As a South African, what I love about living in Botswana |
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- Greeting languages used in this video:
Hello - #English
Xewani - #Xitsonga
Kuchani - #Kalanga
In a previous video in this series ( • After 3.5 years of liv... ), I spoke about the things I miss about my country, South Africa. Today I share with you some of the things I love about living in Botswana.
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I am Motswana from SA, for the first I went to Gaborone I was shocked to see a billboard written in Setswana, but it was quite cool in a way
It really is cool to see them embrace their language that way.
Botswana is so chilled. All my Botswana cousins and aunts are so chilled. Nothing phases them. I love that
🤣 Facts! Sometimes too chilled!!
I think that I really need to put Botswana on my bucket list. I've heard so very many good things about the country and the people. A viewer from the US 🇺🇲
Thank you so much for watching. You should. Lots of animals, good weather and great people
;).
Am joining u
Would absolutely love to visit Botswana... as a South African, there are sooo many neighbouring countries to see and experience. I Love it ❤️😊
You are spiting facts here. I m a Namibian and lived in Botswana for 4 years. I 100% agree with u on all these points
Thanks for watching and for the comments. I’m glad what I shared resonated.
Oh yes we do love our setswana. Ke lebogela mafoko a gago a mantle ka lefatshe la rona Boitumelo🙏🏾. 🇿🇦❤️🇧🇼
Le nna ke leboga kamogelo ya lona. Thanks for watching.
Proud Africans! I love it. We must speak out languages and be proud of our heritages.
Absolutely!
Wow. Thanks for the review. We are so easily overlooked as a nation, what with the dramas in neighbouring countries. We often feel like the odd one out in Africa. You gained a subscriber today, not for the positive review but because you afforded us a chance to see ourselves through the eyes of others.
There’s a saying ‘Ga a na tlotlo gaabo.’ 🙃. I think often it takes someone outside your society to see the beauty of what you have.
Our neighbours truly are dramatic. We love Bots and Namibia
No. 5 is a joke😂😂😂
You ARE the odd one out, but for very good reasons. You have the oldest continuous democracy in Africa. You’ve never had a military coup or a civil war. You’ve never been formally invaded or militarily occupied, which is all the more incredible when you consider during the 1970s and 1980s you had conflicts going on in 3 of the 4 countries that border you. You’ve built one of the world’s consistently fast-growing economies and have accomplished that despite dealing with an epidemic (HIV) that would have crippled or destroyed a less resilient people and country. So take pride in being the odd one out and continue building the “Switzerland of Africa” (as I have seen Botswana called).
I couldn't have said it better❤
I am South African motswana, enjoyed your video. Will definitely one day want to visit Botswana.
Thank you Poloko.
Im a South Africa and in the process of immigrating in Botswana and I can agree 100% with you. What was strange for me in the begining was everyone greats everyone in the streets also like you said they are very proud of ther language and culture, for tourist if i can give you a tip learn basic phrases of setswana and the people wil go out of there way for you.
Welcome Driaan. I sure you’ll have a great stay in Botswana. Yes, learning basic phrases is very helpful.
We thank you my sister for the positivity
Welcome hun.
We love you Boitu.....I'm a Motswana and love our country and Setswana
Ke a leboga Rra. 🙏🏾
Thank you for being honest about our "small Country". The Government should appoint you as ambassador at large
Peace - You are speaking my language :). Thanks for watching.
"Nature in the city"
Oooh I want to visit Botswana now 😁
lol. The borders are open. Pop in.
Woo, am in love with Botswana already, nice 1
I am pedi speaking from Limpopo, but our ancestors are from Botswana. When i was there i was shocked to hear people speak like me.
lol. We are one people tota. Thanks for watching.
