2021 in Zimbabwe
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Vice President
- Constantino Chiwenga (1st)
- Kembo Mohadi (2nd, until 1 March)[1]
Events
[edit]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
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 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]
- 25 January – Nicholas McNally, supreme court judge.[14]
- 16 February – Soul Jah Love (real name Soul Musaka), 31, Zimdancehall singer; diabetes.[15]
- 7 March – Janice McLaughlin, 79, Maryknoll sister and human rights campaigner.[16]
- 25 June – Ahmed Bilal Shah, 67, medical doctor and TV presenter; COVID-19.[17]
- 7 July – Edzai Absolom Chimonyo, 68, commander of the Zimbabwe National Army; cancer.[18]
- 13 July – Sandra Nyaira, 46, investigative journalist; COVID-19.[19]
- 14 & 19 July – Helen Lieros, 81, painter, followed by her husband Derek Huggins, 80. Together they founded Harare's Gallery Delta.[20]
- 29 July – Janet Banana, 83, former First Lady; kidney failure.[21]
- 6 August – Jane Ngwenya, 86, politician.[22]
- 7 August – Robert Martin Gumbura, 65, disgraced religious leader and convicted rapist; COVID-19.[23]
- 11 August – Rejoice Timire, 62, activist and politician, senator; COVID-19.[24]
- 24 August – George 'Mastermind' Shaya, 72, five-time Soccer Star of the Year.[25]
- 9 September – Christopher Mapanga, 69, Zimbabwe's ambassador to Iran.[26]
- 14 November – Simon Khaya-Moyo, 76, former Zanu–PF spokesperson, cabinet minister and ambassador; cancer.[27]
- 29 November – Douglas Munatsi, 51, CEO of Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency; carbon monoxide poisoning following house fire.[28]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Zimbabwe's VP resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations". Voice of America. Agence France-Presse. March 1, 2021. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe bans traditional funerals after spike in COVID cases". msn.com. Al Jazeera. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge". AP NEWS. 24 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ↑ MUTSAKA, FARAI (January 27, 2021). "Zimbabwean journalist released on bail after weeks in prison". ABC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Sculptor Takawira succumbs to Covid-19". 3 August 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Zimbabwe, New (15 January 2021). "Manicaland Provincial Minister Gwaradzimba Dies From Covid-19". NewZimbabwe.com. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Morrison, Jamie (19 January 2021). "Remembering Stephen Lungu: 1942-2021". United States | African Enterprise. Archived from the original on 2026-02-07. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 20, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe's former education minister dies of COVID-19". Anadolu (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe loses another serving Minister to COVID-19 - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader". 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2025-03-29. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Zimbabwe, New (22 January 2021). "Former Zimbabwe Prisons Boss Paradzai Zimondi Dies From Covid-19". NewZimbabwe.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-28. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (13 February 2021). "David Katzenstein, AIDS Researcher With Focus on Africa, Dies at 69". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Retired Supreme Court Justice Nicholas McNally Dies". www.thezimbabwean.co. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2026-07-23. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "JUST IN: Tributes pour for Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love". 3 August 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Garcia, Gabrielle (11 March 2021). "Sister Janice McLaughlin M.M., Maryknoll Sister for 59 Years Dies". Maryknoll Sisters. Archived from the original on 2026-04-21. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Prominent medical practitioner Shah succumbs to coronavirus". 3 August 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Zimbabwe, New (8 July 2021). "BREAKING: ZNA Commander Edzai Chimonyo Has Died". NewZimbabwe.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Muzavazi (13 July 2021). "Seasoned, fearless journalist dies, colleagues mourn | Zw News Zimbabwe". Zw News Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Hosting, WebAcumen Software Development and (28 July 2021). "Category". africa.com. Archived from the original on 2026-07-27. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Ex-President Banana's widow dies - NewsDay Zimbabwe". NewsDay Zimbabwe. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Standard, The. "Veteran nationalist Jane Ngwenya dies". NewsDay. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Gumbura dies from Covid-19 in prison". NewsDay. Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Senator Rejoice Timire dies – The Zimbabwe Mail". www.thezimbabwemail.com. Archived from the original on 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Legendary George "Mastermind" Shaya dies". 3 August 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Zimbabwean ambassador to Iran dies.
- ↑ "Ex-minister SK Moyo dies". NewsDay. Archived from the original on 2025-07-22. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Flat owners speak on how ZIDA CEO Munatsi died". 3 August 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
