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Blood shortage crisis pushes Zimbabweans into debt
Zimbabwe's promise of free blood transfusions in public hospitals is being severely undermined by a deepening national shortage, forcing desperate patients to turn to private medical facilities where ...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:14hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt rolls out reforms to end blood challenges
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is undertaking sweeping reforms to Zimbabwe's blood supply system, aimed at making blood more accessible and affordable-particularly in public hospitals-where man...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces critical shortage of Blood Group O
The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has announced a severe shortage of blood Group O, with stocks projected to last less than 24 hours. NBSZ CEO Lucy Maruo made an urgent appeal to donors aged ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 14:32hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blood stocks deplete
THE National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has called for more blood donations as the national blood stocks run critically low.NBSZ southern region coordinator Sifundo Ngwenya said the blood stocks fo...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 12:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ZACC receives 38 corruption cases in 2 months
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has received 38 cases of corruption since the appointment Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo as chairperson in May.Addressing a press conference earlier ...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 17:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reels from spike in fatal accidents
MOTORISTS and other road users have been urged to exercise extra caution during the forthcoming festive season to prevent loss of lives through accidents.Three weeks ago, 33 people were burnt ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I was labelled a prostitute'
HAJIRAH Belinda Potts was recently crowned Miss World Zimbabwe at a colourful ceremony in Domboshava's Orchid Gardens, shrugging off stiff competition from 13 other contestants. NewsDay Life &...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's name-and-shame gimmick falls short of expectations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday released the long-awaited list of companies and individuals alleged to have failed to return $827 million stashed abroad following the expiry of a 1...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 12:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Corruption exposed at the National Blood Service of Zimbabwe.
There is rampant corruption in private institutions and if the government does not quickly look into it, thousands of dollars will be siphoned from such organisation leaving such institutions financia...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 15:11hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
SOS for Blood Group 'O' in Harare
The National Blood Service Zimbabwe says it is concerned about the low stocks of Blood Group O in Harare due to high demand.The national blood banker's public affairs manager, Ms Esther Massun...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 15:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Police in Easter road safety appeal
POLICE have appealed to motorists to observe road rules and regulations during the Easter and Independence holidays to curb accidents.National chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Co...Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ambulance accident, 2 dead
Two people died on the spot when an ambulance from Chivhu General Hospital was involved in an accident on Wednesday afternoon along the Chivhu-Harare Road.The driver and another officer fr...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
No blood transfusion for Mat' North patients, blood bank shuts down
THOUSANDS of Matabeleland North province patients who need emergency blood transfusion are in danger of dying as the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has shut down its Hwange branch citing viabi...Published: 16 Feb 2016 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Woman divorced for being HIV+
THE public relations officer of the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ), Sifundiso Ngwenya, has divorced his wife of 15 years for allegedly engaging in adulterous relationships and contracting HIV....Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Ever increasing road accidents eating into blood stocks
HARARE - The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says the ever increasing road accidents are negatively impacting its blood stocks.NBSZ public relations manager, Tichaona Saira, said althou...Published: 28 Dec 2014 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zim's blood bank refuses to honour top blood giver
Harare - Zimbabwe's blood bank has vindictively reprimanded one of its long serving blood donors by refusing to honour him among the country's top blood givers.The National Blood Service Zimba...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 10:18hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
National Blood Service Zimbabwe praises Mugabe
National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare haspraised President Robert Mugabe, for issuing a presidential statement to all blood donors on t...Published: 24 Jun 2012 at 04:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
National Blood Service targets adult donors
The National Blood Service Zimbabwe has embarked on an aggressive drive to recruit and retain adult donors in an effort to increase blood stocks.The NBSZ has targeted to collect 75 000 units o...Published: 13 Feb 2012 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Journalists to launch blood campaign in memory of the late Freedom Moyo
Journalist organisations in conjunction with the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) will on Saturday launch a campaign in memory of the late veteran journalist Freedom Moyo, to encourage members o...Published: 25 Jan 2012 at 21:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Medical cover package for blood donors: NBSZ
The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has embarked on a programme to identify and assist blood donors who make a mark in promoting the culture of donating blood by giving them medical cover....Published: 30 Dec 2011 at 10:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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