Trans wins the 12.5 kg White Star bag by P7. Pick n Pay wins 5 kg by P1.96
Same brand, same pack, two clean comparisons. The big-bag winner expires first, and the cheapest till total is not the cheapest kilogram.
P250 charcoal or P2,900 gas? The Botswana braai decision before fuel costs
One Gaborone retailer lists an entry charcoal braai and a two-burner gas model at radically different prices. The cheap answer is obvious; the complete answer still needs fuel and hands-on testing.
Beat the coming heat: a pre-spring water and electricity checklist for Gaborone homes
Government has warned of a very strong El Niño for the coming rainy season. The last cool weeks of winter are the cheapest time to make the water and electricity moves that protect a household budget before the heat arrives.
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Seswaa for the weekend pot: Botswana's pounded beef, kept beautifully simple
Beef, water, salt and time. Seswaa does not need a crowded spice rack; it needs a slow simmer, careful deboning and a final pound while the meat is still moist.
Botswana's inflation rate fell. The meat aisle did not
Headline inflation dropped from 10.7% to 9.4% in July, helped by lower pump prices. Meat was still 12.7% dearer than a year earlier. One national average cannot shop both parts of the basket for you.
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House HomeThe same Defy 30L microwave, P669.05 apart across five Botswana shops
One 30-litre solo microwave is listed at five prices in the 28 July PriceMate snapshot, from P1,029.95 at Trade World Gaborone to P1,699 at Furnmart.
Ok FurnitureThe same KIC chest freezer, P1,400 apart: Ok Furniture P3,999, Furnmart P5,399
A 279-litre KIC chest freezer is P1,400 cheaper at Ok Furniture than at Furnmart, and the pattern repeats on bar fridges and twin-tubs.
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Botswana's inflation rate fell. The meat aisle did not
Headline inflation dropped from 10.7% to 9.4% in July, helped by lower pump prices. Meat was still 12.7% dearer than a year earlier. One national average cannot shop both parts of the basket for you.
The same Defy 30L microwave, P669.05 apart across five Botswana shops
One 30-litre solo microwave is listed at five prices in the 28 July PriceMate snapshot, from P1,029.95 at Trade World Gaborone to P1,699 at Furnmart.
The same KIC chest freezer, P1,400 apart: Ok Furniture P3,999, Furnmart P5,399
A 279-litre KIC chest freezer is P1,400 cheaper at Ok Furniture than at Furnmart, and the pattern repeats on bar fridges and twin-tubs.
Galaxy A36 5G: P4,999 at Hifi Corp against P7,599 at Furnmart; iPhone 15 from P12,999
Both phone ladders share one shape: Hifi Corp holds the low end of the Galaxy A36 and Furnmart the top, while on the iPhone 15 it is Incredible Connection lowest and Aptec highest.
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P250 charcoal or P2,900 gas? The Botswana braai decision before fuel costs
One Gaborone retailer lists an entry charcoal braai and a two-burner gas model at radically different prices. The cheap answer is obvious; the complete answer still needs fuel and hands-on testing.
Product analysis only. No hands-on test is claimed.
Defy and KIC appliances, four price spreads: Furnmart runs P2,100 to P3,200 above the cheapest shop
On three of the four machines, Ok Furniture and Hifi Corp hold the low end; on the DTL160 top loader it is Fours at P4,499.99. Furnmart sits P2,100 to P3,200 above the cheapest listing on the same machines.
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- RankingsTrans wins the 12.5 kg White Star bag by P7. Pick n Pay wins 5 kg by P1.96
- ReviewsP250 charcoal or P2,900 gas? The Botswana braai decision before fuel costs
- GuidesBeat the coming heat: a pre-spring water and electricity checklist for Gaborone homes
- RecipesSeswaa for the weekend pot: Botswana's pounded beef, kept beautifully simple
- NewsBotswana's inflation rate fell. The meat aisle did not
- NewsThe same Defy 30L microwave, P669.05 apart across five Botswana shops
- NewsThe same KIC chest freezer, P1,400 apart: Ok Furniture P3,999, Furnmart P5,399
- NewsGalaxy A36 5G: P4,999 at Hifi Corp against P7,599 at Furnmart; iPhone 15 from P12,999
- ReviewsDefy and KIC appliances, four price spreads: Furnmart runs P2,100 to P3,200 above the cheapest shop
- NewsCell City Bw drops Samsung Galaxy A06 to P1,495, P104 under Hifi Corp’s P1,599
- NewsPhone, freezer, washing machine: where the August catalogue cycle actually wins
- NewsWhat a basic basket costs in Botswana right now
- NewsFour months of Game Botswana catalogues: the staples that held, and the ones that moved