Wicknell Chivayo and Lucy Muteke Honored in Burial

Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy Muteke's coffins were revealed online ahead of their burial at Glen Forest Cemetery. The funeral service took place on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, at Olwen Crockery House, officiated by Vapostori clergy.

Chivayo's coffin was wrapped in the Zimbabwean national flag, symbolizing the Provincial Hero status conferred upon him by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as announced by Minister of Development and Vocational Training Tino Machakaire. Family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo confirmed that the couple would be interred on Thursday.

Notably, the Johane Masowe yeChishanu church, to which the couple belonged, typically does not use coffins for burials; however, an exception was made for them, as confirmed by church leader Madzibaba Lawrence Katsiru. Wicknell Chivayo and Lucy Muteke were among five individuals who died in a helicopter crash at Kudenga Farm on 30 September 2026, with no survivors from the incident.