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Zimbabwean tycoon dies in copter crash
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
HARARE -- The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.
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Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and four others died when their helicopter crashed and caught fire near Marondera, east of Harare. Authorities are investigating the cause; Chivayo was a prominent, politically connected figure known for conspicuous wealth and lavish gift…
Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and four other people died in a helicopter accident in a rural area in the east of the country.
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has confirmed the death of businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife in a helicopter crash, calling the high-rollers with a lavish lifestyle "consummately philanthropic."
HARARE (AP) — The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and four others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.
HARARE -- The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.
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