The ups and downs of freelancing

Quitting your job and becoming a freelance writer is freedom personified. No boss. No early morning traffic.

No irritating co-workers.  Your life is now completely yours – that is the upside. The downside is that your life is completely yours, which means completely your responsibility!

Before you take that leap, make sure you know yourself. You need to accept that there will be no set pay cheque at the end of the month. What you earn is going to be decided by the work you put in. So if you like sleeping until 11am, then you better be sure you like working until past midnight.

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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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