Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Independence Day
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Date
- April 18, 2026
- Day of Week
- Saturday
- Status
- 105 days away
- Weekend
- Falls on weekend
- About this Holiday
- Independence Day is a public holiday in Zimbabwe
Independence Day
Zimbabwe • April 18, 2026 • Saturday
105
Days
18
Hours
28
Mins
01
Secs
until Independence Day
Africa/Harare timezone
About Independence Day
Also known as: Independence Day
Zuva reKuzvitonga kweZimbabwe: Kupemberera Rusununguko neChiremerera cheRudzi
Zuva reKuzvitonga (Independence Day) muZimbabwe harisi zuvawo zvaro pakarenda; igirazi rinotaridza kure kwakabva rudzi rweZimbabwe, kushinga kwevanhu vayo, uye kukunda kwerusununguko pamusoro pehudzvanyiriri. Rinopembererwa musi wa18 Kubvumbi gore negore, zuva iri rinomirira nguva iyo Zimbabwe yakabuda muhusungwa hweutongi hwevachena vechiBhuritari (British colonial rule) muna 1980. Iri izuva rinozadza mwoyo yeZimbabweans neshungu, kudada, uye kuyeuka magamba akadeura ropa rawo kuti mureza weZimbabwe usimudzwe mudenga.
Kukosha kwezuva iri kunobva mukuti rinotiyeuchidza nezvekupera kwezita rekuti Rhodesia uye kuzvarwa kweZimbabwe itsva. Mushure memakore mazhinji ekudzvinyirirwa, kutorerwa minda, uye kusatenderwa kuvhota kana kuva nezwi muhurumende yenyika yavo, vanhu vatema vemuZimbabwe vakarwa hondo yerusununguko (Second Chimurenga) iyo yakatora makore anopfuura gumi nemashanu. Saka, musi wa18 Kubvumbi wega wega, tiri kupemberera kukunda kwezvido zvevanhu vazhinji pane zvishoma zvevashoma vaive vakabata pfuti nesimba remari.
Mazuva ano, Zuva reKuzvitonga inguva yekuti zvizvarwa zveZimbabwe zviri mukati mekunze kwenyika zvimbomira zvazviri kuita, zvitarise shure kune nhoroondo yazvo, uye zvitarise mberi kune ramangwana rakajeka. Izuva rekubatanidza mhuri, nharaunda, uye rudzi rwese pasi pemureza mumwe chete une mavara emashizha (green), goridhe (yellow), ropa remagamba (red), rugare (white), uye vanhu vatema (black), pamwe neshiri yeZimbabwe inova chiratidzo chekuzvimira kwedu.
Zuva reKuzvitonga muGore ra 2026
Gore ra 2026 richange riri gore rakakosha zvikuru sezvo Zimbabwe ichange ichitara makore makumi mana nematanhatu (46 years) yawana kuzvitonga kuzere. Iyi inguva yakareba iyo nyika yakange ichizvivakira nhoroondo yayo, ichikunda zvipingamupinyi zvakasiyana-siyana.
Mugore ra 2026, mutambo mukuru wekuzvitonga uchaitwa pazuva nezuva rinosanganisira:
Zuva: Saturday Zuva reMwedzi: April 18, 2026 Mazuva asara: Kwosara mazuva anosvika 105 kuti ticherechedze chiitiko ichi chikuru.
Zuva reKuzvitonga muZimbabwe izuva rakatarwa (fixed date). Hazvinei kuti riwira musi weMuvhuro kana Mugovera, musi wa18 Kubvumbi unogara uri iwo musi unopembererwa rusununguko. Kana musi uyu ukawira pazuva reSvondo, mutemo weZimbabwe unoti zuva rinotevera reMuvhuro rinenge riri zororo revanhu vese (public holiday) kuitira kuti vashandi vawane nguva yekuzorora nekurangarira zuva iri. Mugore ra 2026, sezvo zuva iri riri re Saturday, zvichapa mukana kumhuri dzakawanda kuti dziungane dzipemberere pamwe chete.
