I Feel Young! Why do I Have to Worry About Retirement?

Tshepo* visited his Grandma this weekend. Grandpa passed away nearly five years ago, and Tshepo can see that his Grandmother is struggling to make ends meet.

He remembers years ago when she would buy treats – she’d buy his Mum nice dresses and spoil him with the latest toys. She’d even given his uncle a top-of-the-range cellphone. “It’s so sad now –she can’t keep up with her bills.”

Tshepo can’t understand how she went from having enough money, to relying on the family to give her money to live. “Was she frivolous with her money, did she make some bad investments? There’s no-one who will employ her at her age, but she needs to stop being a burden to the family.” Tshepo thinks

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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