2026 in Zimbabwe
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 15 January – 6 February – 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup[1][2]
February
- 19 February – Health authorities begin rolling out lenacapavir – a long-acting HIV prevention drug – targeting over 46,000 high-risk individuals across 24 sites.[3]
- 25 February – The government suspends exports of raw minerals and lithium concentrate.[4]
March
- 2 March – The government grants amnesty to 4,305 prisoners.[5]
April
May
June
- 3 June – Zimbabwe is elected to a rotating seat at the United Nations Security Council.[9]
- 10 June – A minibus carrying schoolchildren catches fire in Gweru, killing seven passengers.[10]
- 16 June – A freight train collides with a bus at a railway crossing in Triangle, killing nine people and injuring 25.[11]
- 19 June – The National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment extending presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years, and replacing direct presidential elections with selection by Parliament.[12]
July
- 6 July – A nationwide power blackout occurs after a technical fault on the national electricity grid of the state-owned utility ZESA.[13]
August
- 11 August – 2026 Lake Kariba ferry accident: At least 94 people die after an over-capacity passenger ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba during heavy winds; 77 others are rescued.[14][15][16]
Holidays
Source:[17]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 21 February – National Youth Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 4 April – Holy Saturday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 18 April – Independence Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25 May – Africa Day
- 10 August – Heroes' Day
- 11 August – Defence Forces Day
- 22 December – National Unity Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
- 6 February – Blessed Geza, 82–83, politician and war veteran[18]
References
- ↑ "ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup is back after 14-day break". International Cricket Council. 25 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "ICC U19 World Cup 2026: Host, Qualification, Venues And Schedule". Sportsganga. Archived from the original on 13 January 2026. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ Muronzi, Chris (19 February 2026). "Zimbabwe rolls out new HIV prevention drug lenacapavir". Reuters. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe bans all raw mineral exports with immediate effect". Africanews. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe releases over 4,000 prisoners under presidential amnesty". Africanews. 3 March 2026. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ Mutsaka, Farai (17 April 2026). "Minibus taxi catches fire in Zimbabwe, killing several people". AP. Archived from the original on 17 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "17 killed in Malawi-bound bus crash". Nation Online. 7 May 2026. Archived from the original on 8 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "A collision between a bus and a truck crash kills 10 people in Zimbabwe". AP News. 28 May 2026. Archived from the original on 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Germany blames Russia for 'bitter defeat' in UN Security Council bid". BBC. 4 June 2026. Archived from the original on 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "A minibus packed with schoolchildren catches fire in central Zimbabwe, killing 7". AP News. Archived from the original on 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Children among nine killed as train and bus crash in Zimbabwe". AOL. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe MPs pass bill extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa time in power". www.bbc.com. 19 June 2026. Archived from the original on 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Parakozov, Sfundo (6 July 2026). "Zimbabwe hit by nationwide blackout due to technical fault, says ZESA". Reuters. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Gumbi, Kopano (15 August 2026). "Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 68 as more bodies recovered". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Death toll rises to 84 from capsized ferry in Zimbabwe". Al Jazeera. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Muronzi, Chris Takudzwa (18 August 2026). "Zimbabwe ferry death toll reaches 94 as government confirms it was over capacity". Reuters. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Blessed Geza dies in South Africa - family says ignore calls for cash donations towards funeral". New Zimbabwe. 6 February 2026. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.