2020 in Zimbabwe

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]

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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]

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Incumbents