HARARE, July, 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zimbabwe's major media outlets on Thursday:

-- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday said Zimbabwe has entered a new era in which all investment is welcome and its safety is guaranteed.

He said his government was supportive of investment models that facilitate increased private sector participation in the education sector through Public Private Partnerships. (The Herald)

-- The Zimbabwean government has declared July 30 a public holiday to enable the electorate to vote without hassles from work-related commitments. (The Herald)

-- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has claimed that suspected hackers recently broke into the electoral management body's database and stole crucial information on the biometric voters' roll, escalating fears of electoral manipulation ahead of the polls. (Newsday)

-- Zimbabwe liberation war veterans have joined the military in saying that they will not stand in the way of opposition coalition leader Nelson Chamisa if he defeats President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the July 30 polls. (Dailynews) Enditem