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Beyond the familiar.
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WHEN IT MATTERS
Emergency contacts
Short codes for calls within Botswana. Give your location and follow the dispatcher’s instructions.
Sources: Botswana Police and Botswana Tourism · checked 15 September 2026. Coverage and response vary by location; Dumela is not a dispatch service.
MAKE A PLAN
Around the corner. On the calendar.
Explore Botswana on a map
OpenStreetMap’s country map. Use the town filter above to browse directory listings; this map does not show every Dumela listing.
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Sign inTHE COUNTRY IN CONTEXT
Local news. Original voices.
News and perspectives from Botswana’s publishers. Follow each link to read the latest reporting on their website.
Reporting on the public-service allowance dispute
The Gazette reports on a court order concerning the revised local per diem arrangement. Read the original article for context.
Read the original report ↗Public announcements and national updates
Browse government reporting and public-interest updates from DailyNews.
Visit DailyNews ↗Articles open on the publisher’s website. Check the publication date for the latest developments.
BUILT FOR THE WAY WE FIND THINGS
Discovered locally.
Easy to find again.
A place for the useful details: the date, the location, the business and the original source. Save a find here, then go straight to the organiser.
01 / DISCOVER
Less searching. More living.
Browse the next 90 days, find local businesses and keep your favourites in your account.
02 / KEEP IT LOCALKnow a place we should know?
Share a local business or event for our team to review.
Suggest a local gem ↗CONTRIBUTE TO DUMELA
Your local knowledge matters.
Suggest a place, submit an event, claim your listing or report a correction. Sign in to keep track of your submissions. Every listing is reviewed before it appears.
We check your connection to the business or event through public business contacts and supporting sources. Please do not send Omang copies, ID numbers or private documents.
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GROW WITH DUMELA
More local connections. More reasons to return.
The Weekend Drop
Find this weekend’s listed events in your town. Register interest in a future opt-in digest.
Who has it?
A pilot for matching local needs to suppliers. Register as an interested buyer or supplier while we recruit local partners.
Dumela Passport
A proposed local discovery trail with partner offers. Help shape the pilot; no offers or rewards are live yet.
Town contributors
Help keep Maun, Francistown and communities across Botswana accurate and current.
Promoter desk
Submit dates and venues, request a listing claim, and track review progress.
Submit or claimBusiness partnerships
Free basic listings remain available. Register interest in enhanced profiles and clearly labelled promotions.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Local discovery.
Local opportunity.
Free basic listings. Clearly marked promotions. Better ways for customers to find you.
Explore partnerships ↗OUR PROMISE
Trust comes first.
Payment will never buy a verification badge. Published sources are linked, and a listing does not imply a partnership with Dumela.
Built for towns and villages across Botswana. Coverage grows through local contributors and reliable sources.
OWNER DESK
Moderation and verification
Confirm the submitter’s authority and listing accuracy separately. Record evidence, edit the public fields and publish only when ready. Claims and corrections require an editorial update to the existing record. Payment never buys verification.
OWNER’S COMMERCIAL LAB · PROPOSED PRICING
Earn from usefulness.
Test prices in Botswana pula (BWP). These are hypotheses, not live offers or revenue forecasts.
Business Plus
P199/monthRicher profiles, offers and enquiry reporting. Keep basic listings free.
Event spotlight
P350/campaignA clearly labelled promotion in a relevant category or weekend guide.
Local partner
P1,500/monthOne category sponsorship, with transparent reporting and no control over rankings.
Explore a monthly revenue scenario
Gross revenue before costs, taxes, discounts, refunds and payment fees. No demand has been validated.
What makes this bigger than a directory?
“Who has it?”: a future opt-in request board matching a specific need to relevant local suppliers, with capped replies and no public phone numbers.
The Weekend Drop: a future opt-in WhatsApp guide, with a shareable web edition and labelled local sponsors.
The Dumela Passport: test a partner-funded local discovery trail and measurable redemption offers before building a paid membership.
An app later: first validate repeat use on mobile web; add installability and offline saved places, then native features only when customers need them.