{"id":10438,"date":"2025-10-23T08:54:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=10438"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:54:31","slug":"highlanders-fc-receives-second-chivayo-payment-total-donations-hit-half-a-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=10438","title":{"rendered":"Highlanders FC Receives Second Chivayo Payment, Total Donations Hit Half a Million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Zim GBC Sports News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BULAWAYO \u2013 Highlanders Football Club has officially confirmed the receipt of a second payment of US$250,000 from businessman Sir Wicknell Chivayo, bringing the total funds received to US$500,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This latest tranche is part of a larger US$1 million donation pledged by Sir Chivayo to support the club throughout the 2025 season. According to a club statement released on Tuesday, all funds are being managed through a curator and held in a trust account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement signed by the Club&#8217;s Executive Chairman, Retired Colonel R. Mhlophe, Highlanders detailed how the significant financial injection is being utilized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The fund has largely been used to finance the player&#8217;s welfare; including winning bonuses, travel expenses and match allowances,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was further revealed that part of the money is earmarked for infrastructure development, specifically &#8220;to upgrade the training pitches and build a perimeter wall at the Highlanders clubhouse.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club expressed profound gratitude for the support, stating it believes the contribution will positively impact the team&#8217;s morale and on-field performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Club would like to greatly appreciate the generosity and support from Sir Chivayo,&#8221; Chairman Mhlophe stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The club sincerely appreciates this kind gesture and continues to look forward to further support, promised by Mr Chivayo.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This substantial donation from Chivayo is seen as a major boost for one of Zimbabwe&#8217;s most storied football clubs, providing crucial financial stability for both immediate operational costs and long-term infrastructural projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Zim GBC News on Social Media:<br>\u00b7 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc<br>\u00b7 Instagram: @ZimGBCNews<br>\u00b7 TikTok: @ZimGBCNews_01<br>\u00b7 Facebook: Zim GBC News<br>\u00b7 YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get real-time alerts on WhatsApp:<br>+263 773 820 323<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For in-depth coverage, visit our website: www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a92025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zim GBC Sports News BULAWAYO \u2013 Highlanders Football Club has officially confirmed the receipt of a second payment of US$250,000 from businessman Sir Wicknell Chivayo, bringing the total funds received&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10440,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10438\/revisions\/10440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}