Metshelo head for bumper savings season

Motshelo 'dividends' often come handy in the New Year
Motshelo 'dividends' often come handy in the New Year

Savings cooperatives based on the collective purchasing power of members for Christmas shopping, are headed for a record year in terms of savings. Staff Writer, BABOKI KAYAWE explains how low inflation throughout 2015 means weightier trolleys for metshelo

December is a very busy month across the wholesale and retail sectors, as consumers empowered by the 13th cheque seek to stock up on the festive bargains offered.  Metshelo groups, however, are in a class of their own, using the savings they have pooled throughout the year to empty aisles in wholesale and retail stores.

 

Editor's Comment
Who watches the watchdog?

For a fact, in a democratic society such as Botswana, the media plays a crucial role of being watchdog, holding the powerful to account and exposing all possible wrongdoing for the benefit of the public.There has been a nagging question about who watches the watchdog after all? Perhaps, the investigations into alleged wrongful acts implicating those supposed to be playing the watchdog role will shed more light into what has happened such that the...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up