hahaha its the other way round.....we really should consolidate our history as a neigbours. Batswana, Bapedi were pushed to Botswana from South africa by tribal wars after european encroachment
Bapedi as a tribe come from a dialect of Setswana known as Bakgatla
@tutotutot5193 Bapedi are descendants of kgosi Tabane. Who was son of kgosi Mokhatla. Kgosi Tabane had 5 sons who all became Dikgosi. First one is Diale. Diale is the father of Kgošikgolo Thobela the founder/ originator of Bapedi Kingdom ( when we greet we say Thobela.Our bigest radio station is Thobela fm). Thobela is the father of King Thulare( Hence Bapedi are called Šaba laga Thulare). King Thulare is the father of King Sekwati. King Sekwati is the father of King Sekhukune. And King Mampuru( Kgoši Mampuru prison in Pretoria is named after him because the boeres hanged him there). Back to Kgosi Tabane's 5 sons. The second one is Khetsi( The father of Makholokoe. 3 is Matsibulo father of Maphuting. 4 is Khoadi father of all Batlokoa. 5 is Mosia father of Basia. Bapedi ge ba itheta bare " re bakhatla ba go boa Mohlake".
Oh, man! Thank you for the wonderful truths about this beautiful country, Botswana! I am always super proud to call it home! Re a leboga, mma!
Go leboga nna Chris. You should be proud. Thanks for watching.
i find your short video about Botswana very intriguing. I’m from Ghana, desiring to relocate to Botswana with my startup, too. nurturing it here (Ghana), steadily, as i prepare for my move.
any additional suggestions or pages on Botswana to get me acquainted?
heap thanks in advance.
Residential commercial Lands are free in Botswana,almost every family own a farming land,whether you reside in Town or Villages we own farm lands,an individual currently is entitled to 3 free lands,2 residentials and a farm land,I am talking of farm lands covering a number of hectares,usually is aminimum 5 hectares per individual
Thank you Sisi, we love our language.
Thank you for this video its good to hear something positive for a change ! We get mocked for things that are beyond us
Most welcome Cleo - thanks for watching.
That is beautiful.I can't wait to visit from Joburg
I think you’ll love it.
Thank you this is a much needed video... a positive outlook ❤️
Thanks for watching Katlego.
Great video,I love it!!!!!!💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 A beautiful review of my beloved Botswana!!Thank you so much..
Most welcome. Thank you for watching.
Yoh mma im so emotional right now. I live in UK London since 2018 and believe im not coping i miss home my Botswana. Life there is very simple and peaceful. And i miss greating my neighbours and people on the streets 😂😂😂. Go boima. Anyway im coming home for good next year🥳🥳🥳
Oh Milly. Hang in there my dear. Soon you will be home.
Hi B2. You made my day today by speaking so highly of my country. Re a go amogela kgaitsadi. You just got yourself a new subbie.
Ke a leboga. Thanks for watching.
Hello there my dear a Motswana here appreciating the love you have my beautiful country. May God bless you abundantly my dear. By the way i live in Kasane in the backbone of flora and fauna in the country i guess you know
I have heard lots about Kasane and intend driving up there as soon as permits are available. I cannot wait to explore that part of the country.
@@BoitumeloVeroRikhotso you won't regret coming here my dear actually you will even think of coming here more often. It is a lovely place my dear
In SA we're called xenophobic when we expect people to at least learn a few words in our native languages.
@Kaybee MoAfrika exactly 100
🤐 Nevermind asking them to atleast respect our country's laws .... we should take inspiration from Batswana !
Stop lying
There are 11 official languages in South Africa. Are we expected to learn a few words in all of them if we emigrated there? And how many is exactly “a few words”? 100? 200? 500?
@@janda5816 obviously, your comment is sarcastic, but you can learn the basic greetings in at least one of the native languages. We don't ask you to know the language but we ask you to make an effort. It is for your own benefit and a good way to assimilate into a new environment.
I’m really contemplating on relocating to Botswana 🇧🇼. Thanks for the great content
The weird thing for me is foreigners who have lived here before I was born and cant speak a lick of Setswana ut if they go to France they make a big deal to learn the language.
#Facts I think we are very accommodating people since we will often switch to English in order to communicate but other nations are not as flexible. It was really hard for me to get by in Guadeloupe and Hungary since English is not widely spoken.
Lesh, you must understand that in France or where ever in Europe they have only one spoken language in the country. I assume, if the official language in Botswana was Setswana, then, the foreigners would make an effort to learn.
