President declares September 15 a public holiday
In a proclamation through Statutory Instrument 148 of 2026, read in terms of Section 2 (2).........
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Statutory Instrument 148 of 2026 officially declares September 15 of every year a national public holiday named Munhumutapa Day.
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has declared September 15 a public holiday.
In a proclamation through Statutory Instrument 148 of 2026, read in terms of Section 2 (2) of the Public Holidays and Prohibition of Business Act (Chapter 10:21), President Mnangagwa said the public holiday shall be known as Munhumutapa Day.
“It is hereby declared that the 15th of September every year hence forth, shall be a public holiday to be known as Munhumutapa Day,” the notice read.
KEY POINTS
Date Observed: September 15, which is the birthday of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Legal Basis: Issued under Section 2(2) of the Public Holidays and Prohibition of Business Act [Chapter 10:21].
Publication Date: Published in an Extraordinary Government Gazette on September 9, 2026.
Background: The day was previously commemorated by the ZANU-PF Youth League and is named after the historical Mutapa Empire