Month: December 2020 Posts

Illovo Sugar Malawi engages community leaders on Gender Based Violence

Dec 30, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Illovo Sugar Malawi in partnership with Red Cross Malawi has called for community leaders in Chikwawa to join the noble cause of eliminating Gender Based Violence among communities in Malawi. Illovo partnered with Red Cross… ...

Police engages chiefs in GBV fight

Dec 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka The Commissioner of Police responsible for Eastern Region  Arlene Baluwa has called on chiefs in the region to take a leading role in the fight against gender based violence (GBV). Baluwa made… ...

Thyolo East MP calls for prayers over rape cases

Dec 16, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Member of Parliament for Thyolo East Masauko White says there is need for prayers and supplications in order to win the fight against gender based violence, including sexual violence, as he believes the cases are… ...

Activist in Malawi says eliminating GBV goes beyond stiff penalties

Dec 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emily Banda Eliminating gender-based violence against women, girls and babies, some as little as six months old, goes beyond stiff penalties, an activist has said. Condemning the high rate of violence against women and… ...

Lawyer Ambokire Salimu arrested after spraying Doom on wife’s face

Dec 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lawyer Ambokire Salimu has been arrested in Blantyre for assaulting his wife and spraying insecticide on the woman’s face. Blantyre Police spokesperson Augustus Nkhwazi has confirmed the arrest of the private practice lawyer Nkhwazi told… ...

Pepeta says GBV is a pandemic in Malawi

Dec 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Noel Mkwaila Pepeta Malawi, a branch of Pepeta Africa, says gender based violence in Malawi has turned into a pandemic following the rise in cases of sexual violence against women and girls. National Coordinator… ...

NGO concerned over abuse in workplaces

Dec 03, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGO-GCN) says many workers today are highly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation due to high levels of unemployment and underemployment in the country. Chairperson of the organisation Barbara Banda said this… ...

Murder suspect killed in Thyolo

Nov 27, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

An angry mob in Thyolo has stoned to death a 32-year-old man suspected of killing his wife. The incident occurred on Thursday, November 26, at Mpando Village, Traditional Authority Nchilamwela in the district. Public Relations… ...

Chakwera urges unity in fight against rape of women and girls

Nov 25, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Chakwera has called on people in the country to work together to end gender based violence and rape of women and girls. Chakwera made the remarks on Tuesday at United Nations (UN) 75 National… ...

Chiefs commends CRECCOM’s training on GBV

Nov 08, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Traditional leaders in Machinga district have commended Creative Centre for Community Mobilization (CRECCOM) for training them on how to deal with gender based violence and early marriages claiming there are now reduced cases. Some months… ...

Man beats woman for rejecting love proposal

Oct 13, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police at Chileka in Blantyre are keeping in custody a 22-year-old man for beating a 27-year-old woman after she refused to be his girlfriend. According to Chileka police public relations officer Sargent Peter Mchiza, the… ...

MHRC concerned over women’s struggles to access justice

Oct 04, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has bemoaned the continued struggles by women affected by Gender Based Violence (GBV) to access justice in the country. MHRC Commissioner Bertha Sefu expressed the concern on Friday at Iponga… ...

Police yet to arrest woman who poured hot porridge on husband

Oct 02, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Police have said that they are yet to arrest the woman who scalded her husband with hot porridge on Tuesday. Kasungu Police Public Relations Officer Harry Namwaza said the law enforcers have launched a manhunt… ...

Police officers empowered to protect vulnerable groups amid Covid-19

Sep 18, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

  Department For International Development (DFID) Organization under Tithetse Nkhanza project has oriented Mangochi police officers on how to protect vulnerable groups and also guidelines on containing further spread of Covid-19 pandemic. The orientation was… ...

Increase in GBV cases worry youth organization in Phalombe

May 29, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

A youth organisation in Phalombe has expressed concern over the increase in gender based violence (GBV) cases in the district. During the period between the months of January – April 2020, the district has registered… ...