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Zimbabwean businessman Chivayo, close to ruling elite, killed in helicopter crash
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Chivayo, his wife and several others were killed, highlighting the businessman’s ties to Zimbabwe’s political elite.
- On Wednesday, Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife, and several others died in a helicopter crash, President Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed.
- Critics frequently identified Chivayo as a member of a small elite class benefiting from government-linked contracts under Zimbabwe's long-ruling ZANU-PF party, maintaining close ties with Mnangagwa.
- Chivayo faced repeated legal scrutiny, including a 2005 money-laundering conviction and a 2018 arrest over the alleged misuse of a $5.6 million advance payment for a solar project, though he denied all corruption allegations.
- Kenya's President William Ruto mourned the loss, calling Chivayo his friend and stating he was saddened by the businessman's passing in a social media post.
- In 2024, Mnangagwa described Chivayo's company as Starlink's exclusive partner in Zimbabwe, prompting the telecommunications regulator to clarify it was merely one of several approved resellers.
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Zimbabwe Businessman Wicknell Chivayo, Close to Ruling Elite, Dies in Helicopter Crash Says Mnangagwa
HARARE: Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and several others were killed on Wednesday in a helicopter crash, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said.Mnangagwa said in a statement on X that he was "in deep shock and grief," while in a separate post Kenya's President William Ruto called Chivayo his friend and said he was saddened by his passing.Chivayo cultivated close ties with Mnangagwa and other African leaders, posting pictures w…
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