Month: February 2020 Posts

Communities trained on gender based violence

Feb 22, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

People from different Traditional Authorities in Phalombe have been taught on issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in order to curb cases of GBV in the district. These orientation programmes were organised by Phalombe Youth… ...

Concern over rise in sexual abuse cases in Thyolo

Feb 15, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Thyolo have expressed concern over the increase in sexual abuse cases in the district. According to Officer In-charge for Thyolo police station Inspector Davie Chingwalu, sexual abuse cases rose by 14 percent in… ...

HRDC demands justice in Msundwe rapes

Feb 11, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has made a fresh demand for the Malawi Police to arrest officers suspected of raping women at Msundwe. Chairperson of the coalition Timothy Mtambo was speaking on Monday during… ...

Man jailed 14 years for raping one-year-old baby

Feb 08, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

The Phalombe First Grade Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old-man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a one-year-old baby. The convict has been identified as Maxwell Galimoto from Mwaapa village of… ...

Women march against gender based violence

Feb 02, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

…Want men to hold fellow men accountable Young Feminists Network together with PEPETA Network on Saturday marched against cases of sexual abuse and violence against women. The two organizations conducted the peaceful march on Saturday… ...

Man gets 8 years in jail for raping daughter

Jan 13, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Nkhatabay on Friday sentenced a 38-year-old man to 8 years imprisonment for raping his own daughter in order to get rich. The man identified as Dennis Banda raped his… ...

Female workers accuse Salima Sugar Company bosses of demanding sex

Jan 09, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Women at the Salima Sugar Company have accused their Asian managers of coercing them into having sex. The Malawian women have claimed that the bosses ask for sex from women seeking employment and from female… ...