Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is in Indonesia where he is holding talks with an arms manufacturing company to buy military hardware.

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.

On Tuesday, Chiwenga with his entourage visited Indonesian Vice-President Ma’ruf Amin.

Antara news agency reported that Chiwenga will be offered weapons and arms to modernise the Zimbabwean military, as well as other heavy equipment to improve the Zimbabwean mining industry.