Cohabitation: Mmopane Village’s Nightmare

Simon Manthe
Simon Manthe

MMOPANE: Couples are increasingly choosing to live together rather than to marry, a move cited as fuelling crimes of passion.

The Monitor team recently visited Mmopane, a village situated a few kilometres out of Gaborone, where traditional leaders of the area revealed they are grappling with ‘vat-en-sit’, as cohabitation is popularly known.

When the team arrived, we met Mmopane kgosi, Simon Manthe who was found in the company of his uncle and right-hand man, Babedi Manthe.

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