late 20s, 3 quarts flowing through my veins rn. for a lot of us life is really a big nothing, not complaining btw. most of it is decided the second you're born. who your parents are, the life they afford you, intellectual capabilites you inherit, how good looking you are etc

and if you're not lucky, it's struggling to land a job or wage slaving to end with no house, car etc. regardless of how hard i could try i know certain things will forever be out of my reach

been lightly resenting my folks for birthing me you know. with all this struggle in bots, in life, why would you bring me here? why? i could go on but i don't wanna start talking philosophy, human nature etc

either way it is what it is, in a month or so it'll be like i never existed. comforting to know my pointless life will be over. sorted out the means to k*ll myself, just drinking away the pennies i have left & it's curtains

no religion or "just exercise" or "upskill with a course bro" comments. just speaking my mind, not looking for advice

TL;DR - unaliving soon. putting it out there 'cause i'm sorta drunk, and made peace with everything

Hey yall.

My parents have a 13-hectare farm, but there’s no borehole yet. I’m 27, unemployed, and a graduate looking to start building a career in farming rather than just waiting for a job opportunity.I have around BWP 10,000 in startup capital and want to make the most of what I have while figuring out a long-term plan for the farm.

What would you recommend I start with while there’s no borehole? Are there farming activities I could realistically begin with this budget, or would I be better off saving towards water infrastructure first?

I’m open to livestock, crops, or other agricultural ventures. I’d especially appreciate advice from people who have farmed in Botswana or similar dry climates, including mistakes to avoid and how you would approach this if you were starting from scratch.

We're 2.8 million, that's of course small. I often wonder how local businesses can thrive in the local market and I mean niche businesses. Businesses in agriculture, transport and real estate will always thrive here because these are essential needs that everyone has to have.

I mean the more niche businesses such as for example clothing lines and restaurants. We're 2.8 million and very sparsely populated meaning that if I want to start a clothing line in Gaborone as a local, I may be limited to Gaborone as it'll be difficult to expand as other town's and villages outside of the Gaborone area are far away (the nearest town being Mahalapye is 6 hours away).

Keep in mind, a local doesn't have the money or resources that a big company has and the roads here are notoriously terrible and limited.

We have a road network of size of 34,873 km, only 11,845 km are paved with the remaining 23,028 km unpaved. The small market and the fact that the rest of the country is sparsely populated, makes expansion hard.

You already also have to compete with the big chain stores like JET and Mr Price, sure we have the Chinese clothing stores but they're able to compete because they offer cheaper clothing and aren't exactly known for their top quality. Unless you want to be like the Chinese, (which let's pretend that you don't and you want an authentic memorable clothing brand) then your business growth is limited.

I'd argue the same thing with restaurants here, the biggest locally owned restaurant is Veetros.....which honest to God is just a weird version of Pedros.

How do more niche businesses started by local's overcome the barrier of a sparsely populated country with a small local market?

I'm genuinely asking because the statistics aren't good as 80% to 85% of businesses here fail within the first five year's of operation.

Online businesses struggle too as we don't have as much digital infrastructure, we aren't monetized on most platforms and we don't have access to any crowdfunding platforms (which a lot of online businesses use to their advantage).

Would love to hear your thoughts.

I have golf 5 GTi BV registration I need someone to swap with and top up, preferably Demio or honda fit

Gents help a brother out ke batla go rola kepese but I don’t really know the proper procedure I have list of questions

1. Which clinics offer it in Gaborone
   
2. Do I just enter the clinic and I’ll walk out capless the same day or is there a waiting time or something
   
3. For people who have done it at an older age does your duzu change in any way ?
   
4. On a scale on 1 to 10 how painful is it and healing time?

Feel free to share your circumcision stories in the comments

What are the challenges you guys face in your everyday lives that need solutions
I’m asking because im brainstorming ways to start a business and you guys can get my mind going
(I’ll give you a cut of the profits if execution does miracles help me so I help you😉) I don’t want to sell clothes and vapes though that market is an option, its kind of saturated

