Women: The drivers of Botswana's informal sector

Friday, May 29, 2020

All for one: Members of Tabepo Street Vendors Association PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

Women of diverse skills and backgrounds in Botswana dominate the informal sector, being entrepreneurs of businesses such as food and airtime vending, hairdressing, domestic work and many more. Mmegi staffer, LEBOGANG MOSIKARE, explores the phenomenon

FRANCISTOWN: The clatter of cars and people from different places in and around the city pervades the environment at the Francistown transport terminus.

People from different parts of the city congregate to sell different wares at the terminus, which is a hive of activity and thus the preferred marketplace. The terminus is a heterogeneous society where one can buy different products at a bargain.

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Women: The drivers of Botswana's informal sector

Women of diverse skills and backgrounds in Botswana dominate the informal sector, being entrepreneurs of businesses such as food and airtime vending, hairdressing, domestic work and many more. Mmegi staffer, LEBOGANG MOSIKARE, explores the phenomenon

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