'Back to school' buying patterns change

But parents continue to face more pressures of buying uniforms each year in January; and if their children move schools, the burden increases.

A sample of different retail shops in Gaborone selling school wear showed that not many parents were in a rush this January. (A number of the retail shops refused to grant Mmegi an interview to give an insight into the changing patterns, saying such information should be sought from their offices in South Africa!)