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Kwekwe yet to receive ambulance paid for in 2022

Kwekwe City Council has still not taken delivery of an ambulance worth US$63,891, despite paying for it in full on August 17, 2022, according to the latest audit report by Acting Auditor-General Rheah Kujinga.The audit, covering local auth…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 19:49hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter

Councillors worry over ambulance shortage

Councillors have expressed concern over a severe shortage of ambulances in the city, warning that the crisis is undermining emergency health delivery services.According to minutes of a recent full council meeting, Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 08:37hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter

Councillors demand action as darkness sparks mugging deaths

HARARE councillors have called on the City of Harare to allow district offices to directly use funds collected from ratepayers for ward-specific services, particularly street lighting, following reports that two people were killed during m…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:31hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter

Harare residents resist Discovery ambulance deal

HARARE residents have voiced outrage over the City of Harare's (CoH) planned partnership with Discovery Ambulance, warning that the public could end up paying twice for emergency services.The council intends to collaborate with the private…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt deploys ambulances at tollgates

The government has announced plans to station ambulances at tollgates and along major highways across Zimbabwe, aiming to improve emergency medical response and curb road accident fatalities.This announcement follows recent police statisti…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:28hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter

Russian pilots flying Zimbabwe's air ambulances

Zimbabwe's much-touted free air ambulance service is currently being operated and maintained by Russian pilots and technicians, due to a shortage of local expertise, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora revealed in Parliament.…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:12hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter

Midlands province gets ambulances

The Midlands provincial Health and Child Care Ministry has received a significant boost in its efforts to enhance healthcare services with the acquisition of 15 vehicles worth US$305,000. These vehicles, funded through support from the Glo…

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:49hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe air ambulance service saves 67 lives since launch

Since its launch in August 2024, the Government's new air ambulance service, operated by Russian company HeliDrive, has saved the lives of 67 patients, including 21 children aged 17 and under. The service, which is funded by the Government…

Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:54hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter

1 ambulance for Parirenyatwa

ZIMBABWE'S largest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, which services Harare and other nearby provinces, has been operating with only one functional ambulance, reflecting the country's continually crumbling healthcare servi…

Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 20:40hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Ambulance shortage, staff exodus hit Bulawayo

Recent council minutes have disclosed that the Bulawayo City Council's fire and ambulance services department is severely hampered by a critical shortage of staff and service vehicles.The rescue service department faces a multitude of chal…

Published: 15 Oct 2023 at 21:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Ambulance absence delays match kickoff

THE absence of an ambulance at the stadium led to an almost 20-minute delay in kick-off in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Bulawayo derby pitting Chicken Inn and Bulawayo Chiefs at Luveve Stadium on Saturday.Mars Ambulance Services,…

Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

5 die in ambulance crash

A KAROI District Hospital ambulance driver, nurse and two patients died on the spot while another passenger died later after an ambulance they were travelling in collided with a truck along the Harare-Chirundu Highway on Wednesday.The two-…

Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mystery of the Mberengwa 'ambula-cart'

AS Zimbabweans wallowed over the weekend in the boredom induced by the second coronavirus lockdown, an unusual but interesting picture went viral on social media.The image featured an ordinary-looking scotch cart, freshly painted in a verd…

Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:57hrs | 22 | by Geoffrey Nyarota

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