Witnesses Undercut Case Against Mzembi

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State witnesses testified in Zimbabwe’s High Court that former minister Walter Mzembi lacked legal authority to personally dispose of government property, undermining charges against him. Officials told Justice Benjamin Chikowero that only accounting officers, with Finance Ministry approval, can donate state assets. The evidence relates to alleged unlawful donations of television screens. Mzembi denies wrongdoing, and the trial continues in February. Mzembi was a minister under former President Mugabe.