Civil Service Allowance in fulfilment of an agreement it reached with its workers at the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC). (The Herald)

-- Zimbabwe's opposition coalition presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday said he had triggered a regional diplomatic offensive to pressure the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to convene an urgent extra-ordinary summit on issues around transparency in the printing of the ballot paper and voters' roll for the July 30 election. (NewsDay)

-- THE Catholic Church-run Silveira House in partnership with other churches on Tuesday said they were organizing a multi-party gathering for all the 23 presidential candidates in Zimbabwe's July 30 poll to inculcate a sense of political tolerance.

The gathering could bring President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his rival Movement for Democratic Change Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa face-to-face for the first time ahead of the general elections. (Newsday)

-- Former Zimbabwe ruling party Zanu-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere is said to have been placed on the person of interest list by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). (Dailynews) Enditem