Sonja Madzikanda's court claims against Wicknell Chivayo returned to public attention days after his burial alongside wife Lucy
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Madzikanda sought KSh 3.24 billion lump-sum payment, ownership of properties in two countries plus luxury vehicles among other demands
The two also had a legal battle over access to their two children, with no court judgment yet delivered on either matter
Details of a bitter legal war between Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his former partner, Sonja Madzikanda, have resurfaced following the burial of Chivayo and his wife, Lucy.
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Court documents revealed the scale of Madzikanda's financial expectations.
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What did Wicknell Chivayo’s baby mama demand?
In divorce summons lodged in January 2026, Madzikanda claimed she and Chivayo entered into a customary marriage in July 2017, following dowry negotiations and payment.
ZimLive reports that she argued the union could only be dissolved through a competent court, and she disputed the legal standing of a traditional divorce token, that Chivayo allegedly paid in 2024.
Her financial demands were staggering.
She sought a one-off maintenance payment of KSh 3.24 billion, monthly spousal support of KSh 5.19 million until she remarries, and an annual allowance of KSh 129.7 million for holidays and entertainment.
She also wanted ownership of several properties in Zimbabwe and South Africa, along with seven luxury vehicles — among them three Rolls-Royces, a Range Rover, a Mercedes-Benz V-Class, a Maybach and a Lexus SUV.
Madzikanda's claims extended further to include several businesses, additional properties and a private jet that she listed as part of the alleged matrimonial estate.
Chivayo's legal team firmly rejected the claims, arguing that the customary union was never registered within the legally required timeframe and therefore did not entitle Madzikanda to spousal maintenance or any share of his wealth.
His lawyers maintain that the assets in question were built entirely through his own business activities and have called on the court to dismiss the case.
A separate but related dispute concerns access to the couple's two children, a boy born in 2018 and a girl born in 2019. Chivayo alleges Madzikanda has repeatedly blocked his contact with the children and is seeking a court-regulated arrangement that would allow him alternating weeks, weekends and shared school holidays.
The High Court's Family Division has yet to rule on the access application. Both the financial and matrimonial claims remain contested, with the court's eventual decisions set to determine each party's legal rights.
How will Wicknell Chivayo's wealth be distributed?
In other news, Chivayo’s family said that the late Zimbabwean businessman wanted most of his wealth reserved for his children.
His uncle, Herbert Chivayo, said the children were the rightful beneficiaries of the estate, dismissing claims that relatives would compete for his fortune.
Source: TUKO.co.ke