Gender Based Violence (GBV) Archives

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… ...