2026 in Zimbabwe
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 15 January – 6 February – 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup[1][2]
February
- 19 February – Health authorities begin rolling out lenacapavir – a long-acting HIV prevention drug – targeting over 46,000 high-risk individuals across 24 sites.[3]
- 25 February – The government suspends exports of raw minerals and lithium concentrate.[4]
March
- 2 March – The government grants amnesty to 4,305 prisoners.[5]
Holidays
Source:[6]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 21 February – National Youth Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 4 April – Holy Saturday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 18 April – Independence Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25 May – Africa Day
- 10 August – Heroes' Day
- 11 August – Defence Forces Day
- 22 December – National Unity Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
- 6 February – Blessed Geza, 82–83, politician and war veteran[7]
References
- ^ "ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup is back after 14-day break". International Cricket Council. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "ICC U19 World Cup 2026: Host, Qualification, Venues And Schedule". Sportsganga. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ Muronzi, Chris (19 February 2026). "Zimbabwe rolls out new HIV prevention drug lenacapavir". Reuters. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Zimbabwe bans all raw mineral exports with immediate effect". Africanews. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "Zimbabwe releases over 4,000 prisoners under presidential amnesty". Africanews. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Blessed Geza dies in South Africa - family says ignore calls for cash donations towards funeral". New Zimbabwe. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.