2020 in Zimbabwe

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2020 Timeline of Zimbabwean history

Incumbents

• President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
• Vice President: Constantino Chiwenga (1st), Kembo Mohadi (2nd)

Events

• March 20 - 1st case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe[1]
• July 30 - The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) seeks an additional $250 million USD for emergency relief after COVID-19 exacerbates the country's hunger crisis. The WFP reported the number of food-insecure people to soar to 8.6 million or about 60% of the population.[2]

See also: Hunger in Zimbabwe

Births

Deaths

• March 23 - Zororo Makamba, journalist[3][4][5]

References

1. HealthZW, Ministry of (2020-04-18). "COVID-19 Update: As at 18 April Zimbabwe had 25 confirmed cases, including three (3) deaths. Two (2) people have recovered.pic.twitter.com/BoIXvyPhYb". @MoHCCZim. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
2. "Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP". UN News. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
3. Maphanga, Canny (2020-03-23). "Journalist Zororo Makamba becomes Zimbabwe's first Covid-19 death". News24. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
4. "Journalist is first person in Zimbabwe to die from Covid-19". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
5. Daniels, Lou-Anne (23 March 2020). "Media personality Zororo Makamba becomes first Zimbabwe coronavirus fatality". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-03-23.