The contrasting realities of Christmas in Francistown

Trolleys over-spilling with the special buy for Christmas compete for attention in the corridors of the main shopping centres. Taxi operators continue to make a kill from the end of the year windfall.

People from within the city and its environs mill around the shops with confidence, which suggests that they have the purchasing power. Occasionally, there are people leaving the shops empty handed or with a small plastic, whilst the majority of the people push a heavily laden trolley or two.