@@ntombicumalo you must understand that you missed my point.
So, what is your point Lesh?
@@ntombicumalo it does not need elaboration. If you don't get it you won't get it.
Wow. Really pleasant and informative. Thanks Sis.
Thanks PT. 😉
Wow so lovely....im proud to be a motswana and you so beautiful..its amazing a lot of people especially the outside world of Africa dont know about Botswana...
Good video my sister ! Thank you for informations and for sharing your video. I stay in Canada and I want to visit Botswana 🇧🇼 next year. The way you speak about Botswana makes me feel like Botswana is good country to stay or to visit ! I watched your video from Canada 🇨🇦
So beautiful ☺️ thank you for sharing 😃
Welcome hun.
I'd love to know how did you relocate to Botswana. What motivated you to move and what did the process for moving there entail?
Hi Nompilo. Thanks for watching. I just applied for a job that was advertised on the website of one of the organisations. When they hire you, then they deal with all the paperwork.
I keep reading that Botswana government has very little corruption. If politicians are commonly walking amongst the people, that truly proves it. That's true community.
Lovely review,,glad i stumbled upon this although a year late.. Much appreciated 😊
Great vlog sis. Inspirational info
Thank you for giving us a glimpse of Botshwana I would like to visit one day though language will be bit challenging but I am game
You are most welcome, thanks for watching. You would do just fine. English is well spoken here. You could even speak Zulu / Ndebele. Some would hear you.
About number 2.
You'd be surprised to see the number of kids who aren't fluent in their mother tongue. It's normally because most of them go to English medium schools and have been allowed to speak English solely at home
I think it is quite a wide phenomenon lately. But I have found Botswana to be doing better on this one. All my colleagues / neighbours kids I have interacted with speak Setswana albeit being in English mediums.
@@BoitumeloVeroRikhotso oh okay. I only pointed this out cause I'm younger and have alot of friends who aren't fluent
Residential,farming and commercial Lands are free in Botswana,almost every family own a farming land,the Citizens who do white and blue collar jobs in Cities,towns or major villages are also into pastoral and crop farming,an individual currently is entitled to 3 free lands,2 residentials and a farm land,I am talking of a minimum of 5 hectares per person,recently the law on game ranching by individuals or small farmers came to act which saw quite a number of small farm land owners applying for wild life stock from the Department of wildlife,capturing and stocking is free of charge,done by the Dept of wildlife.
Great video. 😊 I am American and I want to move to Africa and Botswana is what I really think where I want to live. I spend a lot of time every day researching. Finding me a 2 bedroom apartment easy? $400 a month rent? Is there a lot of vegan options foods? Sorry I asked to much.
Hope you found the information you were looking for!!!
@@lungilenyathi4343 I did. Thank you for responding.
@@lucianjj you're welcome 😊
I have been to Botswana once in and out. I had gone to Gaborone from Mafikeng. I loved it, once covid has passed I would like to go back and visit maybe for a week or so, go on holiday.. 😁
Sure, you absolutely should. Maybe I should work on a few things a person can do in Gaborone and upload the video.
Yes please you should that would really be helpful... Thank you in advance.. 🙏🏾
Well thank you
Honesty at its best...
Thank you Flora.
Thw positivity of your content my dea
r makes worth my subscription lekamoso my sister
Ke a leboga Victoria. Thanks for watching.
In South Africa in North West aka place of thee tswana speaking people they do give plots as well in the villages
Oh yeah? I wasn’t aware.
I love the country hey, all the way from South Africa
That makes two of us my dear.
thank you soo much ..
Most welcome.
I love Botswana.Such a beautiful Country.
It really is.
wonderful presentation.......................
Thank you.
Great Information..
Spot on, you are so observant, you said them all, continue to enjoy your stay in Bots🎉
Ke a leboga mma.
Wow!
Wow
Gracious Greetings
Watching from #Taung #Botswana
Thank you for watching. I haven't explored that part of the country yet. Hopefully soon.
@@BoitumeloVeroRikhotso we'd love to come on board too and cover it all on our livestream also
Kindly get a hold of us via WhatsApp
+26774326288
Lovely video, could you do one on best schools in Botswana ??
