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Est. 22 November 1982 · Harare

Sir Wicknell
Chivayo

"Mukuru Wemazuva"

Zimbabwean businessman, investor and philanthropist. A self-made patron of culture, faith and sport whose generosity has reshaped conversations about black excellence across Southern Africa.

Read the story→The giving ledger
40+
Years of vision
$34M
Gulfstream G550
100s
Lives uplifted
6
Sectors anchored
Early Life

From wages
clerk to magnate.

Dudley Hall School · 1992, Grade 7
Dudley Hall School · 1992, Grade 7◈
The beginning · Harare, 1992

Born in Harare on 22 November 1982, Wicknell Chivayo's beginnings were modest. As a teenager in the late 1990s he worked as a wages clerk — long hours, narrow margins, an outsized appetite for what came next.

Those early years shaped the discipline behind the legend: relentless networking, an instinct for partnership, and the conviction that wealth is a tool — not a trophy.

"I built this from nothing. My duty is to make sure others don't have to."
The Empire

A business built across six sectors.

Through flagships such as Intratrek Zimbabwe and IMC Communications, Sir Wicknell has anchored landmark national projects — most notably the Gwanda Solar Project — and built relationships with leaders and investors across the African continent.

01

Energy

Solar & generation

02

Telecommunications

Infrastructure & access

03

Infrastructure

National-scale builds

04

Technology

Strategic investment

05

Government Contracting

Public projects

06

Investment Facilitation

Cross-border capital

Private jet & Rolls-Royce Cullinan · WMC 777
Private jet & Rolls-Royce Cullinan · WMC 777◈
2026 · Aviation Milestone

The Gulfstream G550.

In 2026, Sir Wicknell successfully acquired a private jet — a Gulfstream G550 — for a reported US$34 million. An asset befitting a man whose calendar now spans capitals from Harare to Dubai. Money well spent.

Range · 6,750 nmCabin · Ultra-long rangeSeats · 14–19
IMC Communications · Starlink authorised distributor
IMC Communications · Starlink authorised distributor◈
Flagship

Intratrek Zimbabwe

Energy & infrastructure
Flagship

IMC Communications

Connectivity · Starlink · ICT
Continental reachZimbabwe · Tanzania · Kenya · Nigeria · UAE
Philanthropy

A culture of giving, openly.

Sir Wicknell's generosity is not quiet. It is intentionally public — a deliberate signal that excellence should be celebrated, that talent should be rewarded, and that wealth held privately is wealth wasted.

Mobility
  • Luxury vehicles
  • Buses
  • Ambulances
Capital
  • Cash gifts
  • Business support
  • Education
Faith
  • Church vehicles
  • Infrastructure
  • Community
Sport
  • Player incentives
  • Club sponsorships
  • Team buses
The Giving Ledger

Reward the talent that builds a nation.

Over the years, Sir Wicknell has gifted dozens of luxury vehicles and millions in cash across music, media, faith, sport and community life. A non-exhaustive ledger — organised by recipient type — appears below.

100+
Vehicles gifted
$10M+
In documented gifting
6
Categories of recipients
Open
Always public, always televised

◈Musicians & Artists

8 entries
01
Jah Prayzah
Range Rover Autobiography · US$150,000 cash
2025
02
Alick Macheso
Mercedes-Benz
—
03
Suluman Chimbetu
Luxury vehicle + cash injection
—
04
Winky D
Luxury vehicle
—
05
Enzo Ishall
Vehicle + cash
—
06
Mai Titi
Vehicle + cash
—
07
Sandra Ndebele
Vehicle
—
08
Zimpraise
Toyota Land Cruisers · cash injections
—

◈Journalists & Media

2 entries
01
Reuben Barwe
Toyota Land Cruiser VXR LX 300 · US$100,000
2025
02
Senior ZBC News anchors
Vehicles + cash gifts
—

◈Faith Leaders

3 entries
01
Apostolic bishops
Luxury 4x4s · congregation buses
—
02
Zion Christian Church
Vehicles · infrastructure support
—
03
Johane Masowe Echishanu
Community contributions
—

◈Footballers & Coaches

3 entries
01
Highlanders F.C. squad
Cash incentives · team bus
—
02
Scottland FC
Multi-million sponsorship
—
03
Warriors players
Win bonuses · vehicles
—

◈Families & Communities

2 entries
01
Widows & elders
Ambulances · cash relief
—
02
Students & graduates
School fees · business seed capital
—

And many more — the full list of beneficiaries grows almost weekly. Follow the official Facebook page for live announcements.

