Month: December 2022 Posts

Local Government Minister urges female councilors to curb GBV

Dec 22, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Ministry of Local government has urged female councilors to help in ending Gender-Based Violence saying they must empower the rights of women and girls. Deputy Minister of Local Government , Halima Daudi, presided over… ...

Man scalded with hot porridge for selling fertilizer to buy beer

Dec 11, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a 28-year-old woman for allegedly scalding her 40-year-old husband with hot porridge after the man allegedly sold five kilograms of fertiliser and spent the money on beer. Dowa Police spokesperson,… ...

Human Rights Defenders vow to continue fighting for women

Dec 10, 2022 Chris Loka 0 &

Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) have made a vow to continue standing up and fighting for women rights in Malawi. Speaking recently at a solidarity march in Lilongwe, Women Activist, Esther Bonyonga said though they… ...

Eastern Region Police Commissioner hold community engagement on GBV

Dec 09, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Commissioner of Police responsible for Eastern Region, Violet Magwaya, says police have a duty to protect every person from Gender based violence (GBV) and to pay attention to survivors of GBV. Commissioner Magwaya said this… ...

Zomba Malosa MP asks men to report GBV

Dec 09, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Member of Parliament for Zomba Malosa Grace Kwelepeta has appealed to men to also report cases of gender based violence whenever they fall victims. The MP made the appeal at Naisi ground, Traditional Authority Malemia… ...

Police raise awareness on GBV in Zomba

Dec 04, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Community Policing Coordinator at Zomba Police Station, Inspector, Naison Chibondo says there is need to raise awareness on the evils of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and the criminal aspect of GBV as well as associated… ...

Kaliati says men should be in the forefront in fighting GBV

Oct 06, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, says men should be sensitized enough to ensure they stop all forms of gender based violence (GBV) including defilement. Kaliati told Malawi24 that Malawi is… ...

Thirteen kidnapped women rescued by neighours in Zambia

Oct 04, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Thirteen Zambian women held by their abductors for months were rescued yesterday in Lusaka after one of the women managed to escape and alert neighbours. The women were abducted over the past six months and… ...

Woman gets 6 years in jail for scalding man

Sep 08, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Wednesday sentenced 26-year-old Fanny Thom to 6 years in prison with hard labour for pouring hot water over a man due to misunderstandings at Linguwe Village Traditional Authority Katuli… ...

UNFPA hands over 120 motorcycles to Malawi Govt

Sep 01, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

United Nations Family Planning  Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday handed over  120 motorcycles worth K232 million to Malawi Government to be used in the fight against violence against women and girls in the country. The handover… ...

UN Women hails people in Machinga for terminating child marriages

Aug 27, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

UN Women has hailed people at Traditional Authority Mposa in Machinga for reducing Gender Based Violence (GBV) and withdrawing girls from child marriages. UN Women Country  Representative  in Malawi,  Letty Chiwara, expressed UN Women's satisfaction… ...

Woman arrested for pouring hot water on man

Aug 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 28-year-old man has suffered burns after a 26-year-old woman poured hot water on him at Linguwe Village Traditional Authority Katuli in Mangochi. The woman has been identified as Fanny Thom while the man is… ...

Woman complains of judgment delay in assault case

Aug 12, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Elufe Wadi, a Lilongwe based woman, has complained of judgment delay in a case in which a man, who is a neighbor to Wadi’s mother, is accused of physically assaulting Wadi following disagreements over parking.… ...

Man stabs wife before committing suicide in Monkey Bay

Jul 02, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

A 52-year-old man identified as Godfrey Chakoma stabbed his wife before committing suicide by hanging at Mtira Village, Traditional Authority Nankumba in Mangochi. Publicist for Monkey Bay Police Station sergeant Alice Sichali confirmed the incident… ...

GBV: CU female student physically abused by boyfriend

Jun 29, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A Catholic University male student was captured in a video assaulting a female student in a case of gender based violence. The students have not been identified but reports indicate that they are first year… ...