2020 in Zimbabwe

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	Other events of 2020; Timeline of Zimbabwean history;

Events of 2020 in Zimbabwe.

Incumbents

President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
Vice President: Constantino Chiwenga (1st), Kembo Mohadi (2nd)

Events

March 20 – 1st case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe^[1]
July 30 – 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]
September 2 – The cadavers of twelve elephants are discovered in the Tinashe Farawo National Park, possibly poisoned.^[3]
December 29 – Zimbabwe bans the use of mercury (Hg) in mining after ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury.^[4]

Holidays

January 1 – New Year's Day^[5]
February 21 – Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
April 10 – Good Friday
April 13 – Easter Monday
April 18 – Independence Day, from the Commonwealth of Nations and the Republic of Zimbabwe formed in 1980.
May 1 – Workers' Day
May 25 – Africa Day
August 10 – Heroes' Day, honors those who died during the liberation war.
August 11 – Devence Forces Day
December 22 – Unity Day, honors peace agreement of 1987^[6]
December 25 – Christmas

Deaths

February 15 – Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa, singer; lung cancer
March 23 – Zororo Makamba, journalist;^[7]^[8]^[9] Coronavirus
April 28 – Peter Jones, radio personality^[10]
29 July – Perrance Shiri, politician; COVID-19
August 26 – Patson Dzamara, political activist; colon cancer
September 27 – Delroy Maripakwenda [Scara], musician
October 24 – CalVin, 35, singer and rapper; traffic collision.^[11]^[12]
November 8 – Genius Kadungure [Ginimbi], businessman and socialite; car crash
November 8 – Mitchelle Amuli [Mimi Moana], actress and socialite; car crash
November 9 – Lazarus Boora [Gringo], actor
December 29 – Richard Choruma, 42, Zimbabwean footballer (Highlanders, Bloemfontein Celtic, national team); kidney failure.^[13]

References

^ HealthZW, Ministry of (2020-04-18). "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 2020-04-18.
^ "Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP". UN News. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ "Mueren Envenenados 12 Elefantes en Parque Ecológico" (in Mexican Spanish). Los 40. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
^ Marawanyika, Godfrey (December 29, 2020). "Zimbabwe Bans Use of Mercury in Mining, Herald Says". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "National Holidays in Zimbabwe in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
^ "Unity Accord". Pindula. 3 October 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
^ Maphanga, Canny (2020-03-23). "Journalist Zororo Makamba becomes Zimbabwe's first Covid-19 death". News24. Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
^ "Journalist is first person in Zimbabwe to die from Covid-19". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
^ Daniels, Lou-Anne (23 March 2020). "Media personality Zororo Makamba becomes first Zimbabwe coronavirus fatality". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
^ "Veteran radio 3 legend Peter Jones dies in the UK". The Zimbabwe Mail. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021.
^ "Zimbabwean artist Cal Vin dies after alleged hit-and-run". The Citizen. October 25, 2020. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021.
^ Mgcini Calvin Nhliziyo [Cal_Vin]
^ Moyo, Sikhumbuzo (December 30, 2020). "Bosso legend Choruma dies". The Herald. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021.

[1] HealthZW, Ministry of (2020-04-18). "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 2020-04-18.

[2] "Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP". UN News. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

[3] "Mueren Envenenados 12 Elefantes en Parque Ecológico" (in Mexican Spanish). Los 40. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

[4] Marawanyika, Godfrey (December 29, 2020). "Zimbabwe Bans Use of Mercury in Mining, Herald Says". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[5] "National Holidays in Zimbabwe in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

[6] "Unity Accord". Pindula. 3 October 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

[7] Maphanga, Canny (2020-03-23). "Journalist Zororo Makamba becomes Zimbabwe's first Covid-19 death". News24. Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

[8] "Journalist is first person in Zimbabwe to die from Covid-19". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

[9] Daniels, Lou-Anne (23 March 2020). "Media personality Zororo Makamba becomes first Zimbabwe coronavirus fatality". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

[10] "Veteran radio 3 legend Peter Jones dies in the UK". The Zimbabwe Mail. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021.

[11] "Zimbabwean artist Cal Vin dies after alleged hit-and-run". The Citizen. October 25, 2020. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021.

[12] Mgcini Calvin Nhliziyo [Cal_Vin]

[13] Moyo, Sikhumbuzo (December 30, 2020). "Bosso legend Choruma dies". The Herald. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021.

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Years in Zimbabwe
The Conquests	Pre-1900s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Southern Rhodesia	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
Rhodesia	1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Zimbabwe	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

2020 in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara

Incumbents

Events

Holidays

Deaths

See also

References