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Events of
2021 in
Zimbabwe .
List of events
Ongoing:
COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
13 January – COVID-19 pandemic: Traditional funerals are banned as infections increase.
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19 January – President Mnangagwa says the United States has no standing to impose
sanctions on Zimbabwe following the
2021 United States Capitol attack .
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24 January – COVID-19: A fourth member of the
Cabinet of Zimbabwe dies in two weeks.
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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.
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1 March – Second vice president
Kembo Mohadi resigns after allegations of sexual misconduct.
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12 January –
Lazarus Takawira , 68, sculptor; COVID-19.
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15 January –
Ellen Gwaradzimba , 60, Minister for
Manicaland ; COVID-19.
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19 January –
Stephen Lungu , 78, evangelist; COVID-19.
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20 January –
Sibusiso Moyo , 61, politician,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs ; COVID-19.
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22 January –
Aeneas Chigwedere , 81, politician,
Minister of Education (2001–2008) and
Governor of Mashonaland East (2008–2013); COVID-19.
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22 January –
Joel Matiza , 60, politician,
Minister for Transport and Infrastructural Development ; COVID-19.
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22 January –
Paradzai Zimondi , 73, former major-general and commissioner-general of Zimbabwe's prisons and corrections services; COVID-19.
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25 January –
David Katzenstein , 69, international HIV and global health expert based in Harare; COVID-19.
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16 February –
Soul Jah Love (real name Soul Musaka), 31,
Zimdancehall singer; diabetes.
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7 March –
Janice McLaughlin , 79, Maryknoll sister and human rights campaigner.
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25 June –
Ahmed Bilal Shah , 67, medical doctor and TV presenter; COVID-19.
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7 July –
Edzai Absolom Chimonyo , 68, commander of the
Zimbabwe National Army ; cancer.
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13 July –
Sandra Nyaira , 46, investigative journalist; COVID-19.
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14 & 19 July –
Helen Lieros , 81, painter, followed by her husband
Derek Huggins , 80. Together they founded Harare's Gallery Delta.
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29 July –
Janet Banana , 83, former First Lady; kidney failure.
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6 August –
Jane Ngwenya , 86, politician.
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7 August –
Robert Martin Gumbura , 65, disgraced religious leader and convicted rapist; COVID-19.
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11 August –
Rejoice Timire , 62, activist and politician, senator; COVID-19.
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24 August –
George 'Mastermind' Shaya , 72, five-time Soccer Star of the Year .
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9 September – Christopher Mapanga, 69, Zimbabwe's ambassador to Iran.
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14 November –
Simon Khaya-Moyo , 76, former Zanu–PF spokesperson, cabinet minister and ambassador; cancer.
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29 November – Douglas Munatsi, 51, CEO of Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency; carbon monoxide poisoning following house fire.
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"Zimbabwe's VP resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations" . news.yahoo.com . AFP. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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Sculptor Takawira succumbs to Covid-19.
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Manicaland Provincial Minister Gwaradzimba dies from Covid-19
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Remembering Stephen Lungu: 1942-2021
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"Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19" . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
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Zimbabwe’s former education minister dies of COVID-19
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Zimbabwe loses another serving Minister to COVID-19
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Former Zimbabwe prisons boss Paradzai Zimondi dies from Covid-19
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David Katzenstein, AIDS researcher with focus on Africa, dies at 69
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Tributes pour for Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love
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Sister Janice McLaughlin M.M., Maryknoll sister for 59 years dies
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Prominent medical practitioner Shah succumbs to coronavirus
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ZNA commander Edzai Chimonyo has died
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Seasoned, fearless journalist dies, colleagues mourn
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Death of Zimbabwean art curators leaves questions about legacy.
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Ex-President Banana’s widow dies
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Veteran nationalist Jane Ngwenya dies
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Gumbura dies from Covid-19 in prison
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Senator Rejoice Timire dies
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Legendary George "Mastermind" Shaya dies.
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Zimbabwean ambassador to Iran dies.
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Ex-minister SK Moyo dies.
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Flat owners speak on how ZIDA CEO Munatsi died.
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