On July 25th, the Independent (South Africa) stunned with: Tourist dies after 'hookers use rape drug'
It was sex, drugs and serious trouble for three foreign tourists who decided to engage the services of sex workers.Other "sex workers" are merely counting on the law of supply and demand:
Two of the tourists ended up unconscious in an emergency room.
A third tourist, an unidentified man from Europe, was found dead in his hotel.
The three tourists were apparently slipped a version of Rohypnol, the date-rape drug, and then robbed of all their cash and valuables.
The Sandton Medi-Clinic on Thursday issued a warning after two of the tourists were admitted to their emergency room unconscious.
All three men were believed to have been with prostitutes before they were slipped the drug.
When the two who survived were brought to consciousness, they found that their valuables, money and credit cards had been stolen and they could not remember details of the incident.
Vicky Nash, the public relations and client services manager at Sandton Medi-Clinic, said she wanted to alert the public to the danger, because large numbers of foreigners will be visiting Johannesburg for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) next month.
"We just want to make the public aware of this especially before the World Summit," Nash said.
Sex workers have already adapted their tariffs in the run-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) that starts towards the end of August.I guess all the hijinks won't be in the conference hall.
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"We are already charging clients R400 a session instead of the normal R200," said a sex worker from Sandton. She earns about R3 000 a night and hopes to double her nightly income during the summit.
Owners and managers of escort agencies in Sandton and Hillbrow say they are ready for the summit. They believe it will see a big influx of cash into the country.
"My ladies are ready. I have been making preparations and they are on a balanced diet. They (the delegates) will not be eligible for the local tariff," said a nighclub owner, who has 40 sex workers in his service.
The manager of a well-known nightclub in Hillbrow says they are in the "final stages" of their preparations for the summit.
Club owner Chris Charinda said: "We are telling our ladies what they can expect and how to make people feel at ease in different languages. We are also teaching them about different currencies."
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"We hope there are gays who will use our services, as well. I hope to make more money than I am at present," said a male sex worker from Sandton.
He and his colleagues will not be raising their tariffs.
