Zimbabwe businessman Wicknell Chivayo killed in helicopter crash with wife and four others

Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy Muteke died with four others when their helicopter crashed east of Harare on Wednesday.

• The helicopter came down at Kudenga Farm near Marondera about 40 minutes after takeoff from Gandami, killing all six aboard.
• Family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo confirmed the deaths, and government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said there were no survivors.
• Civil Aviation Authority director-general George Mashababe said early indications showed the tail hit the ground first, spilling fuel that ignited.
• Police said the helicopter crashed at about 17:00 local time with six occupants, two of them pilots.