gender based violence Archives

MANEPO wants stiff penalties for those who assault elderly persons

Dec 31, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Older Persons Organisations (MANEPO) has called on courts in the country to mete out stiff punishments to those found guilty of assaulting or harassing elderly persons. MANEPO Country Director, Andrew Kavala, made… ...

Mtambo demands tougher punishment for perpetrators of mob violence

Dec 21, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister for National Unity Timothy Mtambo has called for stiffer punishments for those who perpetrate violence against the elderly or calling them witches. Speaking in Mzimba today where he was guest of honour at a… ...

Kawale Police calls for unified efforts to end GBV

Nov 26, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Kawale Police Station on Friday engaged another gear to lobby stakeholders within its policing area to stand up and fight against gender-based violence. The police station organized a march to launch of 16 days of… ...

Chief says men in Machinga no longer disappearing after selling rice

Jun 19, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Traditional Authority Mposa in Machinga says he rarely handles cases of men leaving their wives and disappearing with cash after selling rice following the implementation of a project seeking to end Sexual and Gender Based… ...

Man gets 6 years in jail for stabbing wife over sex

May 25, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A man aged 27 has been sentenced to six years in prison for stabbing his wife after she refused to have sex with him because she had just given birth. The convict has been identified… ...

Women lawyers to continue fight against gender based violence

Dec 10, 2019 Mike Ching'ande 0 &

The Women Lawyers Association (WLA) has said it is committed to fighting gender based violence in the country. Speaking in an interview, the organisation’s public relations officer Mphatso Iphani said the fight is not only… ...

Chitenje Changa: Our Vaginas Need New Names to be performed Saturday

Nov 21, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Chitenje Changa, an unapologetic monologue play for 16 days of activism directed by Zilanie Gondwe, will be performed in Lilongwe on Saturday. The play celebrates womanhood but also discusses culture, identity, pleasure, and violence among… ...

CCJP in GBV war

Jun 02, 2019 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) under Mangochi Diocese has embarked on a project aimed at curbing gender based violence (GBV) which is said to be a detrimental factor in the realisation of… ...

Violence against women worries 50-50 campaigners

May 24, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Organisations behind equal representation between men and women in parliament have expressed worry over Violence against Women in Elections during this year’s tripartite polls. Speaking to members of the press on Friday in Blantyre, a… ...

Man hacks ex-wife

May 02, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa are hunting for a man, Joseph Chunga, for assaulting his ex-wife with a panga knife. The incident occurred on 28th April, 2019 at about 09:00 hrs at Nyundo village in the area… ...

Kalirani hails NGOs in fight against GBV

Sep 07, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Minister responsible for Gender Hon Dr Jean Kalilani has commended Oxfam and its partners GENET and CAVWOC for maintaining high momentum of the Ending Violence against Women and Girls (EVAWG) campaign since its launch in… ...

Sapitwa Poetry in campaign against gender based violence

Dec 01, 2017 John Paul Kayuni 0 &

As countries worldwide observe 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), a group of young people under the banner of Sapitwa poetry is using art to advocate for the end of the vice.… ...

Women on women violence shocks activist

Oct 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 74 &

A human rights activist has expressed concern over an incident in Lilongwe where some women stripped naked and urinated on another woman. A video clip and pictures which have gone viral on social media show… ...

Woman arrested for obscene placard speaks out

Sep 15, 2017 Richard Jimu 54 &

The woman who was arrested on Thursday for hoisting a placard that carried 'obscene messages’ during protests against Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Lilongwe has finally spoken. The lady, Beatrice Mateyo, who identifies herself as… ...

US ambassador urges Malawians to end GBV

Aug 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The United States (US) Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has urged all Malawians to take a part in the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV). Palmer made the sentiments when she witnessed the achievements made… ...