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| Stage Name: | Wicknell Chivayo or Sir Wicknell |
| Real Name: | Wicknell Chivayo |
| Occupation: | Entrepreneur, Businessman |
| Date Of Birth/Age: | 22 November 1982 (41 Years Old |
| Place of Birth: | Chivhu, Zimbabwe |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | Zimbabwean |
| Marital Status: | Sonja Madzikanda (m. 2017) |
| Education: | Churchill Boys High School |
Biography
Wicknell Chivayo is a Zimbabwean businessman and entrepreneur. He gained prominence after controversially winning large Zimbabwean government contracts. He is famous for flaunting his wealth on social media. Chivayo is the CEO of Intratek Zimbabwe. According to former reports, the then Energy and Power Development Minister of Zimbabwe, Samuel Undenge, pressured the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to pay Chivayo’s company Intratek Zimbabwe $5 million despite the absence of a bank guarantee.
Age
Wicknell Chivayo was born on the 22nd of November, 1982, in Chivhu, Zimbabwe. He celebrated his 41st birthday on 22 November 2023.
House
Wicknell Chivayo lives in a double-storey house in Northern Harare. His home was robbed in 2016, during which his clothing and 30 pairs of shoes were stolen.
Net Worth
According to H Metro, Wicknell Chivayo has a net worth of more than $100 million. He revealed this in February 2024.
Cars
Wicknell Chivayo reportedly owns a car collection worth more than $3.5 million. He often buys multiple cars at the same time and is famous for gifting vehicles to people, including musician Jah Prayzah.
He owns a Rolls Royce Phantom, Rolls Royce Cullinan, Rolls Royce Ghost, 2022 Mercedes Benz S500 4MATIC, 2023 Range Rover Autobiography D350 SV, and a 2023 Mercedes Benz Maybach GLS600.
Education
Chivayo attended his primary school at Dudley Hall Primary School and later enrolled at Churchill Boys High School for his secondary education. He reportedly dropped out of Form Two for financial reasons despite being a brilliant student.
Wife
Wicknell Chivayo married his wife, Sonja Madzikanda, in July 2017. He had previously stated his disdain for Zimbabwean women before his marriage. According to reports, Chivayo paid $50,000 bride price for his wife. He shared a post describing the day as the best day of his life.
“Till death do us part. A good woman is the greatest thing a man can have in his life. Glory be to God in the highest..” He also credited his inlaws for the bride price he paid, calling it the “best in history.” Music star Oliver Mtukudzi was the guest musician at the wedding. Their marriage has faced some controversy through the years. Sonja once accused Wicknell in 2014, of cheating on and mistreating her. They both unfollowed each other on social media at the time.
Children
Sir Wicknell and his wife welcomed their first child, a son, in 2018. He got people talking when he shared a DNA test conducted to determine the paternity of the boy. His wife, Sonja, explained to her followers in 2020 that their son was born in the US, and Wicknell could only stay for two weeks because of his work.
She was left to file the paperwork for John’s passport and NI number. But because the name on her son’s birth certificate was John Chivayo, and her legal name was still Sonja Madzikanda, a paternity test was required to prove that Wicknell was indeed the father.
Private Jet
In August 2023, Wicknell Chivayo went viral for showing off a private jet worth around $90 million. People began to speculate that the jet belonged to him and wondered how he could afford such a pricey jet. However, he told Zimbabwe Independent that he never said the jet belonged to him.
He said, “At no given time did I say I bought a private jet. Although I can afford three of those jets with my eyes closed.”
It was later reported that he was at the privately-run Lanseria airport in South Africa, where he hired the jet.
Businesses
Speaking on Capitalk FM’s ‘The Champions League Breakfast’ show, hosted by Phathisani Sibanda and Tinashe Chikuse, Chivayo said,
“Well, I have a lot of businesses in the region in Tanzania, South Africa, and Kenya, but my main businesses are in renewable energy and participating mostly in government tenders for engineering procurement and construction of power projects. More like the Gwanda Solar project, where you team up with partners from rich companies from overseas like China and Germany. In South Africa, l have a fuel company that exports fuel to Lesotho.”
His company is called Intratek Zimbabwe.
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