Father Who Lost Wife And Five Children Receives Luxury Vehicle, US$50,000 “Chema” From Chivayo

Wicknell Chivayo has offered a Toyota Fortuner GD6, valued at US$80,000, and US$50,000 in cash to Ronald Mujuru, a Harare man who recently suffered an unimaginable family tragedy.

Mujuru, a resident of Tynwald North, lost his wife and five children in a road traffic accident last week.

The cash donation was presented as “chema”—a traditional Zimbabwean contribution towards funeral and bereavement expenses.

In a social media post on Thursday morning, Chivayo expressed his deep condolences, saying losing a child is the most difficult challenge any parent could face.

Wrote Chivayo: “It is the most difficult and UNIMAGINABLE thing for any parent to bury a CHILD, but to bury FIVE CHILDREN and at the same time, bury your WIFE is the MOST HORRENDOUS thing that no human heart should ever be asked to endure.

“My brother Ronald, NO WORDS can ever console you, nor can they restore what has been taken, and no one can imagine waking up to such a CRUEL REALITY.

“The loss of an entire family dims the very PURPOSE of waking up each day and WORKING HARD for those we LOVE the most.

“I share this grief as a Zimbabwean and as your own HOMEBOY from Zabe in Chivhu, which is so close to our Wiltshire Commercial Farms in Gandami, where I was born and raised.”

Chivayo said the gift of the vehicle and cash was intended neither to attract attention nor seek recognition, but was offered purely as a token of love in keeping with African tradition.

“In that spirit, and WITHOUT any desire for RECOGNITION or attention, but purely as a TOKEN of LOVE in our African tradition yekupa CHEMA, I say to my dear brother Ronald, please GO AND SEE VICTOR at Exquisite Car Dealership and collect a brand spanking new 2026 Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD6 valued at USD 80 000, said Chivayo.

“You will also receive CHEMA of US$50,000 in cash as a humble gesture to support you as you PICK UP yourself from this DEVASTATING and PAINFULL loss.

“This is all from the bottom of my heart and by no means intended to gain any mileage at the expense of your GRIEF, but a small token to lessen the EMOTIONAL PAIN and unimaginable AGONY you are carrying.”