Identifies common practices to be aware of when selling in this market, e.g., whether all sales material need to be in the local language.
Last Published: 7/22/2019

English is the official language, but Setswana is the traditional language and remains predominant in social and business interactions.  Depending on the scale or target consumer, marketing materials may need to be translated into Setswana.

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