Body condemns acts of violence among women over side chicks

Family Rights, Elderly and Child Protection (FRECHIP) has condemned violence taking place among women in the country surrounding issues of infidelity saying this portrays lack of respect for one another. Executive Director for FRECHIP, Esmie Tembenu, made the remarks in a statement issued on Tuesday following the circulation of videos on social media depicting women […]

Pornography, adult sex fuelling child sex in Malawi – Magistrate Tembenu

The Child Justice Court has attributed increased children’s sexual activity to pornographic films and adults indulging in sex in the presence of children. Magistrate Esmie Tembenu of Blantyre Child Justice Court also revealed that increased numbers of children were also victims of child traffickers and all forms of exploitations. Tembenu is quoted in the Sunday […]

Malawi Police urged to arrest fathers who stop paying child support

Child Justice Magistrate, Esmie Tembenu has appealed to the police to consider prosecuting men who abandon the responsibility of child care. “I am aware that women have been going to victim support units (VSU) complaining that their husbands abandoned them and their children yet they have no money for maintenance but no one has been […]

Don’t spare govt vehicles when conducting searches – Judge

Child Justice Court Judge, Esmie Tembenu, has said Malawi Police officers must not exclude government vehicles when conducting searches for potential criminal activities, including human trafficking. Tembenu was speaking during a public discussion on the role of society in supporting victims of human trafficking at Malawi College of Medicine in Blantyre. “Often when police are […]