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  • Meet South Africans in Botswana

  • Get information in our Botswana guide

  • Join exciting events and activities

  • Exchange tips about expat life in Botswana

  • Jonathan Brown

    As an expat in Gaborone & beyond, I learned to love Botsuana's treasures and would like to share my love for my second home with you.

InterNations – Bringing Together South Africans Living in Botswana

Interested in meeting fellow South Africans in Botswana? Are you looking for trustworthy advice and tips on expat life from your South African countrymen? Or would you like to discover landmarks such as its gently rolling tableland with other South African expatriates?

No matter if you already are an expat in Botswana or still finishing your preparations for your relocation back home in South Africa, InterNations Botswana offers everything you are looking for: our trusted network is the most popular international platform for expats and global minds from all over the world. Of course, we also have a number of South African expats in Botswana among our members, coming from various regions all over South Africa - from Johannesburg, over Cape Town to Durban.

An amazing community is waiting for you!

Meet international people at local events

Socialize, enjoy hobbies, and make friends

Get info, and feel at home abroad!

Meet other South Africans at our events in Botswana

Attend our monthly events and activities for South Africans expatriates to get to know like-minded expatriates in real life.

InterNations now back, bigger and better! Please come and mingle with international people found in vicinity of Gaborone or beyond and meet the New Ambassador to take you on board. Covid 19 disrupte
Come, join and network with us as we share and discuss various tips and ways to keep ourselves mentally FIT during these pandemic days and how to maintain all round mental wellbeing. We will also disc
May 1, 2021, 5:00 PM
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Join us for an enlightening event for networking and getting to know each other. Furthermore we will discuss how to look after our eyes and share tips on having great eyesight. We will be joined by Dr
Apr 2, 2021, 6:00 PM
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Dear members, lets have an online event! Join our networking event for InterNations members. Lets engage online, network & get some updates on what has been happening around the country from different

Want to meet other South Africans at our events?

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    From South Africa, living in Gaborone
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    From South Africa, living in Gaborone
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    From South Africa, living in Gaborone
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    From South Africa, living in Gaborone
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    From South Africa, living in Gaborone

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Pursue your hobbies with amazing new friends

Do you want to continue with your hobbies — or discover new ones — while living abroad? There’s a variety of InterNations Groups you can join, including everything from sightseeing to hiking. These are run by dedicated Consuls with at least one activity each month, such as dinners in the cities finest restaurants, sports or outings with other expats to explore all that your new home has to offer.

Find other South Africans to share your hobbies with

Get Tips and Info on Life in Botswana from South African Expats

Being an expat in Botswana means much more than packing your belongings and taking care of paperwork. Keeping in touch with your South African compatriots is a big part of the expat experience and can help you understand the Botswanan people and their culture better. With InterNations, meeting other South Africans in Botswana is a breeze, no matter if you are in Maun, Gaborone, Francistown or any other expat magnet across the country. Just take our network of South Africans in Gaborone, for example.

If you are in the mood to speak your mother tongue again, to learn about the best spots to shop for South African food, or to discuss your favorite sports team’s latest match, join the South African InterNations Community:

  • In our huge expat network, you can easily find like-minded expatriates from South Africa.
  • Our Botswana Expat Forums are a great place to share experiences and advice – for example how to find a nanny speaking your language or where to get bobotie in Gaborone...
  • The InterNations Places database for Botswana helps you find institutions like the nearest South African embassy.

From its gently rolling tableland to the Limpopo River Basin, we’ll get you in touch with helpful and friendly South African expats in Botswana.

Meet Fellow South Africans in Botswana at Our Many Expat Activities

Participating in our regular expat events and activities in Botswana is another wonderful advantage of your membership. Our events cater to virtually all interests, ranging from a nice dinner with your fellow expats to enjoy some famous seswaai, Botswana’s national dish, to large expat get-togethers with hundreds of guests in some of Gaborone’s most exclusive locations. Looking for a weekend getaway? Simply join one of our expat excursions with a group of fellow South Africans in Gaborone and discover the fringes of the Kalahari Desert, the Okavango Delta, and other impressive landmarks across Botswana.

Our events and activities are a great way of meeting fellow expats from South Africa and all around the globe in a casual atmosphere. Does this sound interesting to you? Then sign up for membership and you’ll hear a heartfelt Siya namkela nonke, welkom, isibingelelo from our South Africans living in Botswana!

  • Jonathan Brown

    As an expat in Gaborone & beyond, I learned to love Botsuana's treasures and would like to share my love for my second home with you.

  • Melanie Rasbery

    Gaborone's a comparatively small African metropolis, but I still needed help from expats and locals to relocate and settle in.

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