2020 in Zimbabwe
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Incumbents
- President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Vice President: Constantino Chiwenga (1st), Kembo Mohadi (2nd)
Events
- 20 March – 1st case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe[1]
- 30 July – The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) seeks an additional $250 million USD for emergency relief after COVID-19 exacerbates the country's hunger crisis. The WFP reported the number of food-insecure people to soar to 8.6 million or about 60% of the population.[2]
- 2 September – The cadavers of twelve elephants are discovered in the Tinashe Farawo National Park, possibly poisoned.[3]
- 29 December – Zimbabwe bans the use of mercury (Hg) in mining after ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury.[4]
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day[5]
- 21 February – Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
- 10 April – Good Friday
- 13 April – Easter Monday
- 18 April – Independence Day, from the Commonwealth of Nations and the Republic of Zimbabwe formed in 1980.
- 1 Ma – Workers' Day
- 25 May – Africa Day
- 10 August – Heroes' Day, honors those who died during the liberation war.
- 11 August – Devence Forces Day
- 22 December – Unity Day, honors peace agreement of 1987[6]
- 25 December – Christmas
Deaths
- 15 February – Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa, singer; lung cancer
- 23 March – Zororo Makamba, journalist;[7][8][9] Coronavirus
- 28 April – Peter Jones, radio personality[10]
- 29 July – Perrance Shiri, politician; COVID-19
- 26 August – Patson Dzamara, political activist; colon cancer
- 27 September – Delroy Maripakwenda [Scara], musician
- 24 October – CalVin, 35, singer and rapper; traffic collision.[11][12]
- 8 November – Genius Kadungure [Ginimbi], businessman and socialite; car crash
- 8 November – Mitchelle Amuli [Mimi Moana], actress and socialite; car crash
- 9 November – Lazarus Boora [Gringo], actor
- 29 December – Richard Choruma, 42, Zimbabwean footballer (Highlanders, Bloemfontein Celtic, national team); kidney failure.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ HealthZW, Ministry of (18 April 2020). "COVID-19 Update: As at 18 April Zimbabwe had 25 confirmed cases, including three (3) deaths. Two (2) people have recovered.pic.twitter.com/BoIXvyPhYb". @MoHCCZim. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP". UN News. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Mueren Envenenados 12 Elefantes en Parque Ecológico" (in Mexican Spanish). Los 40. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ Marawanyika, Godfrey (29 December 2020). "Zimbabwe Bans Use of Mercury in Mining, Herald Says". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "National Holidays in Zimbabwe in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "Unity Accord". Pindula. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ Maphanga, Canny (23 March 2020). "Journalist Zororo Makamba becomes Zimbabwe's first Covid-19 death". News24. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "Journalist is first person in Zimbabwe to die from Covid-19". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ Daniels, Lou-Anne (23 March 2020). "Media personality Zororo Makamba becomes first Zimbabwe coronavirus fatality". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "Veteran radio 3 legend Peter Jones dies in the UK". The Zimbabwe Mail. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Zimbabwean artist Cal Vin dies after alleged hit-and-run". The Citizen. 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.
- ↑ Mgcini Calvin Nhliziyo [Cal_Vin]
- ↑ Moyo, Sikhumbuzo (30 December 2020). "Bosso legend Choruma dies". The Herald. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021.