Family

A family-oriented man.

Behind the headlines and the hand-overs is a husband and father who places family at the very centre of his world. Sir Wicknell speaks often, and openly, of his wife as his anchor — and of the joy of raising children who will inherit not only a name, but a standard.

Loved ones
Lucy 'Lulu' Muteke
Wife · Mrs. C
Loved ones
Children of the household
The next generation
"Family is the only empire that truly matters."
Breakfast at altitude · with Mrs. C aboard the private jet
Breakfast at altitude · with Mrs. C aboard the private jet◈
First Lady Mary · State House
First Lady Mary · State House◈
Lamborghini Urus · 'MRS C'
Lamborghini Urus · 'MRS C'◈
Faith & Spirituality

A devout son of Johane Masowe Chishanu.

Beyond the boardrooms and motorcades, Sir Wicknell is, first and foremost, a deeply spiritual man. He is a proud and faithful member of the Johane Masowe Chishanu Church — an indigenous African apostolic movement — and credits prayer, fasting and the counsel of its elders for every door that has opened in his life.

Madzibaba & Madzimai of Johane Masowe Chishanu · at Intratrek HQ
Madzibaba & Madzimai of Johane Masowe Chishanu · at Intratrek HQ◈

The white garments, the wooden staffs, the bare feet on consecrated ground — for Sir Wicknell, this is not ceremony, it is identity. He regularly hosts congregations of Madzibaba and Madzimai at his offices, seeking blessing before every major venture, and channels substantial resources back into the church and its communities.

Prayer
Before every deal
Tithe
To the apostolic community
Service
Vehicles · welfare · infrastructure
"Everything I have, I have because the God of Johane Masowe Chishanu walks ahead of me."
Sport & Youth

Backing the beautiful game.

Multi-million dollar sponsorship packages, team buses, player incentives and revitalisation campaigns for Zimbabwean football.

Club / 01

Highlanders F.C.

Historic Bulawayo institution

Sponsorship · Vehicles · Cash
Club / 02

Scottland FC

Rising domestic force

Sponsorship · Vehicles · Cash
Club / 03

Zimbabwe National Football

National team initiatives

Sponsorship · Vehicles · Cash
Range Rover hand-over · WAGWIZI
Range Rover hand-over · WAGWIZI◈
Enterprise Car Sales · fleet hand-over
Enterprise Car Sales · fleet hand-over◈
Lamborghini Urus · 'MRS C' for the First Lady
Lamborghini Urus · 'MRS C' for the First Lady◈
Timeline

Milestones of a life lived loudly.

  • 1982

    Born in Harare

    22 November — a date now woven into Zimbabwean popular memory.

  • 1990s

    Wages clerk

    Modest beginnings, outsized ambition.

  • 2000s–2010s

    Intratrek & IMC

    Anchoring positions in energy, communications and infrastructure.

  • Recent

    Gwanda Solar Project

    National-scale renewable energy ambitions.

  • Ongoing

    The giving years

    Range Rovers, Land Cruisers, ambulances, churches, footballers, artists.

  • 2024

    Divorce from Sonja Madzikanda

    A new chapter begins.

  • 2025

    Marries Lucy 'Lulu' Muteke

    A highly publicised wedding attended by thousands.

  • 2025

    Reuben Barwe gift

    Toyota Land Cruiser VXR LX 300 + US$100,000.

  • 2025

    Jah Prayzah gift

    Range Rover Autobiography + US$150,000 for album launch.

  • 2026

    Acquires Gulfstream G550

    A US$34 million private jet — money well spent. A symbol of continental reach.

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Zimbabwean talent — in music, in church, in sport, in journalism — deserves to be rewarded openly. What we celebrate, we multiply.

Mukuru Wemazuva · Sir Wicknell
In The Press

A name that moves headlines.

The Herald
NewsDay
ZBC News
Bulawayo24
Pindula
iHarare
Legacy & Vision

Ambition.
Resilience.
Redemption.

From a wages clerk in late-1990s Harare to a continental symbol of black excellence and patronage — Sir Wicknell Chivayo's story is still being written.

Office of Sir Wicknell
Harare, Zimbabwe
Continental engagements across Southern & East Africa
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