When TV picks partners for Batswana

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The practice of arranged marriages in Setswana culture has long vanished and now people can use their tastes to pick partners. After shaming and dumping the tradition for years in Botswana, this matchmaking is making a comeback albeit through reality television programme rather than by parents, writes Correspondent AME MOTIMANE

Let’s be clear, it’s not everyone who is fortunate enough to find love on their own and some have even resorted to dating websites like Tagged, Badoo and Zopia for help.

While some have given up, others still believe that their lifetime partner is out there. In the advent of reality television, dating has become even more interesting that one can find their other half on TV.

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