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Herbert Chivayo announced Wicknell Chivayo and wife Lucy Muteke will be buried Thursday at Glen Forest Cemetery.
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The service is not private; the public is welcome at his home starting Thursday.
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Wicknell Chivayo: declared a Provincial Hero; wake at Gletwyn, Harare; burial location still pending—Harare or ancestral plot in Gandami Village, Chivhu.
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Lucy Chivayo (née Muteke): wake held alongside Wicknell at Gletwyn; family agreed she will be buried in the same grave as him.
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Senelisiwe Magagula (Lucy’s aide): funeral/mourning services in Harare with the family; burial arrangements still being finalized.
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Captain Kelvin T. Soda (pilot): wake at family home in Philadelphia, Harare; burial in Marondera on Sunday.
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Captain Courage Mutavirwa (pilot): wake at family home in Highfield, Harare; burial arrangements ongoing.
Key Event Today
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Yummy Organics wholesale supermarket and farmers market opened at Chivaraidze Farm, Umwinsidale, Harare.
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Opened by Dr Kudzi Chiwenga and Dr Miniyothabo Baloyi-Chiwenga.
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Operates under Yummy Organics Pvt Ltd; focuses on food, meat, and oil processing.
Top Trending
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Thomas Mapfumo has not been paid.
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Lawyer Joshua John Chirambwe was found guilty of unprofessional misconduct by the Law Society of Zimbabwe.
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Complaint came from Fadzayi Mahere over inappropriate/lustful messages sent in an “Advocates of Zimbabwe” WhatsApp group under the name “Young Money.”
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LSZ ruled his conduct was professional misconduct.
Africa / ANC
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Andile Lungisa launched an urgent court challenge against ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula.
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Lungisa accuses Mbalula of unilaterally removing him from the ANC candidate list.
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Mbalula says the ANC will let the courts handle it.
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Lungisa says the ANC NWC resolved the matter and his name will return to the PR candidate list.
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Lungisa was removed on August 28, the IEC submission deadline.
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Lungisa’s claims: he passed all internal processes; case is about procedural fairness, not criminal record; no dispute was filed within 48 hours; his criminal record stems from “ANC work.”
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ANC defense: he was disqualified due to a criminal record—a jug assault conviction upheld by the SCA; fingerprints were submitted late; “Deployment is not an entitlement.”
Business: Legacy Hotels / Libyan Investment Authority
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Ensemble Holdings, led by CEO Ziad El-Barag and owned by the Libyan Investment Authority, holds 39.79% of Legacy Hotels.
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Legacy includes luxury Sandton properties like the Michelangelo Hotel and The Leonardo.
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After Gaddafi’s fall in 2011, UN asset freezes on Libyan funds led majority shareholders to try pushing Ensemble out.
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El-Barag accused the majority of freezing Ensemble out of earnings, hiding financial records, and diverting management contracts.
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He wanted a private auction where either side could buy out the other.
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The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled against that; majority shareholders can forcibly buy out Ensemble’s minority shares.
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Any forced buyout needs approval from the SA Finance Minister and FICA compliance because assets are frozen Libyan property.
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El-Barag escalated to the Constitutional Court, seeking a fair open-market solution or fresh judicial review.
Timeline
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1999: Gaddafi finances $210M into SA luxury real estate via LAICO, establishing Ensemble.
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2011: Gaddafi falls; UN imposes asset freezes.
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2021: Corporate deadlock peaks; Legacy tries to shift management contracts.
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2022–2025: High Court battles over financial records and control of Sandton properties.
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Mid-2026: SCA rules majority can forcibly buy out Ensemble’s shares.
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Oct 2026: El-Barag files ConCourt appeal.
Libya Investments / Gaddafi Money
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Official state investment: $210M through LIA/LAICO from 1999 into SA real estate.
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Bought 39.79% stake in Legacy Hotels and helped fund properties like the Michelangelo and V&A Waterfront assets.
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The Sentry reported mismanagement and legal gridlocks led to “zero returns” for the Libyan public.
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Verified hidden assets: about $1B; in 2013 SA Treasury agreed to help return cash, gold, and diamonds hidden in four SA banks and two private security companies.
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Rumoured bunkers: up to $179B+ in US currency, gold, and diamonds allegedly flown into SA on 62 flights in 2011 and stored in Gauteng.
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SA government downplayed the extreme figures; the presence of Bashir Saleh in SA kept the theories alive.
