Sex workers in protest march in Lilongwe: ‘We provide essential services’

January 28, 2021 Owen Khamula- Nyasa Times 41 Comments

Female sex workers marched in the streets of the capital Lilongwe against a government decision to impose a night curfew and closure of bars which they say have serious economic implications on their lives.

Sex workers demo in Lilongwe
Sex workers demo in Lilongwe

They are asking government to review the decisions and allow them to operate normally, saying they provide “essential services.”

The protests were disrupted  after the Lilongwe District Commissioner refused to receive their petition, forcing them to go to Lilongwe City Council instead.

Executive Director for the Female Sex Workers’ Association, Zinenani Majawa, says the on-going street protests in Lilongwe are also meant to bring to the attention of the public issues of that stigma related to sex work.

She, particularly, mentions police abuse of sex workers as an item high on the list.

Majawa says police officers sexually abuse prostitutes.

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41 replies on “Sex workers in protest march in Lilongwe: ‘We provide essential services’”

  2. THEY ARE ESSENTIAL WORKERS! Tell me what’s the difference between a prostitute and a doctor?! Don’t you people know illegal sex workers are no different than they?! (I’m being sarcastic….throw these people in jail. What a joke.)

    1. Yes sex is essential especially if you are a normal person. Koma ngati sutota then sex is not essential to you. Tisiyeni Ife tizinjoya ndi ma essential sex workers awa. Kaye hule kukoma lol!

  7. Ine ndiye nyere yandipola ndikufuna hule emweyo andithandize coz azimayi apabanjawa kuumira too much. Milandu thoooo! Komanso amachita kukuwerengera ati poti wachinda dzulo, udzachindanso after 5 days eish! Mahule you are good people you really help amuna amotofe.

  8. Msika chimasire wachalume watuu Ari nambo pa lock down. Nanunso panganiko want ulbera muulawe u MG 1 u.atokomatu inu…mutocheredwa ndi mademowo…ulomberawo ukumachitika zimu woyera uja amakhara nawo pompo…tikufuniranije zabwino zochuruka

  9. Essential service yake ndie iti? to who? if u r single just marry if already married, be faithful to ur hubby.

    So where do we put this under essential service?

    Lets wake up titha ndi covid tikamangomatchapo zilizonse. Most men in this business are already married.

    Kulitu judgement that last day!!!

    Too much human rights

  10. Osamaputa mawule otherwise awulula mayina amakastomala awo. Remember the condoms in Parliament? Where were they using them. Amuna ambili kuMalawi amakonda mawule, 90% amapeza ma services from mawule. Only 10% basi samapanga nawo zanyasi izi. Ine ndinaziwona on the night of Miss Malawi pageant, all the hotels in Blantyre were fully booked.

    1. These people do not provide an essential service. They are sexually transmitted disease spreaders HIV, Gonorrhea, syphylis, Trichoniasis, genital warts, Clamydia, Pubic lice, Humanpapillomavirus(which causes cervical cancer i women), etc etc and all these diseases have complications. I dont understand why the Govt does not make this illegal both women who practice and the men who seek for this pleasure.

      2. They are the cause of many underlying conditions that people have at the moment, this lead to quick death when you catch Covid-19.

      3. No government on earth, even centrally controlled like Communist Russia or North Korea has been able to make this industry illegal.

      6. Liar…magule are not the victims of STI,most of them are free from that.
        The fact that munthu ndi hule doesn’t automatically say is a carrier of (STI)…they help alot,they give nice ride,even Honourables,hunt for them
        Do you know;
        Mowa/bear
        Uhule/prostitution
        Soccer
        These 3 giants keep the world..everywhere kuli uhule.
        Go a head magule achizimayi,make convetion elect your president&regional Governors.

        Men wake up,nanuso pangani Association,elect president with regional Governors.
        UHULE ASSOCIATION OF MALAWI-(UAM)
        Zinenani Majawa Executive Director of Female workers Association(FWA)send me your foto please…kikikiki…
        Charo lero !!
        Happy New Year Majawa Zinenani
        Regards,
        Durban
        Kwazulu Natal
        +27724922299

    1. Anzanu akugulitsa zibwente nkumapeza chakudya chalero. Inu kufuna ndalama zaulere. Mufa chaka chake nchino – alesi

  14. Be creative, create an app where you will sell yourselves to prospective customers. Amzanu ku Botswana did this

    1. Zowonadi simunama iyayi apange website anthu aziwapeza pakhomo pawo baasi 💰💵nkumapanga chongokhala.

      I think this website opening can be a lucrative business nanenso ndizidya nawo ma commission nkagulitsa service yi kwa mamuna wanjala 👊🏿🇲🇼

  15. malo momangopanga 500 chomwe mukudhulisila ndi chani, nafe ma client anu covid wativuta ndalama sikupezeka, nanu tsitsani mtengo kupanda apo nafe ma client anu tipanga mademo, tikumatchani nafe

  16. Katundu apumeko abale, am sure soon will resume the transactions of which I expect also the goods’ quality to have improved after unfortunate recess ordered by tonse alliance.

    the dpp regime, for all its blamed for, didn’t reach this extreme because it understood the plight of Malawians and also the need for short time services including the supporting industries of lodging, taxi, drinks etc which drive the economy. Awa a tonse alliance sadziwa kanthu, the president once said so himself when he was in opposition, he said ‘iam not God to know many things’ .

  17. Komanso azibambo ena akuwonjeza. Munthu zaka 65 koma zibwezi mbweeee. Trying to prove what? Zidzakuonekeranitu.

  19. Mumayelekedwa thinking azimuna ndi anu,lero MG 1 ali pheeee mukhaula,next week bars will be closed by 6.
    Azibambo ulemu wanu,ndalama lipilani dstvmpira kuonela pa door

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