2020 in Zimbabwe
Events of 2020 in Zimbabwe.
List of events
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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]
See also
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.
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