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The following lists events from the year 2016 in Zimbabwe.

Incumbents

Events

February

  • 15–20 February – Zimbabwean officials ground a US-registered cargo plane bound for South Africa at Harare after a corpse is found on board. The plane is released after investigations conclude the stowaway died due to a lack of oxygen.[1][2]

March

  • 23 March – Empowerment minister Patrick Zhuwao announces that the Zimbabwean government will cancel the licenses of foreign films that have not complied with the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act.[3]

April

  • 14 April – In the first anti-government protests in nearly a decade, thousands of opposition supporters march in Harare calling for the end of Mugabe's rule.[4]

July

  • 4 July – Riots break out in the capital of Harare after police attempted to disperse a protest by taxi drivers.[5]
  • 6 July – Internet protests turn to the streets in response to fears of economic collapse.[6]
  • 7 July – As protests spread across the country, dozens are arrested.[7]
  • 8 July – Despite demands by the government to stop, protests continue to spread across the country.[8] Mugabe blames international sanctions for the inability to pay workers on time.[9] A two-day strike is threatened to be in place if the government does not meet protester demands.[10]
  • 11 July – Evan Mawarire, the protest leader, demands the international community put pressure on the regime.[11]
  • 12 July – Mawarire is arrested for allegedly "inciting public violence and disturbing peace".[12]
  • 13 July – A court dismisses charges against Mawarire.[13]

August

  • 17 August – A new wave of anti-government protests erupt in Harare.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Mohfu, Sebastian (15 February 2016). "Zimbabwe Grounds South Africa-bound Plane After Corpse Found". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  2. ↑ "Zimbabwe releases US-registered plane carrying unidentified body". Reuters. 20 February 2016. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 2026-08-03 – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Zimbabwe cracks down over foreign firm ownership". Deutsche Welle. 23 March 2026. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  4. ↑ "'Where are our 2.2m jobs?' Zimbabweans ask Mugabe". Al Jazeera. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  5. ↑ "Zimbabwe police fire teargas as taxi drivers' protest turns violent". Reuters. 4 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Zimbabwe 'shut down' over economic collapse". BBC News. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Zimbabwe shuts down in protest over 'economic collapse'". Al Jazeera. 7 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Mudadigwa, Patricia (8 July 2016). "Zimbabwe Protest Leaders Defiant Amid Alleged Police Intimidation". VOA Zimbabwe.
  9. ↑ "Zimbabwe leader blames West's sanctions for late salaries". AP News. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  10. ↑ "From tweets to streets, Zimbabwe social media anger erupts into anti-Mugabe protests". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  11. ↑ Burke, Jason; Enders, Caty (11 July 2016). "'Now we are waking up': Zimbabwe protests leader seeks international help". The Guardian.
  12. ↑ "Zimbabwe pastor Evan Mawarire 'charged with inciting violence'". BBC News. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Zimbabwe court throws out case against anti-Mugabe pastor". Reuters. 13 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Zimbabwe police break up protest with tear gas, water cannon". AP News. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
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