If you’re running a business profitable or not your input is really valuable🙏🏾

I’m currently a fourth year student. I have a question regarding the work i’m currently doing at the ub legal clinic. The question pertains to unfair dismissal and the industrial court

Guys ke lapile. Honestly, I dont know why im emotionally black nd white. Keep in mind gore ke chomi🏳️‍🌈 nd obv we know how majita treat us. Funny enough, I've been overwhelmingly bern vented to by a lot of straight guys...the way they open up to me i can tell that no they never do this with their boys. Its even so bad to a point my straight male "bestfriend" tried venting to me about yearning his hun nd I replied ok.

Honestly speaking, I now understand why psychologist therapist social workers counsellors are being paid for mental health...ah bathong its tiring asf , no like I understand that there are high suicidal cases drastically done by men😭😭ok. But like.... i wish straight guys knew how tiring being vented to emotionally over amd over again IF THEY DONT SHOW GENUINE APPRECIATION, SUPPORT to us.

If ur gonna vent to someone, then act like they dont exist once u see them in public, or never post them or invite them to idk, they will feel emotionally used. Being an emotional dumpster is annoying. Honestly atp I give up with men's mental health. I give up. Now I understand ans learned the hard way why women don't even wanna help lift a finger cuz my gender themsel3ves wouldn't even lift a finger towards supporting men's mental health.

Pls forgive me, excuse my french,Idk what God was thinking making me a feminine boy kana maybe he was bored and remembered he had a free will...?😭😭

Im sick and tired of this shit, ah no maan ke lapile, I fucking hate it, from now on Im gonna charge my male friends p100 per 30 mins if they are gonna vent cuz if im gonna be used as an emotional dumpster carrying people's trauma like pls go to therapy pls. I can't sacrifice my future trying to save everyone's problems

I wish majita knew that they have the highest privilleges in the world, including botswana. It doesn't matter if ur straight gay pan bi as long as ur masculine u have the highest privilege so ahh nna I can't deal with homophobia everyday while being an unpaid therapist for guys who wouldn't even defend me in real life😍

Anyone here?

Why does the entertainment industry in Botswana so poor and cringe? Ive tried watching shows from Botswana but all i get are cringe attacks and secondhand embarrassment.
Even the music bruh.. some musicians are trying to copy amapiano. Why cant we just be original? Se sengwe gape se se ntenang is when batswana ba ipuisa se satafrika 😾🙄🙄🙄..
I went to choppies the other day and heard charma gal on the speakers… she was singing about Nissan 🚗 koore when i hear “charma gal” all i can imagine are her cringer promotional songs.
Why dont we have movies exclusively from Botswana?
And dont get me started on those influencers (the likes of april gates) who remix SA music and play it to fans.. just influencers, no real talent.

I went to a live show once and saw chokuma (excuse the spelling) and EY Breezy. I actually enjoyed those…

Or maybe Batswana are refusing to accept modern forms of entertainment? Ha gotwe di festival go tewa tsone di traditional dance..

Hi guys

I wanted to get you thoughts on whether or not you belive botswana will ever reach statuts of being a developed nation. My own personal sense is that we have too many factors holding us back from reaching that level, esepcially anytime soon, for starters our over reliance on dimond minning sector and south africa whom we basically depend on evrything as we import most our essential stuff from. Our climate and geography also hold us back being landlocked in the middle of southern african region with semi-arid to arid climate with very few with areas with amply fertile soil and high enough rain for large-scale commerical agricultre

Gape our population e sale eme mo 2 million last i checked so i don't even think we have manpower in terms of workforce for employment le consumer market large enough to entice large amounts foregin investment and multinational compaines to set up industries that could raise GDP like a large car or electronic manufacturing plant that could employ a significant sum of our population and relive the unemployment crisis of our youth.

