The Omuthiya open market is an attraction for many northern travellers, making it one of the busiest stop-overs in the Oshikoto region.

Travellers and commuters describe the open market as unique.

In the past, cross-border trade in Francistown, Botswana's second-largest city, was largely dominated by women from Eswatini, Lesotho, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.