Nhoroondo neKwakatangira Zuva reKuzvitonga
Kuti tinzwisise kukosha kwezuva iri, tinofanira kudzokera kumashure munguva apo nyika yaizivikanwa seRhodesia. Kubva muna 1890, nyika yakange iri pasi peBritish South Africa Company (BSAC) yakatungamirwa naCecil John Rhodes. Izvi zvakaita kuti vanhu vemo vatorerwa minda yavo yakaorera, vamanikidzirwa kushanda mumigodhi nemapurazi evachena, uye kutorerwa kodzero dzavo dzezvematongerwo enyika.
Muna 1965, Ian Douglas Smith, mutungamiriri wehurumende yevashoma vevachena, akazivisa Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). Izvi zvaireva kuti Rhodesia yakanga yozvitonga kubva kuBritain asi ichiramba kupa vanhu vatema kodzero yekuvhota. Izvi zvakakonzera kutsamwa kukuru uye zvakapa simba kuhondo yerusununguko. Mapato ezvematongerwo enyika akaita seZANU (yakange ichitungamirwa naVaRobert Mugabe) neZAPU (yakange ichitungamirwa naVaJoshua Nkomo) akatanga kuronga mapfumo ekurwisa hurumende yeRhodesia.
Hondo yeChimurenga yechipiri yakange yakaoma zvikuru. Zviuru nezviuru zvevechidiki, varume nevakadzi, vakayambuka miganhu vachienda kunyika dzakaita seMozambique, Zambia, neBotswana kunodzidzira zvehondo. Mukati menyika, vanhuwo zvavo (vainzi "povo") vaitsigira varwi verusununguko (vairatidzirwa semagandanga nehurumende yaSmith asi vachinzi "vanamukoma" nevanhu vatema) nekudya, ruzivo, uye pekuhwanda.
Mushure mehondo refu nekutaurirana kwakaitwa paLancaster House muLondon muna 1979, sarudzo dzekutanga dzakasununguka dzakaitwa muna Kukadzi (February) 1980. Bato reZANU-PF rakakunda musarudzo idzi, uye VaRobert Mugabe vakagadzwa semutungamiriri wehurumende (Prime Minister). Musi wa18 Kubvumbi 1980, mureza weUnion Jack wechiBhuritari wakadzikiswa muRufaro Stadium muHarare (yaive Salisbury panguva iyoyo), mureza mutsva weZimbabwe ukasimudzwa. Bob Marley, muimbi weReggae ane mukurumbira pasi rose, akange aripo achiimba rwiyo rwake rwakanyanya kunzi "Zimbabwe," achipemberera kusununguka kwevanhu vatema muAfrica.
Mapemberero Anoitiswa neZvizvarwa zveZimbabwe
Zuva reKuzvitonga muZimbabwe rinopembererwa nenzira dzakasiyana-siyana, kubva kuzviitiko zvehurumende kusvika kumafaro emhuri.
1. Mutambo Mukuru weNyika (National Celebrations)
Hurumende yeZimbabwe inoronga mutambo mukuru unowanzoitirwa muNational Sports Stadium muHarare kana mune mamwe maguta makuru (hurumende ichangotanga kuitisa mitambo iyi mumatunhu akasiyana gore negore pasi pechirongwa chekuti "kusiya munhu nenzvimbo shure"). Pazuva iri: Kupatidza kweMauto: Mauto eZimbabwe (Zimbabwe Defence Forces) anoratidza unyanzvi hwawo, kupfeka zvakatsvinda, uye kuratidza zvombo nemichina yavo. Uku kuratidza simba rekudzivirira nyika rakawanikwa mushure mehondo. Kubatidza Mwando weRusununguko (Independence Torch): Mwando unofambiswa nenyika yose uchiuya kunhandare mukuru uchiratidza mweya werusununguko usingadzime. Hurukuro yeMutungamiriri weNyika: Mutungamiriri wenyika anopa hurukuro kurudzi rwose, achitaura nezvezvinhu zvakabudirira mugore rapfuura, matambudziko akatarisana nenyika, uye zvirongwa zveramangwana. Inguva yekusimbisa kubatana (unity) nekurudziira vanhu kushanda nesimba panyaya dzehupfumi. Nhabvu neMitambo: Kazhinji kune mutambo wenhabvu unonzi "Independence Cup" unokwezva zviuru zvevanhu, uko zvikwata zvikuru zvinokwikwidzana.2. Mafaro emuNharaunda neMhuri
