Start with the ride you want. In Gaborone you can narrow it to CBD, Broadhurst, Mogoditshane, Game City, and the rest.
NakoLive
Transport network
EARLY ACCESS · Some features are still being tested and improved
Not ride-hailing
Know what’s coming.
Botswana’s ranks, on your phone. Spot a corridor near you, then catch a taxi, kombi, or coach the way people already do.
Register as a driverTaxi, kombi or bus
Use your phone or tablet to download NakoLive. Drivers should also use a phone to register and share location.
Phase one
Open the app. Pick a ride. Stand at the right rank.
This website explains the network. Searching routes happens in the phone app, so it still works when the signal drops.
Turn location on, pin the street, or type a place people actually say out loud: Riverwalk, Block 8, Station.
NakoLive points to a nearby corridor. Keep it, or ignore it and choose another. You’re still the one boarding.
Only approved drivers who turn location on appear on the map. Positions update with a short delay to reduce data use.
See it in motion
Watch how NakoLive works.
A short walkthrough of the phone app — pick a ride, set your place, then see what’s nearby on the map.
- 1. Pick transport Taxi, kombi, or bus — each card shows the real vehicle art.
- 2. Choose your place Town, suburb, or pin your spot so the search focuses near you.
- 3. Find the corridor NakoLive suggests a route. Keep it, or pick another from the list.
- 4. See what’s nearby The map shows taxis, kombis, or buses waiting along the corridor.
Where to?
Pick taxi, kombi, or bus
Taxi
Kombi
Bus
Town or place
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Gaborone
Gaborone
Francistown
Maun
All areasGaborone
Central / CBDMain Mall
Route
Broadhurst is closest — about 1.2 km away.
Use this routeBroadhurst & Extension
4 nearby
Broadhurst & Extension
Taxi · B 446 CHY
Nearby
Taxi · B 265 DDR
On the way
Taxi, kombi, or bus — each card shows the real vehicle art.
How a trip works
From open to board — the NakoLive loop.
Short process clips of what the phone does while you still catch the ride the way Botswana already does.
Open NakoLive and tap taxi, kombi, or bus — the art matches what you’ll board.
Pin the street or pick a suburb so search stays near you.
NakoLive draws the nearby route. Keep it, or pick another from the list.
Vehicles show where drivers usually stand. You walk over and board yourself.
Routes stay on the phone. When you’re back online, NakoLive syncs quietly.
The network
Built for ranks. Growing with the association.
Nine pieces of the full NakoLive network. Scroll to watch each branch open left to right.
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1 Auth + roles
Passenger, driver, fleet owner, and association each get their own door.
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2 Drivers + vehicles
Register drivers and keep vehicle details where the rank can see them.
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3 Taxi ranks
Digitise the ranks so people know what is waiting before they walk over.
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4 Online GPS
Live vehicle location and status once the trackers are fitted.
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5 Rank check-in
Drivers check in and out at the rank with QR or location.
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6 Passenger discovery
Find nearby ranks and available taxis without calling around.
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7 QR verification
Scan a vehicle and confirm it belongs on the platform.
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8 Owner dashboard
Fleet owners watch performance without standing at the rank all day.
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9 Association tools
Monitor ranks, drivers, routes, and compliance from one place.
On your phone
The finder lives on phones and tablets.
Laptops and desktops stay on this information site. Open NakoLive on a phone or tablet to install the app and search routes.
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Android phone or tablet
Open this site in Chrome, tap Download the app, confirm Install, then open NakoLive from the icon.
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iPhone or iPad
Tap Share, then Add to Home Screen, then open the NakoLive icon.
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Use it offline
Saved routes stay on the device. When you’re back online, NakoLive syncs quietly.