2025 in Zimbabwe

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2025 Timeline of Zimbabwean history

Events of 2025 in Zimbabwe.

Incumbents

• President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
• Vice President: Constantino Chiwenga

Events

February

• 6 February – A Hongdu JL-8 of the Air Force of Zimbabwe crashes near Gweru, killing the pilot. ^[1]
• 13 February – A bus collides with a truck near Beitbridge, killing 24 people and injuring 30 others. ^[2]

March

• 9 March – A dam collapses at a farm in Chipinge, killing five people and leaving two others missing. ^[3]
• 19 March – A collision involving a van and two trucks at a junction near Dzivarasekwa kills seven people and injures eight others. ^[4]
• 20 March – Sports minister Kirsty Coventry becomes the first African and the first woman to be elected as president of the International Olympic Committee. ^[5]
• 25 March – Zimbabwe National Army commander Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe is appointed by President Mnangagwa as Sports Minister to replace Kirsty Coventry. ^[6]
• 31 March - M31 Movement ^[7]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Zimbabwe

Source: ^[8]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 21 February – National Youth Day
• 18 April – Independence Day
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 19 April – Holy Saturday
• 20 April – Easter Sunday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 25 May – Africa Day
• 8 August – Heroes' Day
• 12 August – Defence Forces Day
• 22 December – National Unity Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

Deaths

• 23 March – Geoffrey Nyarota, 74, journalist and human rights activist. ^[9]

References

1. "Air Force of Zimbabwe pilot killed on training flight near Gweru". The Zimbabwean. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
2. "24 people have died in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Zimbabwe, police say". AP News. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
3. "5 children killed and 2 others are missing after a dam collapses in Zimbabwe". AP News. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
4. "Seven Killed, Eight Injured In Three-Vehicle Crash Near Dzivarasekwa". The Zimbabwean. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
5. "Kirsty Coventry elected as new president of the International Olympic Committee". France 24. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
6. "Zimbabwe military general replaces Kirsty Coventry as sports minister". AP News. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
7. "M31 Power, How Mnangagwa's Fake Presidency Has Ended, And What's Now Needed". ZimEye. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
8. "Zimbabwe Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
9. "Zimbabwe: Veteran Journalist Geoff Nyarota Dies". AllAfrica. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

External links

• Online calendar

• 2020s portal
• Current events portal
• Africa portal