Events of

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Emmerson Mnangagwa Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa ( , ; born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as the president of Zimbabwe since 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former president Robert Mugabe, he held a series of cabin ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

Constantino Chiwenga Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga (born Constantine Chiwenga; 25 August 1956), is a Zimbabwean politician and former army general currently serving, since 2017, as the First Vice-President of Zimbabwe under President Emmerson Mnan ...

Events

January

* 6–18 January – Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24

March

* 4 March – The United States imposes sanctions on President

, his wife

Auxillia Mnangagwa Auxillia Mnangagwa (née Kutyauripo; born 21 March 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and has served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe since November 2017, as the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. After spending over ten years at the Ministry of M ...

, Vice President

and 11 other Zimbabwean individuals and entities for involvement in human rights abuses, corruption, and minerals smuggling.

April

* 3 April – President

declares a state of national disaster due to a drought that wipes out half the country's maize crop. * 5 April – The

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe ( RBZ) is the central bank of Zimbabwe and is headquartered in the country’s capital Harare. History The bank traces its history to the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, founded on 22 May 1964, but which succeeded the Ba ...

introduces the

Zimbabwe Gold The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG; code: ZWG) is the official currency of Zimbabwe since 8 April 2024, backed by US$629 million worth of hard assets: foreign currencies, gold, and other precious metals. It replaced the Zimbabwean dollar, which suffered fro ...

(ZiG) as the country's new currency to replace the

Zimbabwean dollar The Zimbabwean dollar (sign: $, or Z$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies) was the name of four official currencies of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 12 April 2009. During this time, it was subject to periods of extreme inflat ...

as from 8 April.

August

* 17 August – The

Southern African Development Community The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Goals The SADC's goal is to further regional socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and se ...

holds its first summit in

Harare Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...

in a decade.

October

* 14 October – The first two cases of

mpox Mpox (, ; formerly known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. The illness is usually mild, ...

in Zimbabwe are recorded in a child in Harare who had travelled to South Africa and a 24-year old patient in

Mberengwa Mberengwa, originally known as Belingwe, is a district in Midlands (Zimbabwe), Midlands province in Zimbabwe. The district is now divided into sub-districts: Mberengwa North, East, West and South. It is bounded by Gwanda in Mberengwa west, and b ...

who had travelled to Tanzania. * 16 October – The government announces compensation payments for white farmers displaced by the expropriation program of former president

Robert Mugabe Robert Gabriel Mugabe (; ; 21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He served as Leader of th ...

in the 2000s.

November

* 23 November – Jameson Timba, the leader of a faction of the opposition

Citizens Coalition for Change The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is a Zimbabwean political party. It was established by former members of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance. Background Nelson Chamisa formed Citizens Coalition for Change after losing the squa ...

, is convicted along with 34 others on charges of unlawful assembly after being arrested at Timba's house in Harare in June. They are sentenced to a maximum suspended two-year prison sentence on 27 November.

December

* 3 December – The High Court strikes down a ban on women aged under 18 years and those raped by their husbands from availing of abortion services. * 20 December – The government allows farmers who received land expropriated from white people under the controversial land reform program to sell its ownership to "indigenous" Zimbabweans. * 31 December – President

signs a law abolishing

capital punishment in Zimbabwe Capital punishment was abolished in Zimbabwe in 2024. The country carried out its last execution in 2005. Zimbabwe abstained during the 2020 United Nations moratorium on the death penalty resolution. On 31 December 2024, President Emmerson Mnan ...

Holidays

: * 1 January - New Year's Day * 21 February -

National Youth Day Youth Day or National Youth Day is a commemorative holiday in honour of young people, celebrated in different parts of the world on various dates throughout the year. Many countries' observance of the day corresponds with International Youth Day ...

* 29 March –

Good Friday Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...

* 30 March –

Holy Saturday Holy Saturday (), also known as Great and Holy Saturday, Low Saturday, the Great Sabbath, Hallelujah Saturday, Saturday of the Glory, Easter Eve, Joyous Saturday, the Saturday of Light, Good Saturday, or Black Saturday, among other names, is t ...

* 31 March -

Easter Sunday Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek language, Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, de ...

* 1 April -

Easter Monday Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries. In Western Christianity it marks the second day of the Octave of Easter; in Eastern Christianity it marks the second day of Br ...

* 18 April –

Independence Day An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...

* 1 May -

Labour Day Labour Day is an annual day of celebration of the labour movement and its labor rights, achievements. It has its origins in the trade union, labour union movement, specifically the Eight-hour day movement, eight-hour day movement, which advoca ...

* 25 May -

Africa Day Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent as well as ...

* 12 August -

Heroes' Day Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries and territories. It is often held on the birthday of a national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great deeds that ...

* 13 August - Defence Forces Day * 22 December –

National Unity Day National Unity Day, Union Day, Unification Day may refer to: National unification Alphabetic by country. * National Unity Day (Belarus), a holiday in Belarus on September 17 * Unification Day (Bulgaria), a holiday in Bulgaria on September 6 * Uni ...

* 25 December –

Christmas Day Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A liturgical feast central to Christianity, Chri ...

* 26 December –

Boxing Day Boxing Day, also called as Offering Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide (26 December). Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but it has evolved to become a part ...

References

External links

Online calendar
{{Year in Africa, 2024 2020s in Zimbabwe

Years of the 21st century in Zimbabwe