2021 in Zimbabwe

See also: 2021 in East Africa and 2021 in Southern Africa

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Events of 2021 in Zimbabwe.

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2021 Timeline of Zimbabwean history

Incumbents

• President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
• Vice President
  • Constantino Chiwenga (1st)
  • Kembo Mohadi (2nd, until 1 March) ^[1]

Events

Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe

• 13 January – COVID-19 pandemic: Traditional funerals are banned as infections increase. ^[2]
• 19 January – President Mnangagwa says the United States has no standing to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe following the 2021 United States Capitol attack. ^[3]
• 24 January – COVID-19: A fourth member of the Cabinet of Zimbabwe dies in two weeks. ^[4]
• 27 January – Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono is released on bail after three weeks in prison. Chin’ono accuses Mnangagwa's administration of human rights abuses and corruption; the government accuses Chin’ono of spreading false information and inciting violence. ^[5]
• 1 March – Second vice president Kembo Mohadi resigns after allegations of sexual misconduct. ^[1]

Scheduled events

Further information: Public holidays in Zimbabwe

Deaths

• 12 January – Lazarus Takawira, 68, sculptor; COVID-19. ^[6]
• 15 January – Ellen Gwaradzimba, 60, Minister for Manicaland; COVID-19. ^[7]
• 19 January – Stephen Lungu, 78, evangelist; COVID-19. ^[8]
• 20 January – Sibusiso Moyo, 61, politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; COVID-19. ^[9]
• 22 January – Aeneas Chigwedere, 81, politician, Minister of Education (2001–2008) and Governor of Mashonaland East (2008–2013); COVID-19. ^[10]
• 22 January – Joel Matiza, 60, politician, Minister for Transport and Infrastructural Development; COVID-19. ^[11]
• 22 January – Paradzai Zimondi, 73, former major-general and commissioner-general of Zimbabwe's prisons and corrections services; COVID-19. ^[12]
• 25 January – David Katzenstein, 69, international HIV and global health expert based in Harare; COVID-19. ^[13]
• 16 February – Soul Jah Love (real name Soul Musaka), 31, Zimdancehall singer; diabetes. ^[14]
• 7 March – Janice McLaughlin, 79, Maryknoll sister and human rights campaigner. ^[15]
• 25 June – Ahmed Bilal Shah, 67, medical doctor and TV presenter; COVID-19. ^[16]
• 7 July – Edzai Absolom Chimonyo, 68, commander of the Zimbabwe National Army; cancer. ^[17]
• 13 July – Sandra Nyaira, 46, investigative journalist; COVID-19. ^[18]
• 14 & 19 July – Helen Lieros, 81, painter, followed by her husband Derek Huggins, 80. Together they founded Harare's Gallery Delta. ^[19]
• 29 July – Janet Banana, 83, former First Lady; kidney failure. ^[20]
• 6 August – Jane Ngwenya, 86, politician. ^[21]
• 7 August – Robert Martin Gumbura, 65, disgraced religious leader and convicted rapist; COVID-19. ^[22]
• 11 August – Rejoice Timire, 62, activist and politician, senator; COVID-19. ^[23]
• 24 August – George 'Mastermind' Shaya, 72, five-time Soccer Star of the Year. ^[24]
• 9 September – Christopher Mapanga, 69, Zimbabwe's ambassador to Iran. ^[25]
• 14 November – Simon Khaya-Moyo, 76, former Zanu–PF spokesperson, cabinet minister and ambassador; cancer. ^[26]
• 29 November – Douglas Munatsi, 51, CEO of Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency; carbon monoxide poisoning following house fire. ^[27]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• African Continental Free Trade Area

References

1. "Zimbabwe's VP resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations". news.yahoo.com. AFP. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
2. "Zimbabwe bans traditional funerals after spike in COVID cases". msn.com. Al Jazeera. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
3. Bagnetto, Laura Angela (20 January 2021). "Zimbabwe: US Has 'No Moral Right to Levy Sanctions' On Zimbabwe, Says President Mnangagwa". allAfrica.com. All Africa InfoWire. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
4. "Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge". AP NEWS. 24 January 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
5. MUTSAKA, FARAI (January 27, 2021). "Zimbabwean journalist released on bail after weeks in prison". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
6. Sculptor Takawira succumbs to Covid-19.
7. Manicaland Provincial Minister Gwaradzimba dies from Covid-19
8. Remembering Stephen Lungu: 1942-2021
9. "Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
10. Zimbabwe’s former education minister dies of COVID-19
11. Zimbabwe loses another serving Minister to COVID-19
12. Former Zimbabwe prisons boss Paradzai Zimondi dies from Covid-19
13. David Katzenstein, AIDS researcher with focus on Africa, dies at 69
14. Tributes pour for Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love
15. Sister Janice McLaughlin M.M., Maryknoll sister for 59 years dies
16. Prominent medical practitioner Shah succumbs to coronavirus
17. ZNA commander Edzai Chimonyo has died
18. Seasoned, fearless journalist dies, colleagues mourn
19. Death of Zimbabwean art curators leaves questions about legacy.
20. Ex-President Banana’s widow dies
21. Veteran nationalist Jane Ngwenya dies
22. Gumbura dies from Covid-19 in prison
23. Senator Rejoice Timire dies
24. Legendary George "Mastermind" Shaya dies.
25. Zimbabwean ambassador to Iran dies.
26. Ex-minister SK Moyo dies.
27. Flat owners speak on how ZIDA CEO Munatsi died.

External links

• World Report 2021: Zimbabwe