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Acute blood shortage worrying: NBSZ

By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) say they are almost always left with a day’s supply in their blood bank at the end of each day owing to high demand. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of World Blood Donor Day commemorations in Harare yesterday, NBSZ chief executive office Lucy…

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Cremation only way to save burial space: BCC

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says the only way to save burial space in the country’s second capital is for residents to cremate their loved ones or bury them at their rural homes. This comes as residents are vehemently opposed to cremation, which they argue is against their traditional beliefs and African culture. Residents have…

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Aspiring councillor fights drugs

THE future belongs to the youth, but its involvement with drugs and illegal substances could see all this coming to nought, so says an aspiring Zanu PF councillor. Addressing an exuberant crowd that included the young and old on Saturday at the police grounds — the Tomlinson Deport — 26-year-old Tarusenga Cleopas Mushininga implored youths…

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Government empowers persons with disabilities through ICT

By Brandon Josphat PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare ministry has partnered with the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) to roll out an information, communication, and technology (ICT) programme for persons with disabilities in the country. In 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched a national disability policy, which has a section dedicated to…

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Matabeleland North veld fires up by 132 percent

By Yvonne Ncube MATABELELAND North Province lost 399 622.79 hectares of land due to veld fi res last year, which is an increase of 132 percent compared to the 172 215.01 hectares lost during the previous year. This comes as the dry region has for the past six years been ranked second highest in recording…

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Magistrate tosses out UZ students’ bail application

HARARE magistrate Learnmore Mapiye has dismissed an application for bail that was filed by four University of Zimbabwe students nearly three weeks ago. The students, Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24 and Lionel Wadamombe, 24, have been in custody for over two weeks. They were arrested on May 17 and each charged…

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