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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is worried by reports that Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, currently in Indonesia, will hold talks with an arms manufacturing company to buy military hardware for Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

These reports come as Zimbabwe is preparing for elections next year.<\/p>\n

Some of the elections held previously were marred by violence with 2018 and 2008 harmonised elections being typical examples.<\/p>\n

Chiwenga, a former army general, landed in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on 15 May on government business to attend a water conference set for 18 and 19 May.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Chiwenga with his entourage visited Indonesian Vice-President Ma\u2019ruf Amin.<\/p>\n

The state media news agency Antara later reported that Chiwenga was set to visit PT Pindad in Bandung. Reported the news agency:<\/p>\n

Chiwenga will be offered weapons and arms to modernise the Zimbabwean military, as well as other heavy equipment to improve the Zimbabwean mining industry.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe usually buys military hardware from Eastern Europe, China, Brazil and African countries such as South Africa, Namibia and Egypt.<\/p>\n

Before the European arms embargo, it bought arms from Britain and other European countries.<\/p>\n

Gift \u201cOstallos\u201d Siziba, the CCC deputy spokesperson, told The NewsHawks that, \u201cit is worrying that the regime in Harare would want to buy arms as a priority for a country with so many urgent problems when it is not at war.\u201d He added:<\/p>\n

We are not Somalia. We have relative stability, so the country doesn\u2019t need arms as a top priority. The real challenge is the economic crisis due to a political situation flowing from lack of legitimacy for Mnangagwa\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

He said the alleged bid to acquire weapons reflected how the Mnangagwa administration is desperate to cling on to power after losing elections.<\/p>\n

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