Women street caterers: Gaborone's colorful street-side restaurants.(capital of Botswana)

Street catering is a thriving business in Gaborone, Botswana. However, city officials claim that the street-side restaurant business is growing too fast and needs to be regulated. Since street catering as an alternative industry can transform the urban economy, the Botswana government must initiate policies that will promote, and not hamper, the growth of the business.

Street catering is one of Gaborone's fastest growing service industries and one that is mutually rewarding to Batswana women and to the city, capital of Botswana, located in southern Africa. But city officials be