Sex is cheaper in Gaborone

Gaborone has the lowest prices for commercial sex PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Gaborone has the lowest prices for commercial sex PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Sex is commonly thought of as a private, intimate event that occurs behind closed doors. Normally, people think making love is personal and part of a romantic experience. On television and in the movies, the sexual act is preceded by candlelight and fragrant incense, hot bubble bath and sparkling champagne.

The hard truth is that sex is, for many, a business and in Gaborone, that business is booming. The capital city, according to a recently released report, accounts for a large number of the estimated 4,000 female sex workers and 800 male sex workers known by researchers.

And sex sold in Gaborone is the cheapest countrywide.

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