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In terms of economy.

Bus fared have soared , cost of living is through the roof. You would be lucky if grocery cost was p350 for 2 weeks combined with housing cost it's insane.

So many people live under fear that their literally 1 traffic fine away from financially f*cked.

Theirs a high number of unemployment and job saturation.

Public hospitals ( princess marina) is so defunctional ( from the president himself).

Theirs no entertainment that's actually affordable in gaborone and theirs barely any tourist in gaborone.

Petrol price has increased substantially and theirs just no innovation in Botswana in terms of technology like wireless phone pay or electric cars/ charging stations.

I just feel like it's going completely downhill for Botswana and I have no idea how someone earning minimum wage actually survives in this country

I truly believe we need a MRP ( a maximum retail price) every business must have a price control

Hi everyone,

I’m based in Botswana and currently working on a small tool focused on helping with cashbook preparation, specifically turning bank statements into cleaner, more usable formats for accounting workflows.

I wanted to understand how people here are currently handling this:

• Are you still manually capturing transactions?
• Using bank feeds or imports?
• How much time does this usually take during month-end?

From what I have seen, especially with SMEs and multiple clients, this process can still be quite time-consuming.

Not trying to promote anything here, just genuinely trying to understand how accountants, bookkeepers, or business owners in Botswana are dealing with this.

Would really appreciate any insights.

Dumelang!

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Hii everyone, I’m planning to start a small business selling IGCSE textbooks and I’d really appreciate some advice.

The books are second-hand but in great condition. Since new ones usually go for around 500 or more, I’m thinking of pricing mine between P280 and P350.

Could you please suggest the best places or platforms where I can advertise and sell them? And what subjects seem to be in demand

Thank you! :D