News24 | Zimbabwe helicopter crash kills six, government spokesperson says

Local online media service ZimLive reported that businessman Wicknell Chivayo was among those on board.

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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.

Mangwana said the helicopter was ‌carrying a high-profile businessman, three passengers and two pilots.

He had earlier said ‌it was carrying four passengers but later edited his post on X.

He said the police would confirm the ‌identities of ⁠the victims in due course.

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Local online media service ZimLive reported that businessman Wicknell Chivayo was among those on board.

Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife were killed today in a helicopter crash near Marondera, east of Harare. Nick Mangwana, the Chief Government spokesman confirmed that nobody survived the crash. pic.twitter.com/kU6PgOFtnW

— Hopewell Chin’ono (@daddyhope) September 30, 2026

Police had earlier said an aircraft carrying six people crashed in the area at around 1700 ⁠local time (1500 GMT) and that emergency services were attending the scene.

Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said ⁠that the bodies were badly burned and authorities needed to formally identify the victims.

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