Key dates in the history of Zimbabwe: 1980: Independence Zimbabwe is born on 18 April 1980, after 90 years as the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, which ended in a brutal seven-year war between black nationalists and white supremacists trying to prev
Under this pressure, the white minority finally consented to multiracial elections in 1980. Robert Mugabe and his Zanu party won the independence elections, with Mugabe becoming Prime Minister and Zimbabwe's independence being formally recognised on April 18th 1980. ...
Zimbabwe elections boss clarifies poll dates HARARE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has clarified the timeframe for elections scheduled for this year, saying in terms of the law they must be held between July 31 and Aug. 31, unless Parliament is dissolved earlier...
The delimitation of constituencies, wards and other electoral boundaries for elections over the next decade, including the 2023 harmonised elections, will begin next Wednesday, running through to December 31, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba has said. Justice Chigumba an...
Sections 158 (3) and 121 (a) of the constitution of Zimbabwe provide that the ZEC should conduct polling in by-elections to fill vacancies in Parliament and local authorities, including fixing the polling dates for local authority by-elections within nine days after the vacancies occur. Further...
Dates of Independence Day in Zimbabwe 2026 Sat, Apr 18 National Holiday 2025 Fri, Apr 18 National Holiday 2024 Thu, Apr 18 National Holiday 2023 Tue, Apr 18 National Holiday 2022 Mon, Apr 18 National Holiday Summary On April 18th, Zimbabwe Independence Day marks independence from the ...
Zimbabwe is expected to hold general elections in August this year although President Emmerson Mnangagwa is yet to proclaim the election dates. Speaking to NewsDay after the second structured dialogue platform meeting on debt arrears clearance in Harare, EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Jobst von Kirchmann sa...
(now Harare) which would have been a bloodbath. The following elections got us Robert Mugabe as a ruthless head-of-state and we all know how that eventually turned out. Thousands of people lost their lives in the bush war, my father included as an innocent civlilian, and I was partially...
2023 elections Nelson ChamisaNelson Chamisa, the leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), speaking during a news conference about the disputed results of the August 23 general election, Harare, Zimbabwe, August 27, 2023.(more) ...
They kept us moving and entertained (despite the "vintage" age of the group) and were so very personable and knowledgeable about the animals, birds, plants, etc and even about current events (they had elections in Zimbabwe as we traveled there). And they are both great cooks!!! The ...