What Sefalana’s results tell us about the economy

Friday, February 06, 2026 | 160 Views |

Feeling the pinch: Sefalana is noting the effects of the economic contraction on its customers

The country’s largest grocer by revenue and balance sheet has recorded an erosion in profit margins, driven primarily by a sharp slowdown in consumer spending and mounting household pressures. The trend points to deeper, structural weaknesses in the economy, with potential spillover effects across multiple sectors, writes TIMOTHY LEWANIKA

Beneath all the economic jargon on cash crunches, soft GDP figures and liquidity crunches are consumers bearing the brunt at the margins of society as disposable incomes continue to shrink leaving families struggling to make ends meet.

On one frontier, Sefalana latest results show how households are facing increasing pressures particularly from food inflation coupled with low disposable incomes that face erosion from growing inflation.

Already have an active account? Log in here.

Or Sign up and get unlimited access to premium articles.

Where is the reward? Moagi questions state's P4.7 million corruption case

Larona Makhaiza | 1 h ago

High loan costs force Batswana to shelve borrowing

Timothy Lewanika | 1d ago

Debswana, Boteti District Council boost food security

staff writer | 1d ago

Selefu

joey kambai | 3 h ago

Xpress Batteries expands beyond South Africa with first Botswana store

correspondent | 3 h ago

Lands Ministry accused of defying Boko's Bonno project

Larona Makhaiza | 1d ago

Gov't, unions deadlocked on per diem talks

Mbongeni Mguni | 1d ago

Court rejects bid to jail gov't officials for contempt

Innocent Selatlhwa | 1d ago

Public servants deserve better than union infighting

‘The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds’.- Abraham LincolnUntil then, the Council’s operations remain suspended, delaying critical decisions affecting thousands of public sector employees.The current standoff is between the Manual Workers Union on one side and the Six Cooperating Trade Unions, namely BONU, BOPEU, BTU, BDU, BOSETU and...

Mmegi Editor | 31 July 2026

About us

Mmegi is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current
affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana.