Hawks confirmed zero active probes. South African priority crime investigators explicitly stated that Wicknell Chivayo faces no current scrutiny despite presidential hints suggesting otherwise. Colonel Katlego Mogale verified that their system holds absolutely nothing on him.
News24 retracted false money laundering claims after legal threats emerged. Advocate Dali Mpofu clarified that the linked case involves a civil divorce dispute rather than criminal fraud. Assets like jet ZAS-ACT belong to Intratrek Holdings, not Chivayo personally.
The controversy sparked when Chivayo shared a helicopter with Presidents Ramaphosa and Mnangagwa during a May Zimbabwe visit. Presidency comments tried distancing the leader from the businessman but accidentally implied an ongoing probe. Lawyers say social media rhetoric wrongly convicted their client in public opinion.
Chivayo’s team welcomed the official vindication while reserving rights against false accusers. They emphasized that no court has ever pronounced a criminal conviction against him. The Pretoria High Court order was merely interim and granted without his initial input.
Judgment on the matrimonial asset preservation remains reserved. Legal representatives insist every person deserves the presumption of innocence until proven guilty by competent courts. Political conjecture circulated online lacked any factual basis, according to the defense statement.
News24 retracted false money laundering claims after legal threats emerged. Advocate Dali Mpofu clarified that the linked case involves a civil divorce dispute rather than criminal fraud. Assets like jet ZAS-ACT belong to Intratrek Holdings, not Chivayo personally.
The controversy sparked when Chivayo shared a helicopter with Presidents Ramaphosa and Mnangagwa during a May Zimbabwe visit. Presidency comments tried distancing the leader from the businessman but accidentally implied an ongoing probe. Lawyers say social media rhetoric wrongly convicted their client in public opinion.
Chivayo’s team welcomed the official vindication while reserving rights against false accusers. They emphasized that no court has ever pronounced a criminal conviction against him. The Pretoria High Court order was merely interim and granted without his initial input.
Judgment on the matrimonial asset preservation remains reserved. Legal representatives insist every person deserves the presumption of innocence until proven guilty by competent courts. Political conjecture circulated online lacked any factual basis, according to the defense statement.
