# Zimbabwe tycoon Wicknell Chivayo dies in helicopter crash

https://mins.news/en/item/81906

- DW, 2026-10-01 13:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/zimbabwe-tycoon-wicknell-chivayo-dies-in-helicopter-crash/a-79501691?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed that businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, were killed in a helicopter crash in Marondera district southeast of Harare. All six people aboard died. Chivayo, a prominent Mnangagwa supporter, was known for his lavish lifestyle, lucrative government contracts and expensive gifts to associates.

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