Kure nehandare dzehurumende, vanhu vemuZimbabwe vanopemberera nenzira dzavo: Kugocha (Braai): Hakuna mutambo muZimbabwe unopera pasina kugocha nyama. Mhuri neshamwari vanoungana mumapaki, mumisha, kana kumabhawa vachigocha nyama, vachinwa zvinonwiwa, uye vachiteerera nziyo dzerusununguko nedzimwewo dzemazuva ano. Nziyo neKutamba: Nziyo dzeChimurenga (dzakaita sedzaThomas Mapfumo nevadzimba vake) dzinoridzwa zvakanyanya pazuva iri kuyeuchidza vanhu nezvemazuva ehondo. Zvakare, mapoka ekutamba echivanhu anoratidza tsika dzedu mumatunhu akasiyana. Zvirongwa muZvikoro: Mumazuva anotangira zororo iri, zvikoro zvinodzidzisa vana nezvenhoroondo yeZimbabwe, kuita makwikwi ekunyora rondedzero kana nhetembo nezverusununguko.Tsika neZviratidzo zveRusununguko
Paunenge uchipemberera Zuva reKuzvitonga, pane zvinhu zvakati kuti zvinomirira mweya weZimbabwe:
Mureza weNyika: Vanhu vakawanda vanopfeka mbatya dzine mavara emureza kana kusungirira mireza midiki pamotokari dzavo. Mavara aya ane zvirevo zvakadzama: Green: Kuratidza kurima nemasango akasvibira eZimbabwe. Yellow: Kuratidza pfuma yezvicherwa (gold). Red: Kuratidza ropa rakadeurwa panguva yehondo yerusununguko. Black: Kuratidza ruzhinji rwevanhu vatema vemuZimbabwe. White Triangle: Kuratidza rugare. Zimbabwe Bird: Chiratidzo chekudada kwezvakare (kubva kuGreat Zimbabwe). Red Star: Kuratidza zvishuvo zveramangwana renyika.
Kuremekedza Magamba: Vanhu vanotora nguva kuyeuka avo vakafira muhondo. Kwete chete avo vakavigwa paNational Heroes Acre muHarare, asiwo avo vakavigwa mumatunhu akasiyana uye avo vasina makuva anozivikanwa (unknown soldiers).
Mashoko neDingindira reKuzvitonga
Gore negore, hurumende inosarudza dingindira (theme) rinoenderana nemamiriro enyika panguva iyoyo. Semuenzaniso, mune mamwe makore, dingindira rakanangana nekubatana, kuvaka hupfumi (Economic Empowerment), kana kuvaka nyika neunyanzvi hwezvizvarwa zvayo (Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo).
Mugore ra 2026, dingindira rinotarisirwa kunge rakatarisana nekusimudzirwa kwehupfumi hwenyika kusvika pakuva nyika ine hupfumi huri pakati nepakati (Upper Middle-Income Economy) panosvika gore ra 2030. Izuva rekuti vanhu vazvibvunze kuti: "Tiri kuita sei kuchengetedza rusununguko rwedu rwezvematongerwo enyika tichirwira rusununguko rwezvehupfumi?"
Zuva reKuzvitonga seZororo reVose (Public Holiday)
Zuva reKuzvitonga izororo riri pamutemo muZimbabwe pasi pechimiro che Public Holidays and Prohibition of Business Act. Izvi zvinoreva kuti:
- Kuvharwa kweMabasa: Mahofisi ehurumende, mabhengi, zvikoro, uye makambani akawanda anenge akavhara musi wa18 Kubvumbi. Izvi zvinoitirwa kupa vashandi vose mukana wekupemberera nekurangarira kukosha kwezuva iri.
