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  "id": 12794002,
  "title": "Why Zimbabwe tycoon ‘Sir Wicknell’ was loved and hated in Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/why-zimbabwe-tycoon-sir-wicknell-was-loved-and-hated-in-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T04:50:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/why-zimbabwe-tycoon-sir-wicknell-was-loved-and-hated-in-africa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Wicknell Chivayo, the Zimbabwean tycoon who died in a helicopter crash along with his wife Lucy Muteke last week, divided opinion in life and continues to do so in death. He called himself “Sir Wicknell”, a nod to the embellishment that epitomised his lifestyle – and a nickname some used for the 45-year-old who packed [...] The post Why Zimbabwe tycoon ‘Sir Wicknell’ was loved and hated in Africa…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Why Zimbabwe tycoon 'Sir Wicknell' was loved and hated in Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/why-zimbabwe-tycoon-sir-wicknell-was-loved-and-hated-in-africa",
        "published": "2026-10-07T23:29:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Why Zimbabwe tycoon ‘Sir Wicknell’ was loved and hated in Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/why-zimbabwe-tycoon-sir-wicknell-was-loved-and-hated-in-africa-12800915",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:37:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}