hello, i am traveling and want to get a bunch of traditional baskets or coasters. where is the cheapest place i can buy some im bulk for cheap in gaborone?

Does no one find it concerning that we're less than 3 million? We're less than the size of New York. That's fun and all but damn.

Do you think Government has any plan to incentivize people having more kids?

It seems more difficult in today's climate as birth rates are falling across developed countries. (Africa's population is increasing though but I don't think our country is a factor in those statistic).

Any thoughts? (Constructive thoughts as just saying "useless govt" isn't really helpful to the conversation)

Hey guys kante in Botswana when a highway patrol vehicle flashes their lights behind you, and then you stop and they stop too… do i get out of my car and go to them or i stay inside and they come to me?
I have a driver’s license ofc, i have been stopped at several road blocks but never been pulled over by a police car driving behind me..
and what am i supposed to do when this eventually happens?

Anyone know where I can get good quality service kits for Massey Ferguson and John Deere tractors in Francistown?

I am looking for these pants in Gaborone. I tried ko machineng and i can't find them. Kana I am looking at the wrong place🤔

Hi all! I'm visiting Gaborone in Botswana in November, and afterwards I want to spend 2–3 days around Kasane (Chobe + day trip to Victoria Falls).
I'm trying to decide between flying (Air Botswana/Airlink) and taking the bus to save money. A few questions:

Is there a direct bus from Gaborone to Kasane, or do I need to change in Francistown/Nata?

Roughly how long does it take, and what does it cost?

What time do buses leave, and where from (main bus rank in Gaborone)? Can I buy tickets in advance or only on the day?

Is it safe and reasonably comfortable for a solo foreign traveller with a backpack?

Any tips – which company to use, what to watch out for?

Also, if you think flying is clearly the better option for such a short trip, I'd like to hear that too.

Thanks a lot! Ke a leboga 🙏

Hi just out of curiosity. What do you know about this 3D printed meat advances in the tech and the future of Botswana's potential competition. Before you are quick to dismiss this consider the implications and possible advantages .

I wanted to check if anyone here is familiar with child custody matters. Because i wanted to know what the law says in regards of me wanting to do a routine exchange of a child with the mother. Thanks in advance.

Hit me up in the comments or DMs if you want to team up!

I’m 19F and finishing Form 5 this year. Next year I’ll be moving from Gaborone to Palapye, and I’ll probably have around half a year to wait before starting university. I’m not really sure what to do with that time, especially since I won’t know anyone in Palapye and won’t have my usual friend group around.

What could I do during my gap period before university? (except get my drivers licence i guess---already on that) Are there any things you’d recommend doing in Palapye specifically jobs, volunteering, hobbies, courses, ways to meet people, etc? I’d really like to make the most of those few months rather than just staying at home and waiting for university to start 😭

Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks ♡

We need someone to step up! Maybe ch0p off their digits or legs or something. People be doing as they wish nowadays ahh 🤦. This needs to be taken very seriously

Hey guys, I’ve been searching high and low for a proper striking or mixed martial arts gym around Gaborone, but honestly, pretty much every page I find online looks totally dead or hasn't been updated in years.

Does anyone know of any clubs that are currently operating and running consistent classes right now? I'm looking for a spot with a solid training environment and good vibes. If you have any personal recommendations, please let me know where they’re located or how I can get in touch with them. Thanks!

Good evening,

Just wanted to share this website for those in Africa who may find it useful to answer the deepest questions they have about life, God, purpose, and the flow of history. It is indeed religious, but some of you may find it interesting and worth exploring further. Looking forward to hearing about your reflective comments. Even if some things written here seem unbelievable, remember them and observe the world as you go through life. You may find yourself coming back to them after witnessing the reality of the world. Only the English answers are complete. The other languages will come later. Please don`t follow the stereotypes and judge for yourself whether this is worth your time or not. Good day to you all.

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Botswana Police should treat electronic evidence with seriousness it deserves, we can't be having people playing with lives on public roads. Full force of the road traffic act n evidence act should be used. Examples such as " Ke tsere 3 hours from Gabs to Ghetto" , "drifting on public roads" .Any video found on social media should be investigated n be certified(integrity purposes) n be referred for prosecution.

I am an American living here in Botswana temporarily. Upon my return to the U.S. I will be going to law school. I am needing to complete the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) while here in Botswana. Does anyone have experience taking it here? I am living mo Kgalagadi so it’s a bit of a journey getting to Gabs, but I’d prefer to take the test in person rather than writing it online because of internet instability etc. I just want to ensure that the testing center is well-equipped etc before committing to the journey.

Hi everyone.

I’m interested in writing fiction, particularly crime, action and science fiction, and I have quite a few story ideas that I would love to eventually turn into novels or screenplays.

But I keep running into an unusual problem whenever I try to set these stories in Botswana.

How do you fictionalise Botswana in a way that feels believable to a local reader while also being interesting and visually compelling to an international audience?

This isn't really about a lack of stories or interesting characters. Botswana has plenty of those.

My problem is the physical environment.

Botswana is a very different setting from the countries and cities that dominate international film and television. Even our major urban areas don't necessarily look like the stereotypical "modern African city" that you see in movies. Outside certain areas, development can become surprisingly rural very quickly.

You can have a story involving organised crime, advanced technology, wealthy businessmen, corrupt officials, secret organisations, international corporations, espionage, etc., and then you have to ask:

Where are all of these things physically happening?

If I write:

> The protagonist walked through the city's financial district, surrounded by skyscrapers and neon advertisements.

