There's been a call on Capetonians to head to their nearest blood banks and to help save a life. The head of Marketing and PR at the Western Cape Blood Service, Michelle Vermeulen, says they are in critical need of blood.

There’s been a call on Capetonians to head to their nearest blood banks and to help save a life. The head of Marketing and PR at the Western Cape Blood Service, Michelle Vermeulen, says they are in critical need of blood.

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13 August 2020

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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