So let me know your thoughts. Are my points valid or i'm i too persimistic and underatting our capacity for growth. Are Bueng

Dumelang Bagetsho

Looking for any surviving episodes of the BTV drama Thokolosi, or leads on who might hold the master tapes. I can't find it anywhere online and I'm trying to work out whether it's actually lost or just not accessible.

What I'm looking for:

• Anyone who recorded episodes off-air (VHS, DVD, phone footage of a screen, anything)
• Episode titles, air dates, or season details, even if you only half remember them

Hi guys, I don't know if this is the right platform for this but I have this portable mini sewing machines up for sale ☺️🙏🏾 The machines are brand new and can sew almost every fabric 😍 Really need to them to sell coz I have to pay for my outstanding tuition fee before graduation.🥲

You can reach me on 74852489 if interested🤍🤍

Thank you.

Almost everyone believes in destiny - we romanticize about an ideal future in which we have obtained all the things which we fancy, the things which we desire, the wealth, the wife and kids, the nice house, the nice car, the prestige, whatever it may be. People who believe in God will say "oh God has a plan for your life" and never really think about what they're truly saying. You see there is a disparity that most people do not detect here, they unwittingly conflate two things that cannot be conflated.

If you believe that you have a destiny, that God has a plan for your life and that one day you will inevitably arrive at the ending of that plan then you forfeit your freewill. But if you believe that you make your own decisions, that your life goes wherever you choose, that every situation is the result of your choices, then you reject destiny and you scorn God's plan. You cannot have both of these. It's either you are free or God has a plan.

But believers never want to countenance this, they want to hold on to both of these and justify the disparity away. They'll say "well God gave us freewill, but he also has a plan for everything", with a straight face like they're not saying anything that's insane.

Suppose you're an architect, you've been making plans for other people's houses for years but now finally you want to make a plan for your own house. You lay it all out, you know everything about all the materials that will go into your house, every single little detail down to the very last brick. You know exactly how your house will look, it's in your mind, it's on your plan. You hand the plan over to the builders.

What happens next? You expect them to follow the plan to the letter, and to ensure that everything goes according to plan you actively and directly monitor and supervise every single thing, you're an expert that's been in this industry for years and years, under your watchful eye and guiding hand there's no way anything will deviate from your plan.

It's the same thing with God's plan. You have to understand this. If God has a plan then it can only mean that we have no freewill. If he wants things to go according to his plan and not wherever I woke up and decided they go then he must actively and directly control everything that happens in that plan. If he had intended for me to end up in one place and not the other, but I randomly decided on something completely different, then he'd have a problem, there are billions of us down here!

I'll give you an undeniable example from the bible. God sends Moses to Egypt to command the Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go, for they were slaves there for 400 years. However, God tells Moses "...but I will harden the Pharaoh's heart so that he will not let them go." He then explains to Moses that the reason he will do that is just so he has a chance to flex his muscle and show off his power to a bunch of ants, kill a few innocent children and cause untold suffering to an entire country's population through plagues and droughts and all manner of dreadful horrors.

So Moses rolls into town with his brother, commands the Pharaoh and verily the man refuses, God has hardened his heart. The first time it's understandable. But plague after plague he refuses, until his and countless other innocent people, children and babies are killed by God's angel of death and no doubt by the plagues. If you'd have asked the Pharaoh about his agency at that time he'd have dismissed you as a fool, he would have been under no illusion that it was anyone else's choice but his own. As far as he was concerned he was just being stubborn, not giving in to the words of some Hebrew orphan, not being intimidated by some obscure minor God of storms that no one cares about. He couldn't fathom that an all-powerful deity might be messing with his thoughts, with his mind, no.

But therein lies the problem, God is so unfathomably powerful compared to us that even if he were messing with our thoughts, we could never know. And there is no doubt that he is doing so, as we've seen with Pharaoh, and he would have to if he wanted things to go according to his plan. There are countless other examples, literally, all over the bible that show that we have no say.

And there you have it. If you believe in God (I don't) then you cannot believe in freewill, but if you believe in freewill you shun God's plan.

