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.[ 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] 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] 16 February – Soul Jah Love (real name Soul Musaka), 31, Zimdancehall singer; diabetes.[ 14] 7 March – Janice McLaughlin , 79, Maryknoll sister and human rights campaigner.[ 15] 25 June – Ahmed Bilal Shah , 67, medical doctor and TV presenter; COVID-19.[ 16] 7 July – Edzai Absolom Chimonyo , 68, commander of the Zimbabwe National Army ; cancer.[ 17] 13 July – Sandra Nyaira , 46, investigative journalist; COVID-19.[ 18] 14 & 19 July – Helen Lieros , 81, painter, followed by her husband Derek Huggins , 80. Together they founded Harare's Gallery Delta.[ 19] 29 July – Janet Banana , 83, former First Lady; kidney failure.[ 20] 6 August – Jane Ngwenya , 86, politician.[ 21] 7 August – Robert Martin Gumbura , 65, disgraced religious leader and convicted rapist; COVID-19.[ 22] 11 August – Rejoice Timire , 62, activist and politician, senator; COVID-19.[ 23] 24 August – George 'Mastermind' Shaya , 72, five-time Soccer Star of the Year .[ 24] 9 September – Christopher Mapanga, 69, Zimbabwe's ambassador to Iran.[ 25] 14 November – Simon Khaya-Moyo , 76, former Zanu–PF spokesperson, cabinet minister and ambassador; cancer.[ 26] 29 November – Douglas Munatsi, 51, CEO of Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency; carbon monoxide poisoning following house fire.[ 27] ^ a b "Zimbabwe's VP resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations" . news.yahoo.com . AFP. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021 .^ "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 . ^ Sculptor Takawira succumbs to Covid-19. ^ Manicaland Provincial Minister Gwaradzimba dies from Covid-19 ^ 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 ^ Zimbabwe loses another serving Minister to COVID-19 ^ Former Zimbabwe prisons boss Paradzai Zimondi dies from Covid-19 ^ David Katzenstein, AIDS researcher with focus on Africa, dies at 69 ^ Tributes pour for Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love ^ Sister Janice McLaughlin M.M., Maryknoll sister for 59 years dies ^ Prominent medical practitioner Shah succumbs to coronavirus ^ ZNA commander Edzai Chimonyo has died ^ Seasoned, fearless journalist dies, colleagues mourn ^ Death of Zimbabwean art curators leaves questions about legacy. ^ Ex-President Banana’s widow dies ^ Veteran nationalist Jane Ngwenya dies ^ Gumbura dies from Covid-19 in prison ^ Senator Rejoice Timire dies ^ Legendary George "Mastermind" Shaya dies. ^ Zimbabwean ambassador to Iran dies. ^ Ex-minister SK Moyo dies. ^ Flat owners speak on how ZIDA CEO Munatsi died.
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