2021 in Zimbabwe
Incumbents
- President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Vice President: Constantino Chiwenga (1st), Kembo Mohadi (2nd)
Events
Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
- January 13 – COVID-19 pandemic: Traditional funerals are banned as infections increase.[1]
- January 19 – President Mnangagwa says the United States has no standing to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe following the 2021 storming of the Capitol in Washington, DC.[2]
- January 24 – COVID-19: A fourth member of the Cabinet of Zimbabwe dies in two weeks.[3]
- January 27 – 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.[4]
Scheduled events
Deaths
- 19 January – Stephen Lungu, 78, evangelist; COVID-19.[5]
- 20 January – Sibusiso Moyo, 61, politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; COVID-19.[6]
- 22 January – Aeneas Chigwedere, 81, politician, Minister of Education (2001–2008) and Governor of Mashonaland East (2008–2013), COVID-19.[7]
References
- "Zimbabwe bans traditional funerals after spike in COVID cases". msn.com. Al Jazeera. January 11, 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. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- "Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge". AP NEWS. 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. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- Remembering Stephen Lungu: 1942-2021
- "Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- Zimbabwe’s former education minister dies of COVID-19
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