I see alot of Batswana shit on government offices but I'm wondering if we're perhaps exaggerating.

How bad are they really?

If they are really that bad, share with me some of your horror stories lol

THIS WORK IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL.

Where and how do you write a will in Botswana? Who do you go to? Is it a legal document or a normal doc as long as it has the writers signature?
Ive seen ppl fight over a deceased person’s estate and i dont want that to happen to my property after i pass…
Thanks

As someone building Rough Republic, I know how hard it can be to get support for a local brand. You put your time, money and heart into something, but sometimes getting people to give you a chance is the hardest part.

Supporting local keeps money in our economy, creates jobs and gives Batswana opportunities. But how can we make it work for everyone when money is tight?

Why do you think people prefer imported products? What would make you support a local brand? I’m open to all perspectives, even if you disagree. I genuinely want to hear from everyone.
Re thusaneng go aga lefatshe la rona. A re bueng. 🇧🇼❤️

Reaching out to this sub to see if anyone knows someone in Botswana with the autoimmune disease Myasthenia Gravis?

We have a family member living in Bots with this rare disease and recently it’s come to our attention that stock for the life-saving medication (Mestinon) is depleted in at least the North-East district. We are looking for connections and solutions but we can’t help but think our family member is the only one in the country who experiences this.

It is becoming urgent, so please comment if you have any insight on this.

This is not a checklist 🤭.

I'm 26, married, and a mom to a little boy turning 3 in December. I'm looking to make genuine friendships with women around my stage of life.

Married or a mom, engaged, or in a long-term relationship, I'm open to connecting!

I used to be athletic before motherhood and am getting back into the things I enjoy, partly because my very active little boy keeps me on my toes!

I play tennis and enjoy aerobathons, jogging, long walks, coffee dates, reading, and family picnics. I've played table tennis before, and I'd love to try paddle, too. I'm happy to learn new things, so you don't have to share all my interests.

My typical week involves school drop-offs, household chores, physiotherapy on some days, and planning for the week ahead and weekend activities for my family.

Being a stay-at-home mom while studying can be exhausting, so I’d love a friend who understands this season of life.

I value healthy boundaries, and appreciate people who can communicate honestly and maturely handle misunderstandings when they arise.

We all have people who depend on us, so I'm big on intentional friendships where we plan experiences together, communicate when things change, and understand that we won't always be available.

My son is an only child for now, and I'd love for him to grow up around other children and build friendships of his own. But I also want a friendship that exists independently of our children.

A friend I can laugh with, confide in, explore interests with, and build a bond with beyond our roles as mothers or partners.

I'm also a sucker for good deals. I'm happy with free or budget-friendly activities. We don't have to spend money every time we want to spend time together!

If you're in Gaborone and this sounds like the kind of friendship you'd enjoy, let's connect!

\**I'll share contacts with real connections*

I’m a 20 year old pansexual man and yho being pan is HARD in bw i constantly have to remind my female partners that I’m not “gay” and I won’t cheat on them with a man , that’s even if I find one . The men on the other had are just too lust full and wanna be with me for my body.

I date for long term and I have well over 25 exes and none of those relationships have passed 2 months because it’s either they cheat or they cross my boundaries.

I really really what something real, something I can treasure I’m tired of the ‘nonchalant, mentally where we pretend that we don’t need love or each other.

Am I cooked chat ? maybe I’m destined to be single forever because this can’t be real tbh or maybe I’m the issue 😭

My ig handle is : _japhala
Please judge the book by its cover

Any advice or comments?

This is such an economic indicator but I’m a 20 year old UB student that’s needs a job by the end of the exam season I’ve been trying to apply but I lost hope

I’m a 20 year old UB student
I have great communication skills
Im tech savvy
I have work experience as a cashier and I had a small graphic design business once

I’m honestly great with any job I’m given
If you can help please do 🙏🏾

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Wanna get my parent a firestick to watch. Live tv without needing to pay DStv subscription . Can anyone help