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All across Gaborone you will see sign indicating that speed cameras operate on the roads – especially the ring road. Well here is a somewhat fuzzy picture of a Policeman using his camera on the roadside. Gaborone is the ONLY place in all of Botswana you will ever see the Police and the Police With Speed Cameras! Watch your speed in and around the Capital. It’s not worth it and the Police can be very threatening, drunk and demand bribes. I know from a bad experience with them. It’s not worth the hassle. Slow it down.
(Click on the first photo to see the camera better)
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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I am not accusing anyone, but I have no doubt more than one VT Member has stolen hotel towels at some time in their travels. Well, don’t do it here! I first noticed this in the capital Gaborone. Hotels in Botswana embroider their towels with the name of the accommodation and the telephone number. You really don’t want to get involved with the police here and you certainly don’t want something on you that says “I HAVE BEEN STOLEN FORM THE ….. HOTEL”. I was threatened with jail and a fine when I drove to the police Station to report I hit a fence with my car. What do you think they would do with a real crime and criminal?
Don’t do it here. I suggest you try another country if you really need some free towels.
Updated May 12, 2008
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The Mall area in the very centre of Gaborone is full of shops, restaurants and services. Gaborone is relatively quiet for a nation’s capital on weekdays. On Sundays it’s a quiet as, well, Church. Most things are closed on Sundays. The grocery stores are open, but limited hours. If you really must have something I suggest you get it on Saturday.
Updated May 5, 2008
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The Mall area in the very centre of Gaborone is full of shops, restaurants and services. Gaborone is relatively quiet for a nation’s capital on weekdays. On...
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Q: Hello there fellow travellers, Please tell me how far it is from Windhoek to Gaborone when driving? If anyone knows the actual...
A: Hi This website has a detailed map with distances http://www.travelmath.com/driving-distance/from/Windhoek,+Namibia/to/Gaborone,+Botswana
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IT'S NOT BIG AND IT'S NOT BUSY. THIS HAS TO BE THE EASIEST CAPITAL CITY IN THE WORLD TO HAVE A WALK AROUND. PLEASE COME FURTHER INSIDE FOR A TOUR!
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A big country, so beautiful and diverse, you are sure to fall in love the moment you see your first fisheagle or your first elephant.I am from a small city, in a great country.Gaborone does not really...
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Gaborone: a capital city w/ a strange design
The 'G' is more like an 'H' sound, but with a bit of a throaty thing added in, and the 'e' at the end is pronounced as a long e sound. So phonetically, it is spelled something more like...
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Gaborone - The capital of Botswana
Botswana's capital Gaborone, with 200 thousand inhabitants, is sometimes dubbed as the s fastest growing city in Africa. The city was named after Chief Kgosi Gaborone. The seat of government was...
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Gaborone - Capital city of Botswana
Often described as Africa's fastest growing city, Botswana's capital Gaborone is a vibrant and colourful city, which lies in the flat valley between Kgale and Oodi hills, on the Notwane River in the...
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