Recreational life in early Gaborone (Part 1)

Anecdote and word of mouth reports suggest that there was a vigorous, and enjoyable social life for expatriates centred around the police and the public works department.

George Sim’s founding of the Gaborone Club in 1957 would have broken down this compartmentalisation and created a club for all government employed expatriates. But what sort of social life did the locals have? There were no venues where black could meet white in terms of equality.