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2021 In Zimbabwe
Events of 2021 in Zimbabwe. Incumbents *President of Zimbabwe, President: Emmerson Mnangagwa *Vice President of Zimbabwe, Vice President **Constantino Chiwenga (1st) **Kembo Mohadi (2nd, until 1 March) Events Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe *13 January – COVID-19 pandemic: Traditional funerals are banned as infections increase. *19 January – President Mnangagwa says the United States has no standing to impose Economic sanctions, sanctions on Zimbabwe following the 2021 United States Capitol attack. *24 January – COVID-19: A fourth member of the Cabinet of Zimbabwe dies in two weeks. *27 January – Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono is released on bail after three weeks in prison. Chin’ono accuses Mnangagwa's administration of human rights abuses and corruption; the government accuses Chin’ono of spreading false information and inciting violence. *1 March – Second vice president Kembo Mohadi resigns after allegations of sexual misconduct. Scheduled events Deaths *1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021
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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Zimbabwe)
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe is a cabinet ministry of Zimbabwe, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is Frederick Shava. He was appointed by President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, being sworn in on 2 March 2021. Color key ;''Political parties'' * * * * ;''Other factions'' * List of ministers The following is a list of Foreign Ministers of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents since 1953: See also *Ministry of External Affairs (Rhodesia) References External links * Government of Zimbabwe Foreign relations of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Nyaira
Sandra Nyaira was a Zimbabwean investigative journalist. Communications and public information officer at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nyaira worked for Voice Of America (VOA) in Washington, DC. Her work was also featured in the ''London Times'''', The Guardian'' and ''The British Journalism Review''. Nyaira rose to fame after she became the first woman in Zimbabwe to take a leadership role in the newsroom at the age of 26 and also became more popular after she was arrested for posting an article exposing corrupt officials. In April 2001, she wrote articles accusing Robert Mugabe and the then parliamentary speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa of corruption, and again, she was charged with criminal defamation that year. Nyaira has been a Shorenstein fellow at Harvard University. On 13 July 2021, it was reported that Nyaira had died of a COVID-19-related illness. References Zimbabwean journalists Zimbabwean wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe National Army
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is the primary branch of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces responsible for land-oriented military operations. It is the largest service branch under the Zimbabwean Joint Operations Command (JOC). The modern army has its roots in the Rhodesian Army, which was raised between 1963 and 1964 after the breakup of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. A ''Joint High Command'' created in March 1980 to oversee integration of the formerly belligerent Rhodesian Security Forces, Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA), and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) officially established the Zimbabwe National Army in late 1980, nearly a year after the end of the Rhodesian Bush War. The mission statement of the army is "to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national interests of Zimbabwe and to contribute to international peace and security" a mandate the force has been able live up to in the region. It is considered an integr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Bilal Shah
Ahmed Bilal Shah (died 25 June 2021) was a Pakistani-Zimbabwean medical practitioner and television personality who was a presenter on ZBC TV. Career and background Ahmed Bilal Shah was born in Pakistan. He relocated to Zimbabwe in 1982 then started his medical practice in 1987 working at Parirenyatwa Hospital. He then proceeded to work in high density suburbs of Harare and he was the first foreign doctor to work in the country's high density areas. During that period, Shah went to schools to deliver lectures on good health practices. In early 90s, Shah met one of Zimbabwe's television journalists, Reuben Barwe, who organised his first ZBC TV interview on health issues. From then, an idea for his own TV show emerged. Shah launched ''You and Your Health'' programme on ZBC TV that aired from 1992 to 2007. On his programme, Shah interviewed many medical practitioners, including South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard, who performed the world's first human heart transplant in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice McLaughlin
Janice McLaughlin (February 13, 1942 – March 7, 2021) was an American Catholic nun, missionary, and human rights activist. While working as the press secretary for the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in the 1970s, she was imprisoned by the white minority government in Rhodesia for exposing atrocities and human rights violations committed against the country's black citizens. She was placed in solitary confinement and, after intervention from the Vatican and the United States federal government, she was deported to the United States. She returned two years later to the newly established country of Zimbabwe to create an educational system, at the request of Prime Minister Robert Mugabe. In her later years she served as the president of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic in New York and worked as an anti-human trafficking activist. Early life McLaughlin was born on February 13, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Paul McLaughlin and Mary Schaub. She graduated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimdancehall
Zimdancehall is a subgenre of reggae/dancehall music from Zimbabwe. The traditional way of message delivery is through chanting. Zimdancehall became more popular after the fall of the Urban Grooves genre. Popular pioneers of Zimdancehall include Winky D, Sniper Storm, Daddie Distress, Ras Tavonga (Jah Bless), Freeman HKD, Lewaz Skattah to mention a few. History Zimdancehall started in the late 1980s with the rising up of local sound systems. The popularity of these recordings led to more studio recordings. By the end of the 90s, a number of local youths were recording singles and albums independently and reggae bands like Cruxial Mix (Trevor Hall) and Black Roots holding regular weekly shows to showcase artists. The genre was cast as a copycat of Jamaican culture and way of life. Recording studios shunned it saying it does not appeal or sell. The emergence of independent studios and the arrival of urban grooves in 2001 opened doors for many artists with the release of vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Jah Love
Soul Muzavazi Musaka, known professionally as Soul Jah Love (22 November 1989 – 16 February 2021), was an award-winning Zimbabwean musician credited as a pioneer of mainstream Zimdancehall. He was declared a hero for his contributions to music. Among several hit singles, Soul Jah Love had tracks ''"Ndini Uya Uya",'' "''Gum-kum''" ''(2012),'' ''"Pamamonya Ipapo''.''"'' (2016) Posthumous work included ''"Ndichafa Rinhi"'' (2021). He also won numerous ZIMA awards for ''"Ndini Uya Uya",'' "''Gum-kum''" ''(2012),'' ''"Pamamonya Ipapo''.''"'' (2016). ''"Ndini Uya Uya",'' "''Gum-kum''" ''(2012),'' ''"Pamamonya Ipapo''.''"'' (2016) were the first major hits that brought the late Soul Jah Love international recognition in Dancehall. He was widely referred to as "Chibaba". Death Soul Jah Love died at the age of 31 after succumbing to diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Katzenstein
David Katzenstein (January 3, 1952 – January 25, 2021) was an American virologist and prominent AIDS researcher. He was professor emeritus of infectious diseases and global health at Stanford University. Early life and education Katzenstein was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father, Henry Katzenstein was a physicist, and his mother, Constance Allenberg Katzenstein, was a clinical psychologist. He attended the University of California, San Diego where he earned a BA in biology in 1973. He was an intern in internal medicine at the University of New Mexico, working with the indigenous tribes found there. He also received his MD from UCSD in 1977. Teaching After completing his residency in San Diego in 1980, he taught at the University of California, Davis, and until 1986 at the University of Minnesota. Research He developed a relationship with the medical microbiology department at the University of Zimbabwe's medical school while he was at the University of Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradzai Zimondi
Paradzai Willings Zimondi (Paradzai Willings Zimonte) (4 March 1947 – 22 January 2021) was a Zimbabwean independence activist and military officer. Zimondi was considered a hero of the Rhodesian Bush War, Zimbabwean struggle for independence, and he later attained the rank of major general in the Zimbabwe National Army, Zimbabwean army. After his military retirement, he served for twenty-two years as the Prisons and Corrections Services Commissioner-General for Zimbabwe. Career During the Zimbabwe War of Liberation, liberation struggle Zimondi took the Nom-de-guerre, ''nom de guerre'' of Comrade Tonderai Nyika. In 1974 he received his initial ZANLA training at Mgagao Training Camp in Tanzania, after which he was sent as a trainer to Chimoio in western Mozambique. He rose to become the provincial commander in Manica Province, where he led the ZANLA forces to major successes in the battles of he Ruda, Gandayi, the attack on Umtali (Mutare), Mavhonde (Mavonde) and Grand Reef. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Transport, Communication And Infrastructural Development (Zimbabwe)
The Ministry of Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development is one of the government ministries of Zimbabwe, and is responsible for all the aspects related to the management of transport, communications, and meteorological and seismological infrastructure and services, within the country. From September 2018 until his death in January 2021, the minister was Joel Matiza. He was succeeded by Felix Mhona. Subsidiary units The Ministry oversees the following parastatal organisms: * National Railways of Zimbabwe * Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) * Air Zimbabwe * Zimbabwe National Roads Administration Leaders ;Ministers * 2009 – 2014 Nicholas Goche * 2014 – 2015 Obert Mpofu * 2015 – 2018 Joram MacDonald Gumbo * September 2018 – January 2021, Joel Matiza. * from February 2021 – Felix Mhona. ;Deputy ministers * The deputy minister from 2009 was Tichaona Mudzingwa until his death in early April 2012. * Deputy minister until May 2019 was Fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Matiza
Joel Biggie Matiza (17 August 1960 – 22 January 2021) was a Zimbabwean politician and the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development since 2018.Full List Of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Post-Election Cabinet Ministers ⋆ Pindula News '' Pindula News, published: 07 September 2018, retrieved: 7 September 2018'' He died from on 22 January 2021. Early life and education Matiza was born on 17 August 1960 in Murewa, |
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