Now I want to visit 😁
🤣🤣 I’ll be waiting...
I agree with you some thing are strange
We love Botswana girls they are beautiful, love from SA
:) wow Sello. Ok then. Thanks for watching.
Last question how long have you been living there? And this is a very beautiful video ♥️
Thank you, almost 4 years.
hello, thank you for your video, it's very interesting, I am Cameroonian and I want to settle in Botswana
I think check out the TH-camr called @Kushatha K. She speaks on such matters.
Thank you 🙏🏿
I'm from south africa,I wish to visit Bechuana lands,hopefully become a citizen after my retirement
Thank you for this video and stay blessed.
what are the chances for Foreigners to get employment, professional work.
and what advice can you give to a university student(Someone not in Btw) who wants to work in the country upon graduation.
Kuchani Boitumelo, ndokuda my sister
Wow! Thank you.
@@BoitumeloVeroRikhotso you are welcome my dear
Are you able to show videos of Botswana as well as real estate? I want to come and live in Botswana for a time to gauge whether I can live their permanantely. However I am unable to find as much information on youtube as much as other African countries. Thanks for your video.
Hi Jasmine. Thank you so much for the request. I will look into it.
Hi there. Have just subscribed. Thanks. 💖💖💖💖💖🙏🤝
I saw 3 advertise from TH-cam as for your gift.
Beef from Bangladesh is also tasty,
But long distance how I will go there for daimond ring and to eat beef!
Hey, thanks for such informative video. Are u still living in Botswana?
very nice
You're so beautiful🥺❤️
Thank you.
can you talk about the health care sector. and salaries compared to SA
Hello! aside from diamonds what other natural resources can be found in Botswana?
Copper, nickel, gold, manganese, iron ore, clay, wild animals etc
There must be guys in the North West who go to Botswana just to top up their fuel tanks... lol. Small wonder why there is such growth in that land. Wow... Pula.
lol. Possibly pre-corona. Nowadays eish, traveling is a thing what with covid tests certificates required.
Hi Boi! Good video indeed. This is soo inspiring. Where do u stay in Gabz? Wanna talk to my wife si that we invite u for dinner sometime. What about that?
@@samuelraditloko6981 Hi Samuel, thank you. That's very kind of you and your wife. But you know how these streets be so can't really meet up with strangers one meets online you know? No offence, I really do appreciate the gesture.
I love botswana
That makes two of us :)
thanks for the info, kindly tell me what is the basic rental for a 2 bedroom flat - apartment in a safe aerea?? thanks
Hi Chris. It really varies, but anything from P5000 - P10 000 depending on location and size.
@@BoitumeloVeroRikhotso thank you so much, keep safe!
I want to visit Botswana. I am hearing South Africans dislike their fellow Africans while they tolerate whites, Indians and Arabs to freely roam around.
Nope. They are the most welcoming to other blacks as well.
Hi Mo. I am South African and can tell you that we are a very welcoming nation. There will always be exceptions no matter where you go in the world, but I believe we are a very hospitable people.
@@BoitumeloVeroRikhotso good to know. And thanks for the clarification. I am an African American visiting the motherland of Africa. I am currently in Kigali Rwanda. I was hoping to visit Botswana and Namibia. If we could connect I would appreciate that. How can I connect with you?
Hi @@mosaid1114 Check me on Insta.
I live in Botswana
Please I have a question slidely outta topic. As a West Afrikan moving to Botswana, am I permitted to reside there without doing visa change every 3months?
You have to renew it every 3 months..You don’t need to go back to west Africa every 3mths though.My husband used to cross the boarder when his visa was about to expire ..like to SA or Zimbabwe for a day ..When you cross back they stamp 3 more months …I don’t know if someone can visit the immigration office to extend it though..
