Zimbabwe tycoon Wicknell Chivayo dies in helicopter crash
- The family of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and President Emmerson Mnangagwa have confirmed reports that he and his wife Lucy Muteke were involved in a fatal helicopter crash southeast of Harare on Wednesday evening.
- Family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo told state broadcaster ZBC that the 43-year-old tycoon and his wife were killed in the crash, saying, "We are at a loss for words after the tragic news.
- " President Mnangagwa said the sudden and unexpected deaths "left our nation, my family, and me personally numbed and in deep shock and grief.
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- The family of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and President Emmerson Mnangagwa have confirmed reports that he and his wife Lucy Muteke were involved in a fatal helicopter crash southeast of Harare on Wednesday evening.
- Family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo told state broadcaster ZBC that the 43-year-old tycoon and his wife were killed in the crash, saying, "We are at a loss for words after the tragic news.
- " President Mnangagwa said the sudden and unexpected deaths "left our nation, my family, and me personally numbed and in deep shock and grief.
Sources: DW