UN women backs Mutharika on ‘hyena’ arrest

While some Malawian social and legal commentators have faulted President Peter Mutharika for ordering the arrest the self-confessed  sex predator r Eric Aniva ‘’the Hyna’’, the UN Women, an agency of the United Nations in New York has issued statement in support of the President’s action describing it as a demonstration of strong commitment towards […]

Nsanje chief, residents demand BBC apology over ‘hyena’ report

Stakeholders in Nsanje district have responded angrily to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recent report entitled ‘the man hired to have sex with children’ which portrayed that some men are hired to sleep with underage girls through a sexual cleansing ritual called ‘kusasa fumbi’. A report published on BBC on July 21, 2016, which quoted Eric […]

Malawi ‘hyena’ seeks to change plea, wants lawyer: MHRC says Aniva is innocent until proven guilty

Nsanje-based Eric Aniva who is accused of defiling young girls in ritual cleansing and pleaded guilty in court wants to change his plea for not guilty and engage a lawyer to defend his case, Nyasa Times has learnt. Aniva is said to have asked to be provided with a lawyer who can represent him in […]

Malawi man pleads guilty to sex crimes: Aniva confess to being a hyena,  charged with prohibition of harmful practices

Eric Aniva, a Nsanje commercial sex ‘hyena’ who slept with 104 young girls and widows since 1985 in an outdated sexual cleansing ritual, has been remanded at Nsanje Prison after he was charged with prohibition of harmful practices. He is the first to be charged with the offence which is under Gender Equality Act. Aniva […]

Parents, village elders risk arrest for sex crimes over Malawi hyena saga

President Peter Mutharika has ordered a thorough investigation into allegations that parents and village elders were handing over girls, as younger as 12 to sleep with 40 year old Eric Aniva who has since been arrested. Aniva, in his own confession to BBC and other local media organisations, said he had slept with 104 young […]