Gender-based violence
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Holding gender-based violence beast by horns
By William Khalipwina Mpina, Contributor: When a report indicated in 2013 that Africa was leading in registering gender-based violence (GBV)…
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Girls rise, hope rises
By Alick Ponje: The persistent rain on that Saturday afternoon, some two weeks ago, could not stop girls from various…
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Woman arrested for chopping co-wife’s nose
By Gladson M’bumpha, Contributor: Police in Mchinji District has arrested a 23-year-old woman for allegedly chopping off a co-wife’s nose…
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‘Men suffering silently from gender-based violence’
Men continue to suffer silently from effects of gender-based violence (GBV), a development Mulanje Police Station Victim Support Unit Coordinator…
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Defilement cases up by 7%
Malawi has registered a steady increase in cases of defilement and gender-based violence (GBV) inspite of combined efforts by the…
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Malawi not doing enough on gender-based violence fight
Malawi is not doing enough in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) when compared to other countries in southern African.…
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Gender plan under threat
Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Principal Secretary (PS), Emmie Kainja, has expressed worry over the Treasury’s decision…
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Ntcheu District Council in anti- gender-based violence campaign
Ntcheu District Council has intensified the campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) as cases of violence continue to rise in the…
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Malawi: off the pace with Africa’s rape sentencing practices
Just past 7p.m., the sun had set in Mtandire, a peri-urban location on Lilongwe City’s western tip. A 13-year-old girl…
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Ending GBV: the role of community
If you ask Maulana Bwanali of John Wasili Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Amidu in Balaka District, he will tell you…
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