Botswana's indigenous food vendors blend tradition with health

STORY: Botswana's indigenous food vendors blend tradition with health SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Gaborone CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of food market 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English and Setswana): LESEGO TSHIDI MOTSHEGALETAU, Food vendor 3. various of food market 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OMPHILE RASEDI, Customer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English and Setswana): THANDEKA PULE, Customer 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN NDERITU, Dietitian STORYLINE: In the bustling city of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, lies Main Mall, one of the oldest and most eclectic markets in the country. Built in 1963, this vibrant marketplace is home to prolific hawkers, merchants and food vendors, offering a diverse array of flavors and colors amid high-rise concrete buildings. Lesego Tshidi Motshegaletau, an indigenous food vendor, owns a traditional food stall within this market. Her stall is a burst of colorful and flavorful offerings, including Sorghum bran, rice, mill

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(231201) -- GABORONE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lesego Tshidi Motshegaletau (R), an indigenous food vendor, sells traditional food in the Main Mall market in Gaborone, Botswana, on Nov. 16, 2023. In the bustling city of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, lies Main Mall, one of the oldest and most eclectic markets in the country. Built in 1963, this vibrant marketplace is home to prolific hawkers, merchants and food vendors, offering a diverse array of flavors and colors amid high-rise concrete buildings. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Botswana's indigenous food vendors blend tradition with health