Main Mall’s resilience, sturdiness in the face of stiff competition
Friday, November 28, 2025 | 170 Views |
Busy, busy: T/he Main Mall is always a hive of activity
The Mall’s sturdiness has helped it stand the test of time, even with glaring stiff competition, especially with the advent of the development of modern malls like Airport Junction, Game City, River Walk, Molapo Crossing Mall, Sarona City Mall, The Fields Mall, and Sebele Mall.
There are satellite malls across the city of Gaborone and its environs that provide an extended service to the ever-growing Gaborone city. Frantically, at some stage, the Main Mall painted a picture of a deserted Mall despite its fighting spirit to maintain reasonable patronage.
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