What value do 'natural and exotic doctors' adverts add? :: Mmegi Online

I have been struck by the number of adverts in the classified sections of Botswana newspapers relating to very shady practitioners of "Traditional Medicine" and the type of services they purport to offer. What is even more interesting is that almost certainly these are all foreigners with names suggestive of East or Central Africa - usually although not all Islamic names.

Out of interest I took one midweek newspaper some weeks ago and browsed through the classified section. I then summarized the services that the adverts from these practitioners claimed they were offering. Below is a summary of the main "services" offered by the seven classified adverts I looked at:

* Enlargement (of the male organ), one stated penis enlargement from 15-30cm!
*Lost lover (sometimes stated as bringing back lost lovers)
*New job
*Virginity (sic!), (there is also vaginal tightening in some adverts- maybe that goes with it)
*Financial problems
*Casino
*Pregnancy (sometimes stated as ladies who don't give birth)
*Help in sexual problems (stated as either problems with ejaculation or erection, sperm boosting!)
*Removal of misunderstanding with anybody!
*Customer attraction
*Problems of thieves from attacking homes and shops
*Promotion / to be liked at work
*Bad luck (going with removal of evil spirits in some adverts)
*Breast firming

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