March

• 2 March - At the African National Council inaugural conference, an agreement is reached on a mandate for continuing talks with the Rhodesian regime

June

• 2 June - The African National Council reject the proposals agreed upon between Bishop Abel Muzorewa and Ian Smith

July

• 3 July - An African National Council delegation tells the British Government that it is not prepared to continue talks with the Rhodesian regime
• 30 July - The Rhodesian Front wins the Rhodesia general election

November

• Detained activists Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwe African People's Union and Ndabaningi Sithole, founder Zimbabwe African National Union are allowed to attend the meetings in Lusaka, Zambia with the presidents of Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia and African National Council with representatives of the Rhodesian government

December

• 9 December - The Lusaka Declaration is signed uniting Zimbabwe African People's Union, Zimbabwe African National Union and African National Council under the United African National Council banner
• 11 December - A ceasefire is agreed

Births

• January 1 — Samukeliso Moyo, long-distance runner

See also

• 1973 in Zimbabwe
• other events of 1974
• 1975 in Zimbabwe
• Years in Zimbabwe