Top news items in major Zimbabwean media outlets

HARARE, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in major Zimbabwean media outlets on Friday.

-- The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has discovered massive tax dodging in the private sector, with a staggering 80 percent of firms owing up to 4.2 billion U.S. dollars as of March 2018, commissioner-general Faith Mazani has said.

This has constrained the government in its efforts to fund public sector programmes. (The Herald)

-- Zimbabwe's forthcoming elections cannot be rigged as the country's voting system is fool-proof, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said.

ZEC on Thursday challenged anyone who could prove otherwise to step forward. (The Herald)

-- Former Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has entered an appearance to defend the 100,000 U.S. dollar defamation lawsuit filed against her early April by four small-scale gold miners whom she has clashed with over ownership of a farm in Mazowe, about 40 km north of Harare. (Newsday)

-- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says it faces a headache of having the biggest ever presidential ballot paper as a record 124 aspirants have indicated they want to contest in the upcoming polls.

ZEC deputy director for voter education Taurai Gavi said Thursday that his organization was in a fix over the huge number of presidential candidates. (Newsday) Enditem