2025 in Zimbabwe
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Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 6 February – A Hongdu JL-8 of the Air Force of Zimbabwe crashes near Gweru, killing the pilot.[1]
- 13 February – A bus collides with a truck near Beitbridge, killing 24 people and injuring 30 others.[2]
March
[edit]- 9 March – A dam collapses at a farm in Chipinge, killing five people and leaving two others missing.[3]
- 19 March – A collision involving a van and two trucks at a junction near Dzivarasekwa kills seven people and injures eight others.[4]
- 20 March – Sports minister Kirsty Coventry becomes the first African and the first woman to be elected as president of the International Olympic Committee.[5]
- 25 March – Zimbabwe National Army commander Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe is appointed by President Mnangagwa as Sports Minister to replace Kirsty Coventry.[6]
- 31 March - M31 Movement[7]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[8]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 21 February – National Youth Day
- 18 April – Independence Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 19 April – Holy Saturday
- 20 April – Easter Sunday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25 May – Africa Day
- 8 August – Heroes' Day
- 12 August – Defence Forces Day
- 22 December – National Unity Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
[edit]- 23 March – Geoffrey Nyarota, 74, journalist and human rights activist.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Air Force of Zimbabwe pilot killed on training flight near Gweru". The Zimbabwean. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "24 people have died in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Zimbabwe, police say". AP News. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "5 children killed and 2 others are missing after a dam collapses in Zimbabwe". AP News. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Seven Killed, Eight Injured In Three-Vehicle Crash Near Dzivarasekwa". The Zimbabwean. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Kirsty Coventry elected as new president of the International Olympic Committee". France 24. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe military general replaces Kirsty Coventry as sports minister". AP News. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "M31 Power, How Mnangagwa's Fake Presidency Has Ended, And What's Now Needed". ZimEye. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: Veteran Journalist Geoff Nyarota Dies". AllAfrica. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
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