2020 in Zimbabwe

Events of 2020 in Zimbabwe.

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

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

Main article: Public holidays in Zimbabwe

• 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]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• 2020 in East Africa
• 2020 in Botswana
• 2020 in South Africa
• 2020 in Mozambique
• 2020 in Zambia

References

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.