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DCT officials during a meeting with chiefs

Village headman’s sexual abuse allegations shock Senior Chief Chikowi

Sep 30, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Senior Chief Chikowi of Zomba says he is deeply shocked with allegations that Village head Nkwanda sexually abuse a 12-year-old girl other than protecting girl child from all forms of sexual offences. Senior Chief Chikowi… ...

Youths advocates appeal for mobile courts to deal with child marriages

Youth advocates call for mobile courts to deal with sexual crimes

Sep 28, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Youth advocates in Malawi have called for operation of mobile courts to deal with child sexual abuse and other sexual related crimes in rural areas. The youth advocates made the call in Lilongwe where Development… ...

Man arrested for raping four girls

Sep 28, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly raping four girls aged between 8 and 12. Mponela Police Public Relations Officer, Macpatson Msadala has identified the suspect as Raphael Watson of… ...

Malawi Defence Force soldier sexually abuses boy

Sep 20, 2023 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

An 18-year-old boy in Likoma says a male Malawi Defence Force (MDF) held him hostage and forced him to suck the soldier's manhood. The boy has told the local media that the incident happened Monday.… ...

Village Headman arrested for indecently assault child

Sep 03, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Dowa District have arrested Village Headman M’bwatamila who is suspected to have indecently assaulted a 10-year-old girl after applying black powder on her private parts. Dowa Police Station Publicist Sergeant Alice Sitima confirmed… ...

Zomba Youth push for more funding for mobile courts

Aug 21, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Zomba Youth Network has called on Members of Parliament to approve allocation of adequate funding to Judiciary so that it should be able to handle rising cases of defilement cases and other forms of crime… ...

NGO warns against sexual abuse of Cyclone Freddy survivors

Aug 17, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Partners in Action for Sustainable Development (PASD) says sex with women or girls that survived to Tropical Cyclone Freddy in exchange for relief items is abuse at its best and amounts to crime. PASD Executive… ...