2012 in Zimbabwe

none April 2022 2012 The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Zimbabwe. Incumbents President: Robert Mugabe Prime Minister: Morgan Tsvangirai First Vice President: Joice Mujuru Second Vice President: John Nkomo Events January 31 January – The Meteorological Department of Zimbabwe reports that some regions of the country experienced their heaviest recorded rainfall in 30 years during January.31 January 2012 Heaviest rain in decades in Zimbabwe NOAA Climate.gov https://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/heaviest-rain-decades-zimbabwe 2026-08-05 www.climate.gov en 9 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251209191833/https://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/heaviest-rain-decades-zimbabwe dead March 8 March – Activist Jenni Williams is awarded the Ginetta Sagan Fund award by Amnesty International for her human and civil rights activism.http://blog.amnestyusa.org/africa/celebrating-a-fearless-human-rights-defender-jenni-williams/ Celebrating a Fearless Human Rights Defender, Jenni Williams Sarah Hager 26 March 2012 Amnesty International 9 June 2012 14 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120814191531/http://blog.amnestyusa.org/africa/celebrating-a-fearless-human-rights-defender-jenni-williams/ live Gumbo Tatenda 4 April 2012 Zimbabwean Rights Defender Wins Prestigious Amnesty Int'l Award https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zimbabwean-human-rights-defender-awarded-prestigous-amnesty-international-award-146134165/1466909.html 2026-08-05 Voice of America en June 19 June – One person is killed and at least fifteen are injured in a crash involving Robert Mugabe's motorcade.19 June 2012 Zimbabwe official says 1 dead, 15 hurt in Mugabe motorcade accident CNN https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/19/world/africa/zimbabwe-mugabe-motorcade 2026-08-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20260805230708/https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/19/world/africa/zimbabwe-mugabe-motorcade 2026-08-05 CNN en 22 June – 20 members of parliament undergo circumcision to spread awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention.22 June 2012 Twenty Zimbabwe lawmakers circumcised to show "political will" to fight AIDS - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twenty-zimbabwe-lawmakers-circumcised-to-show-political-will-to-fight-aids/ 2026-08-05 www.cbsnews.com en-US 29 June – The one-hour documentary titled All the President's Elephants, featuring Sharon Pincott's decade of work with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe and the Reaffirmation of the Presidential Decree, premiered at the 2012 Durban International Film Festival,Billy Suter, The Mercury newspaper (29 June 2012) http://www.iol.co.za/mercury/best-of-durban-international-film-fest-1330715 https://web.archive.org/web/20170205181358/http://www.iol.co.za/mercury/best-of-durban-international-film-fest-1330715 5 February 2017 South Africa where it was considered among the best on show. It went on to win many international accolades, keeping Zimbabwe's flagship elephant herd in the international spotlight. Deaths 5 June – Sam Levy, 82, businessman and property developerMatambanadzo Peter Razemba Freeman 7 June 2012 Zimbabwe: Tycoon Sam Levy Dies https://allafrica.com/stories/201206070710.html live 22 March 2026 allAfrica 4 October – Stanislaus Mudenge, 70, politicianStan Mudenge: An accomplished educationist, historian https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/stan-mudenge-an-accomplished-educationist-historian/ 2026-08-05 The Herald en-US 10 October – Kevin Curran, 53, cricketerZimbabwean Curran dies aged 53 en-GB BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/19895204 2021-07-04 4 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230404080321/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/19895204 live References 2012 Category:2010s in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Category:Years of the 21st century in Zimbabwe