- Mabasa Anoramba Akavhurika: Zvipatara, mapurisa, uye mabasa ekudzivirira moto anoramba achishanda (essential services). Zvakare, mabhizinesi anopa zvekudya nemafaro (restaurants, hotels, and cinemas) anowanzovhurwa nekuti vanhu vakawanda vanenge vari kutenderera.
- Zvekufambisa: Kutakurwa kwevanhu nemabhazi kunenge kuripo asi kunogona kunge kwakawandisa sezvo vanhu vakawanda vanenge vachifamba kuenda kumitambo kana kunoshanyira hama kumisha (kumusha).
- Kutenga: Zvitoro zvikuru (supermarkets) zvinowanzovhura kwemaawa mashoma kana zuva rose kuti vanhu vatenge zvekushandisa pamafaro avo.
Kukosha kweKuzvitonga kuVechidiki
Sezvo Zimbabwe ichienda mberi, kukosha kweZuva reKuzvitonga kune vechidiki (Born-frees) kuri kuchinja asi kusingadereri. Kune avo vakazvarwa mushure megore ra 1980, rusununguko harusi hondo yavakazvionera nemeso, asi inhaka yavakasiyirwa.
Kune vechidiki vemuZimbabwe mugore ra 2026, Zuva reKuzvitonga rinomirira: Kodzero dzeDzidzo: Rusununguko rwakazarura mikana yekuti vana vese, pasina kutarisa ruvara rweganda, vaende kuzvikoro nemayunivhesiti. Kuzvimirira mune zveBhizinesi: Mukana wekuva neminda, migodhi, uye makambani munyika mavo. Kodzero dzeVanhu: Rusununguko rwekutaura, kufamba, uye kusarudza vatungamiriri vavanoda pasi pebumbiro remitemo (Constitution).
Kupedzisa
Zuva reKuzvitonga musi wa18 Kubvumbi muZimbabwe harisi rekungofara chete; izuva rekuzvipira zvakare kuvaka rudzi rune rugare, rudo, nekubatana. Isu patinosvika mu 2026, kwasara mazuva 105, ngatitangei kugadzirira mwoyo yedu kuyeuka kuti rusununguko rwatinarwo nhasi rwakatengwa neropa nepfuma.
Hazvinei kuti uri muHarare, Bulawayo, Mutare, kana kuti uri kune dzimwe nyika (Diaspora), musi wa April 18, 2026 izuva rako rekudada nekuva muZimbabwean. Inguva yekupfeka mureza wako, kuimba rwiyo rwenyika "Simudzai Mureza weZimbabwe," uye kuvimbisa kuti chishuvo chevarwi verusununguko chekuti Zimbabwe ive nyika inobudirira chinozadziswa.
Makorokoto ezuva reKuzvitonga kuZimbabwe!
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Independence Day in Zimbabwe
Zuva rerusununguko ririko musi we Saturday, April 18, 2026. Kuchine mazuva anosvika 105 kuti zuva iri risvike. Iri izuva rinokosha zvikuru munhoroondo yeZimbabwe sezvo richiyeuchidza vanhu vese kupera kwehutongi hwevachena muna 1980. Gore negore Zimbabweans vanomirira zuva iri vachipemberera kukunda kwakaitwa muhondo yerusununguko yakatora makore akawanda vanhu vachirwira kodzero dzavo.
Hongu, izuva rezororo rinozivikanwa nemutemo munyika yese yeZimbabwe. Mumazuva ano, mahofisi ehurumende, zvikoro, nemabhizimusi mazhinji anenge akavharwa kuitira kuti vashandi nevana vechikoro vawane mukana wekupemberera rusununguko nemhuri dzavo kana kujoina vamwe pamatare emhemberero. Iri izuva rinoitwa kuti vanhu vazorore vachifunga nezverwendo rwakatorwa nenyika kubva muna 1980 kusvika nhasi.
Zuva iri rinomirira kuguma kwehutongi hwevachena (British colonial rule) uye kutanga kwehutongi hwevatema muna April 18, 1980. Rinorangarira kukunda kwemauto erusununguko akaita seZANLA neZIPRA ayo akarwa hondo yakasimba nehurumende yaIan Smith. Mushure mekuvhotwa muna February 1980, Robert Mugabe akave mutungamiri wekutanga, uye mhemberero idzi dzinoremekedza kushinga kwevose vakarwira kuti Zimbabwe ive nenyika yakazvimirira isisina rusaruraganda.
