Confessions of a Gaborone stripper

Oldest profession: The Bachelor Party was a 1984 hit movie describing scenes now taking place at parties in Gaborone
Oldest profession: The Bachelor Party was a 1984 hit movie describing scenes now taking place at parties in Gaborone

For prospective grooms, the ‘stag party’ is an occasion to look forward to. It is the party during which the husband-to-be says goodbye to bachelorhood with a last, raunchy, drunken affair thrown by his friends. For many young grooms, the occasion is incomplete without exotic dancers, one of whom reveals the secrets of their world to Staff Writer, SHARON MATHALA

Together with her clique, the young woman is frequently hired to provide entertainment at bachelor parties. Their world is highly secretive and referrals are strictly by word of mouth.

What happens in the bachelor party and with whom is only known by those at the party and is the subject of rumour in Gaborone.

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