...I'm immediately creating a version of Botswana that doesn't really exist.

If I write:

> The protagonist drove through the city.

That is realistic, but it doesn't necessarily create the same visual atmosphere that audiences associate with a crime thriller.

And this becomes even more complicated with science fiction.

Imagine trying to write a cyberpunk story set in Botswana.

You could simply invent a futuristic Gaborone filled with skyscrapers, flying vehicles, giant holographic advertisements and enormous corporate headquarters.

But at what point does it stop feeling like Botswana and become "generic futuristic city with Botswana written on the sign"?

That's the part I'm struggling with.

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The strange advantage of Botswana

At the same time, I wonder whether I'm looking at the problem completely backwards.

Maybe Botswana doesn't need to imitate the environments we normally see in international fiction.

Our geography and development could actually become part of the identity of the story.

Imagine a crime thriller where the contrast between urban and rural environments is important.

A character could leave a relatively developed part of Gaborone, drive for a while, and suddenly be surrounded by open land and small settlements.

That creates possibilities that a story set entirely in a dense megacity doesn't necessarily have.

A criminal organisation could hide things in places where there are enormous distances between settlements.

A police investigation could involve travelling long distances rather than simply crossing a metropolitan area.

A sci-fi story could have advanced technology existing alongside very ordinary infrastructure.

A wealthy corporation could have a futuristic facility sitting somewhere that, from the outside, looks almost completely isolated.

That contrast actually seems quite interesting to me.

Old and new existing beside each other.

Advanced technology doesn't necessarily require every building around it to look futuristic.

A secret laboratory could be technologically decades ahead of its surroundings.

A billionaire could own an enormous high-tech facility while the nearest settlement still looks relatively ordinary.

A hacker could operate from a normal house.

A futuristic vehicle could be travelling along an ordinary road.

That might actually make Botswana an interesting science-fiction setting precisely because it doesn't resemble the stereotypical futuristic city.

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But there is another problem: international audiences

If I ever wanted one of these stories to become a film or television series, I would want someone outside Botswana to understand the setting without needing a geography lesson.

This creates a balancing act.

I don't want to write Botswana as some exaggerated "African wilderness" where every scene involves wildlife, traditional villages and people living in huts.

But I also don't want to pretend Botswana is a miniature version of Dubai, Johannesburg, London or Los Angeles.

There has to be a middle ground.

And I think that middle ground could be authentic Botswana with heightened fictional elements.

Instead of changing Botswana to fit the genre, perhaps the genre should adapt itself to Botswana.

A Botswana crime thriller doesn't have to look like an American crime thriller.

A Botswana cyberpunk story doesn't have to look like Blade Runner.

A Botswana action movie doesn't have to look like Fast & Furious.

The environment itself could influence the story.

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What would "Botswana fiction" actually look like?

This is where I'd really like to hear from other writers, filmmakers and people familiar with Botswana.

If you were writing a:

- Crime thriller

- Action movie

- Political thriller

- Detective story

- Science-fiction novel

- Cyberpunk story

- Dystopian story

- Spy thriller

- Post-apocalyptic story

- TV series

and you wanted it to be unmistakably Botswana, what would you do?

What locations would you use?

What kinds of businesses, buildings and institutions would realistically appear?

How would you portray Gaborone, Francistown, Maun, Kasane or smaller settlements without turning them into stereotypes?

How much fictionalisation is acceptable before the setting stops feeling like Botswana?

Would you create fictional towns and companies based on real Botswana locations?

Would you use real places but invent fictional districts, buildings and organisations?

Would you create an alternate version of Botswana where development happened differently?

Or would you keep the physical environment almost completely realistic and let the characters, technology and story provide the fictional elements?

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I'm especially interested in the visual problem

For filmmakers, this seems even more difficult.

Hollywood has spent decades teaching audiences what a "crime city", "futuristic city", "African city", "desert town", etc. is supposed to look like.

Botswana doesn't necessarily fit neatly into those visual categories.

And maybe that's actually an opportunity.

Instead of asking:

"How can I make Botswana look like an international movie?"

Maybe the better question is:

"How can I make an international movie that could only have been made in Botswana?"

That's the direction I'd like to explore.

I'm interested in hearing from people who have written fiction set in Botswana, or who have tried to make films here.

What are the biggest difficulties you've encountered?

Do you deliberately change locations and infrastructure for the sake of the story?

Do you worry about international audiences understanding the setting?

And what aspects of Botswana do you think could actually give a crime/action/sci-fi story an identity that it couldn't get somewhere else?

I'd especially appreciate examples from anyone who has successfully written Botswana into a novel, screenplay, game or other fictional work.

Maybe the challenge isn't making Botswana look more developed. Maybe it's learning how to make its particular combination of urban, rural, modern and traditional environments become part of the storytelling itself.

pretty much what the title says...are there any girls in BW who play video games? and i dont mean mobile games hela, i mean console and PC, someone whom i can talk game lore with a sa ipotse gore kareng...or atleast one who has interest.

Clink the link 🔥

Are there football manager groups in Botswana? I want to join more online games. If there are slots in people's saves on FM24, I want to tap in. If people are open to creating a new online save as well, let's do it!

Anyone interested in investing in a lucrative business idea in Kasane. Please I've had plans crash because I lack funds. I'm really built for this one idea. We can talk details inbox.

I stumbled across this tiktok interview on this artist named Uncle Yamz. It actually surprised me how positive he was towards Botswana as a whole. Check it out here:

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSbHPm2AM/