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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Mourns Chivayo, Wife and Four Others Killed in Helicopter Crash

[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed shock and grief following the death of businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and four others in a helicopter crash in Mashonaland East.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa mourned the recent helicopter crash that claimed the lives of businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke, and four others in Mashonaland East. The tragic incident occurred in the Marondera rural area on Wednesday evening, just days after the group returned from a project site in Gandami, Chikomba, where they were overseeing construction work at the Chivayos' rural home.

President Mnangagwa described the deaths as a devastating tragedy that left the nation and his family in deep shock and grief. He paid tribute to the Chivayos for their philanthropic endeavors, which had touched countless lives across various sectors of Zimbabwean society and beyond. The president also highlighted Chivayo's ambitious plans for Zimbabwe, the Southern African subregion, and Africa.

The helicopter crash claimed six lives, and investigations into the cause of the accident are ongoing.

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