I am interested in relocating to Botswana. How is the job market? I work in the health department, so anything to do with nursing would be welcome. What about the prices of houses or apartments in Gaborone, atleast 1 or 2 bedrooms? It seems like big houses are just the trend but, I need something small but comfortable and spacious. How long does it take to get a residence permit? I would really appreciate if anyone can supply me with the info. 😊
Hey Ntombi, thank you so much for watching. Eish Botswana is tricky when it comes to permits so that's not an easy thing to get. Since my stay here is sponsored, I have not done much research in that area. A lot of people are asking so maybe I should look into it. There's a TH-camr called @Kushatha K and she often speaks on that. So I think she would be better placed to respond to residence permit kind of queries. As for accommodation, I find rental prices in Gaborone to be expensive. They range from P5000 upwards although I find that the apartments are a lot more expensive compared to free standing houses.
Thanks dear for your quick response. I will definitely check with this TH-camr. With regard to housing, I would like to also know the buying prices. Keep in touch 👍☺️
We have the death penalty in many states here in the US and it doesn't deter crime lol.
Maybe the people there are just happy and peaceful
lol. I like that. Maybe they are just happy and peaceful.
Peacefulness is part of our culture, we are not aggrasive people,
I love driving job can i come and buy my car and continue doing my driving job.?
We want to come but Cory won’t let us be great 🥺😩
Eish, you better come. Before I go to “You know where.” 🤣
She looks so much like Zainab Balogun from Nigeria,same manarisms
Beef....Is it easy to be on a plant based diet when in Botswana?
lol. I think you can do it if you are really committed. I am sure there are plant-based lovers in Botswana. In general though, Batswana love their beef.
I don't think so they import the beef from Botswana here in canada and as a motswana I don't have access to it its sold in 10 star hotels and guess what it's branded best Canadian beef which is funny and deceptive
@@melaninbotswana2474 Hi there. Which comment are you referring to by saying "I don't think so." Is it about not finding it easy to be plant based in Botswana? Sorry you can't have access to your own country's beef. Come home :)
I have a Motswana friend and she’s vegetarian so there must be plant based foods you can eat there.
Hello. Citizens dnt get free land in SA?
Nope!
18 year old land thing is not true. We are allowed to apply for land at 21. But still we might get it when one is 40-50 years.
Not true I applied for both residential and ploughing field at 18 never had any issues just waiting to be allocated
What jobs are marketable? Can I easily get a job as a foreigner?
Hi Reginah. Not very easy, but I believe you would be able to if your skills are considered scarce.
@@BoitumeloVeroRikhotso Thank you for sharing. Is there need for English language / History teachers?
@@cultivatingwellness4028 I do not believe so. English is a national language so I doubt it. But the government website might be helpful.
Hey Boitumelo, how do I get in touch with you?
Hello there. Easiest would be Insta or Facebook.
My dream African country, who will fly me to botswana pleaseeeeee
You are so sweet and cute
Is it true the police don't have guns?
I doubt it’s the death penalty. It’s a result of socioeconomic issues.
Low unemployment and poverty in comparison to RSA
It's about having good morals and values.
@@listenup2882 as a Motswana who has grown up and lived in botswana their whole life I can tell you Batswana don’t have better morals and values than anyone really. Botswana’s socioeconomic issues vs South Africa are different and that impacts crime. For example just the rate of unemployment. Poverty levels are also different. Most of Batswana may be unemployed but can live of the land as we have low urban populations. Vs SA which has large urban populations that have to resort to crime if they’re unable to find work to feed themselves.
No different. You are a Tswana. You just followed your ancestors. Anyway I subscribed kgarebe.
Ha ha. Ke a leboga Tsitsi.
I thought they speak Kalanga aswell.
Yes, there are a lot of Kalanga speakers in Botswana, but Setswana is the language widely spoken.
One more thing we don't have slums in Botswana
Yes that’s true. I wanted ro mention that, but thought otherwise.
You know why ur always alert Boity is bcs ur from msanzi anyway minjani sesi
I guess you can take a girl out of Mzansi but can’t take Mzansi out of the girl 🙊
You are so biautifull
Hahaa SAn politicians ' bodyguards'. Former president Z ridiculous more twenty ' strong armed bodyguards.' 😂😂😂🇿🇦
🤣 tswa daar
Do you speak French ?
Oui. J'apprends encore.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 bon courage !
@@billysimaleu2961 Merci