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.

March 8 March – Activist Jenni Williams is awarded the Ginetta Sagan Fund award by Amnesty International for her human and civil rights activism. June 19 June – One person is killed and at least fifteen are injured in a crash involving Robert Mugabe's motorcade. 22 June – 20 members of parliament undergo circumcision to spread awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention. 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 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 developer 4 October – Stanislaus Mudenge, 70, politician 10 October – Kevin Curran, 53, cricketer

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