Prominent journalist Chin’ono slamed President Emmerson Mangagwa for acquiring 32 helicopters for US$320 million.

Writing on social media, Hopewell said ZANU PF is looting public funds.

He said a brand new Kazan Ansat helicopter like the ones ZANUPF Government brought from Russia costs US$2.5 million while, ZANUPF paid US$10 million for each of the 32 choppers totaling US$320 million.

He said: “Opposition politicians, please go and do your work, the data is here, and whilst at it, find out whether this was not a donation after all.

“US$240 million would run all of Zimbabwe’s central hospitals for 5 years, it would buy 120 radiotherapy cancer treatment machines, it would build 6,486 maternity theaters”, he wrote.