Ntsiki Mazwai’s Shona Comment About Wicknell Chivayo’s Funeral Amuses Peeps: “Who Is Teaching You?”

• Ntsiki Mazwai posted a Shona comment about Wicknell Chivayo's funeral on the eve of his burial, leaving followers stunned
• The poet and activist's fluency in Shona sparked a wave of amused reactions from both South African and Zimbabwean followers
• Mzansi and Zimbabweans flooded Ntsiki's replies, questioning who had been teaching her Shona

South African poet, activist and Land Party mayoral candidate Ntsiki Mazwai raised eyebrows on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, when she posted a Shona comment about Zimbabwean millionaire Wicknell Chivayo's upcoming funeral, the day before he and his wife Lucy were laid to rest. The post caught followers off guard, with many wondering where exactly Ntsiki had picked up the language.

Chivayo and his wife Lucy died when their helicopter crashed near Marondera on 30 September 2026. The aircraft went down in a rural area at around 5 p.m. while Chivayo was flying to Harare. The couple was buried at Glen Forest in Harare on Thursday, 8 October 2026.

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Ntsiki Mazwai's Shona comment goes viral

Ahead of the burial, Ntsiki took to X and wrote:

"Iyi nhamo yaWicknell ichationesa mashura!" The Shona phrase, which roughly translates to "Wicknell's funeral is going to reveal shocking things," was accompanied by a GIF that simply read "DRAMA."

See the post below:

The post immediately drew attention, not just because of Ntsiki's characteristically bold commentary on Chivayo's polarising legacy, but because she wrote the whole thing in Shona, a collective name for the native languages of Zimbabwe that sound similar. Followers could not contain their amusement.

Peeps react to Ntsiki Mazwai's Shona comment

The replies section quickly filled up with people questioning Ntsiki's sudden linguistic range:

@mandiona said:

"Hai hai hai Ntsiki, this is actually an extra layer to the drama🤣🤣🤣 Who is teaching you such good Shona?"

@Blessing_Museki wrote:

"Wicknell's death has made a Joburg mayoral candidate speak perfect Shona! 😱😰"

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@cindy_maryline said:

"Ntsiki, you are so invested 😁. Now you even learnt Shona😁😁"

@BMSasa1 added:

"This Shona is too deep! Who is teaching you? We want to reward him/her"

@Eugy_ta joked:

"Ntsiki is dating a Sadza eater; I can't just prove it 🤣🤣🤣"

@NdlovuNicholai offered a more sobering perspective:

"You're witnessing how Zimbabwe is run. The funeral revealed Zimbabwe's social, political and religious elite."

Chivayo was one of Zimbabwe's most talked-about and divisive businessmen in life, and it appears his death and burial have continued to generate conversation well beyond Zimbabwe's borders, with Ntsiki Mazwai proving she had been paying close attention all along.

Ntsiki Mazwai reacts to Wicknell Chivayo's Rolls-Royce casket

Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that Ntsiki Mazwai weighed in on Wicknell Chivayo's Rolls-Royce-inspired coffin, marked WMC 777 and draped in the Zimbabwean flag.

Mzansi and Zimbabweans online were divided over the extravagant funeral display, with many questioning the priorities of the wealthy.

Source: Briefly News