Meet Sir Wicknell Chivayo: Zimbabwe’s Flashiest Billionaire-in-the-Making

Wicknell Chivayo, popularly known as Sir Wicknell, is a prominent Zimbabwean businessman and social media personality. He is widely known for his flamboyant lifestyle, high-profile government tenders, and a prolific spree of luxury car giveaways.

He has garnered both admiration and criticism for his lavish spending and philanthropic gestures, often intertwined with political undertones.

Family – Mother, Father, Sisters

Chivayo was raised by his mother, Canisia Chivayo, in Chivhu’s Gandami area following the death of his father, Isaac Mathias Chivayo, in a car accident when Wicknell was just 10 years old.

He has siblings, including a younger sister, Moreblessing Madeline Chivayo, who is popularly known as Moe. Wicknell and Moe have had public disputes in the past, which played out on social media. Wicknell and Moe’s mother, Canisia, died on January 6, 2021.

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Marriage, Lobola, Wife, and Children

Wicknell Chivayo is married to Sonja Madzikanda, with whom he has two children. Their first child, John Chenjera Chivayo, was born in 2018. The couple welcomed their second child, Atarah Minana Chivayo, on March 29, 2019.

Wicknell married and paid lobola for Sonja in July 2017. He reportedly paid US$50,000 lobola. Popular international artist Oliver Mtukudzi serenaded guests at Chivayo’s wedding.

Shortly after he married Sonja, Wicknell was involved in a highly publicized spat with his sister Moe after he allegedly took his wife’s side when the two women clashed. Wicknell took to social media to castigate his sister and warned her not to force him to take sides as he would always side with his wife.

In March 2025, Chivayo married Lucy “Lulu” Muteke, with whom he had been in a relationship since late 2024. The couple held both traditional and religious wedding ceremonies, including a celebration within the Johane Masowe Echishanu congregation.

The wedding was attended by over 15,000 guests and featured performances by artists such as Jah Prayzah and Killer T.^[11] Following their wedding, the couple embarked on a lavish honeymoon at the Masai Mara lodges in Kenya, indulging in gourmet meals, private game drives, and helicopter rides over the Mara plains.

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Wicknell Chivayo Estimated Earnings and Net Worth

Chivayo’s net worth is difficult to ascertain definitively, but his involvement in multimillion-dollar contracts and business deals suggests a substantial income and considerable wealth.

In a February 2024 interview on StarFM, Wicknell Chivayo claimed that he was a centi-millionaire a wealthy person whose net worth is more than US$100 million.

He also declared that within the next nine years, or even earlier, he would have fulfilled his fate to be a billionaire.

The then 41-year-old businessman says he believes in a prophecy he claims was given to him in 1994 that he would reach this milestone.

He boldly says it’s a place he will reach, within the next nine years, which means that he has targeted to be a billionaire before or by the age of 50.

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Wicknell Chivayo, Chief Executive Officer of Intratrek Zimbabwe with President William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during a visit to Kenya. PHOTO/Courtesy