China, Zim 'in weapons deal'

Harare - Cash-strapped Zimbabwe has bought 12 fighter jets and 100 military vehicles from China, the opposition shadow defence minister Giles Mutsekwa said on Sunday.

"It is true that new military equipment has been purchased. It was confirmed by the permanent secretary for defence and the minister at various fora," said the lawmaker for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

The cost of the equipment has not been disclosed, but Mutsekwa estimated the deal at around US$200m.

Mutsekwa said the parliamentary committee on defence was kept in the dark about the deal, only discovering it during a recent review of the defence ministry's quarterly budget.

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Don't see this reported by any 'China Beat' American Whores!

Priorities, priorities.