
Web exclusive: Lover’s plant
No matter where in the world you’re from, everyone’s looking for that significant other. But we all have different ways of luring them in, including the Bushmen.
The translator, Kiedi Bonye, and I were doubled over laughing as the ladies led Gordon into the bush where the risk of seeing lions is pretty high, but the rewards if you find this ‘lover’s plant’ are 100% worth it. I asked Kiedi if she’d used it to find her husband. Without hesitation, she answered, “Of course I did!”, as if I was crazy for asking. In hindsight, I really should’ve brought some back home!
Estelle Cheuk - Researcher
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