Mhemberero huru inoitwa panhandare yenyika (National Sports Stadium) muHarare kana mune mamwe maguta akasarudzwa gore negore. Mutungamiri wenyika anopa hurukuro, uye mureza weZimbabwe unotsvairwa kumusoro. Kunoitwa mitambo yakasiyana-siyana inosanganisira kupfura pfuti nevarwi (military displays), kutamba mitambo yechinyakare, nenziyo dzekucherechedza hondo yerusununguko. Mumisha nemaguta, vanhu vanoita mabiko, kugocha nyama, nekusangana neshamwari vachipemberera rugare nerusununguko rwenyika.
Isati yawana rusununguko, nyika yaizivikanwa nezita rekuti Rhodesia uye yaitongwa neBritish South Africa Company. Mumakore e1960, Ian Smith akazivisa kuzvitonga (UDI) kuitira kuti vachena varambe vachidzvinyirira vatema. Izvi zvakakonzera hondo yakarwadza kwazvo apo vatema vaida kudzoserwa minda yavo nekodzero dzekuvhota. Hondo iyi yakapera mushure mezvibvumirano zveLancaster House, izvo zvakazotungamirira kusarudzo dzakaitwa muna 1980 dzekuti ruzhinji ruzvitonge.
Pazuva iri, vanhu vanorangarira magamba akawanda akatungamira hondo yerusununguko. Mazita akanyanya kudomwa anosanganisira Robert Mugabe, akave Prime Minister wekutanga, naJoshua Nkomo, uyo anozivikanwa sa'Father Zimbabwe'. Vanhu vanoyeuchidzwawo nezvevamwe vakaita saHerbert Chitepo, Josiah Tongogara, naJason Ziyaphapha Moyo. Ava nenyanzvi dzehondo idzi ndivo vakashanda nesimba kuti Zimbabwe ive nenyika ine kubatana, rugare, nebudiriro inosanganisira munhu wese.
Zuva rerusununguko rinoshandiswa sechiitiko chekusimbisa kubatana kwenyika (national unity). Hurumende inoshandisa mukana uyu kukurudzira vanhu kuti vashande pamwe chete pasina kutarisa kusiyana kwemapato ezvematongerwo enyika kana marudzi. Dingindira regore negore rinowanzotarisa panyaya dzekuchengetedza rugare, kuremekedza bumbiro remutemo renyika, nekuvaka hupfumi hwenyika kuti vanhu vese vawane pundutso kubva muzviwanikwa zvenyika zvakawanikwa neropa remagamba.
Kune vashanyi, iri izuva rakanaka kwazvo rekuona tsika nemagariro eZimbabweans. Zvinokurudzirwa kushanyira nhandare dzinenge dzichiitirwa mhemberero kuti uone mitambo yechinyakare nenziyo. Zvisinei, nekuti izuva rezororo, mabhizimusi nemabhangi mazhinji anenge akavharwa, saka zvakanaka kugadzirira zvese zvinodiwa pachine nguva. Vashanyi vanogonawo kuona mureza weZimbabwe uchipeperetswa kwese-kwese, zvichiratidza kudada kwevanhu nenyika yavo panguva ino inokosha.
Historical Dates
Independence Day dates in Zimbabwe from 2013 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Friday | April 18, 2025 |
| 2024 | Thursday | April 18, 2024 |
| 2023 | Tuesday | April 18, 2023 |
| 2022 | Monday | April 18, 2022 |
| 2021 | Sunday | April 18, 2021 |
| 2020 | Saturday | April 18, 2020 |
| 2019 | Thursday | April 18, 2019 |
| 2018 | Wednesday | April 18, 2018 |
| 2017 | Tuesday | April 18, 2017 |
| 2016 | Monday | April 18, 2016 |
| 2015 | Saturday | April 18, 2015 |
| 2014 | Friday | April 18, 2014 |
| 2013 | Thursday | April 18, 2013 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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