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HARARE—The United States has ended its health assistance to Zimbabwe after the government rejected a proposed bilateral health agreement, bringing to a close more than two decades of U.S.-supported...

A helicopter crash in Marondera, southeast of Harare, killed Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy Muteke. The crash occurred on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, and left six people… · Photo : Asylumkid · CC BY-SA · Flickr

A Zimbabwean businessman and his wife were among six people killed in a helicopter crash in the Marondera rural area, about 70 kilometers east of Harare, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The helicopt… · Photo : Highway Patrol Images · CC BY · Flickr

A helicopter carrying six people crashed in rural Marondera, east of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, on Wednesday, September 30, killing everyone on board, government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said.

Staff Reporter SIX people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Zimbabwe’s Marondera rural area east of Harare on Wednesday, with authorities saying the victims included a high-profile businessman, three passengers and two pilots. Government spokesperson Nick Mangwana confirmed the crash on X, initially reporting that the aircraft was carrying four passengers before later correcting the information to six people in total. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the aircraft crashed at around 17:00 local time and that emergency services had been dispatched to the scene. Nyathi said the bodies were badly burned and that authorities would need to formally identify the victims. Family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo told ZBC News that the family was struggling to come to terms with the tragedy and said police would confirm the identities of the victims in due course. Chivayo, founder of Intratrek Zimbabwe, has links to Namibia through South African printing company Ren-Form CC, which was awarded a contract to print ballot papers for Namibia’s 2024 elections. Sources: Reuters/ZBC News Photos: ZBC News/Contributed The post Six killed in Zimbabwe helicopter crash appeared first on Informanté.

Zimbabwean billionaire, wife, four others killed in helicopter crash Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife, and four others lose their lives in a tragic helicopter crash near Ha

A helicopter carrying six people crashed in Zimbabwe's ​Marondera rural area, east of Harare, ‌on Wednesday, killing all on board, government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said on X.

A helicopter crashed in Marondera, southeast of Harare, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, killing six people including Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy Muteke. Zimbabwean poli… · Photo : krossbow · CC BY · Flickr

Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy Muteke died in a helicopter crash in Marondera, southeast of Harare, on September 30, 2026. Zimbabwean authorities confirmed the crash, statin… · Photo : whiteafrican · CC BY · Flickr

Mfanyabiashara maarufu na Bilionea raia wa Zimbabwe, Wicknell Chivayo, pamoja na mkewe ni miongoni mwa watu sita waliopoteza maisha baada ya ajali ya helikopta katika eneo la Marondera karibu Kilomita 72 kutoka jiji kuu Harare.

Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, died in a helicopter crash in the Marondera Rural area, southeast of Harare. The crash occurred on a recent afternoon, with authoriti… · Photo : nwhitford · CC BY · Flickr

辛巴威廣播電視台（ZBC）報導，今天在首都哈拉雷（Harare）以東發生的直升機墜機事故，共有6人身亡，其中包括一名知名企業家及其妻子。

Zimbabwe Tycoon Wicknell Chivayo Dies in Helicopter Crash at 43, Leaving Behind a $100 Million Fortune and a Trail of Unfinished Business (MARONDERA, ZIMBABWE) - Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, the Zimbabwean businessman whose name became shorthand for government tenders, flashy gifts and a fortune estimated at more than $100 million, died on 30th September 2026 in a helicopter crash in Marondera, east of Harare.

Family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo has confirmed that Wicknell and his wife Lucy Muteke have died.

(Posted 01st October 2026)     Due to seasonal changes, Air Zimbabwe advises that the Harare ? London Gatwick service will operate under a revised timetable with effect from 01st of October 2026. Plan...