The Zimbabwe Independent has revealed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year when the country was in need of a bailout and going through an economic collapse bought a lot of weapons because he was afraid of a protest due to the economic collapse.<\/p>\n
According to the publication:<\/p>\n
Fearing potential mass protests that could be triggered by the deteriorating economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s administration which came to power through a military coup in 2017 in June last year bought 50 000 mortar bombs and 58 500 grenades<\/p>\n
At that time, the Independent also revealed that government reinforced its arsenal through the acquisition of 3 343 AK47 assault rifles, 2 000 CZ pistols, 500 P1 pistols, 500 Steyr-223 rifles,500 Uzi submachineguns, 500 Moseberg guns, 500 RPT guns,300 mortar tubes, 1 500 Tokarev guns,100 rocket-propelled grenade launchers and 22 943 AK47 magazines.<\/p>\n
Although Zimbabwe has spent heavily on boosting its arsenal, the country desperately needs a substantial financial bailout package to rescue the troubled economy.<\/p>\n
The economy has nosedived over the last 18 months with inflation soaring to over 450% and the people\u2019s purchasing power eroding every single day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Zimbabwe Independent has revealed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year when the country was in need of a bailout and going through an economic collapse bought a lot of weapons because he was afraid of a protest due to the economic collapse. According to the publication: Fearing potential mass protests that could be triggered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":20666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,12],"tags":[34],"class_list":{"0":"post-21868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-head-lines","9":"category-policy","10":"tag-emmerson-mnangagwa"},"yoast_head":"\n