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… ...