Malawi has just 32 prosecutors at its Directorate of Public Prosecutions to serve a population of 22 million – a shortfall that has left the justice system straining to bring cases of violence against women and children to court. Now, the Clooney Foundation for Justice says it wants to help close that gap. The foundation, […]
Malawi’s fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) is being crippled not by a lack of laws, but by weak enforcement, poor access to services and glaring accountability gaps, government has admitted, as shocking new figures reveal the true scale of the crisis gripping the nation. Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Mary Navicha, […]
Gender-based violence (GBV) cases in Malawi have reached record levels over the past three years, according to a report presented by the Parliamentary Women’s Caucus (PWC), which found that cases rose to 24,900 in 2024 and 24,467 in 2025, up from 20,827 in 2022. The PWC, which represents all 49 female legislators in Malawi’s Parliament, […]
Women’s economic dependence on their spouses is leaving many vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV), Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Mary Navicha has said, calling for greater investment in initiatives that promote women’s financial independence. Navicha made the remarks in Balaka on Wednesday after touring activities under the Pamodzi Kuthetsa Nkhanza (PKN) project, where […]
Girls Empowerment Network has drilled gender-based violence (GBV) counsellors in Nkhata Bay to render psychosocial support to victims in the district. Speaking on Tuesday during the training, the organisation’s project officer Julie Simbeye said they want to ensure that girls are protected from GBV. She said: “We want girls to know their rights. “They should […]
The Centre for Human Rights Education,Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to work in a collaboration network all the time if they are to achieve and make Malawi a Gender Based Violence (GBV) and sexual violence cases free nation. CHREAA executive director Victor Mhango made the call on Thursday during a […]
Eastern Produce Malawi (EPM) a tea, macadamia and forestry business has supported three women Community Based Organizations (CBSs) that focus on ending Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Mulanje and Chiradzulu with funding amounting to Mk750,000.00. Presenting the donation at Nkando in Mulanje on Saturday, Dumisani Ngulube of Warthogs Inc. Limited, an Advisory Firm contracted by […]
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc in partnership with Red Cross Malawi, has called for community leaders in Chikwawa to join the noble cause of eliminating gender-based violence among communities in Malawi. The listed sugar manufacturer partnered with Red Cross Malawi in observance of the 16 Days of Activism to enhance the awareness against gender-based violence and inculcate the fight […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has applauded the Catholic-owned Luntha Television for playing a pivotal role in addressing gender based violence (GBV) and inequality in Malawi. With funding from Norwegian Aid for Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Luntha Television in partnership with Women’s Legal Resource Centre (WOLREC) and […]
Joyce Banda who became the first female president of Malawi and the second in African history, continues to place her focus in helping the underpriviledged people as she hosted a fundraising event aimed at raising funds for vulnerable children and orphans. First lady Monica Chakwera and Spouse to Vice President Madam Mary Chilima graced the […]
Christian mother bodies, the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), and Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM), have added their voice to calls for an end to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country. In a statement issued as the world winds up the observance of the 16 days of activism […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has directed his government to prepare legislation with punitive measures for those involved in gender-based violence. In a statement Thursday morning to commemorate the International Human Rights Day, Chakwera directed the ministries of Justice and Gender to prepare amendments to relevant pieces of legislation as means of addressing the increasing cases of […]
Malawi Police Service have arrested Blantyre-based lawyer Ambokire Salim over allegations of perpetrating gender-based violence as he allegedly assaulted a woman, he fathered a child with causing grievous body harm. Ambokire was arrested on Tuesday by the Blantyre police according to the city’s police spokesperson Augustus Nkhwazi. The arrest comes as Women Lawyers Association have […]
One of prominent lawyers in Blantyre has been involved in sexual harassment as he allegedly beat up a woman he fathered a child with. Reasons on why the lawyer Ambokire Salim allegedly beat up the young woman mercilessly is not clear but pictures show that the lady was heavily assaulted with her phone smashed. Women […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has appealed to women in the country to speak with one voice on matters affecting them as opposed to pulling each other down or succumbing to the divide and rule traps set on them. Chilima was speaking in Lilongwe Saturday when he attended an inaugural networking meeting for the Women Lawyers […]
Minister of Gender, Social Welfare and Community Development, Patricia Kaliati, has asked community members to protect girls from gender based violence (GBV. Kaliati said this at Milonde Primary School ground in the area of Senior Chief Mabuka in Mulanje on Monday where she appreciated the progress of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) project being […]
As Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) had bemoaned the rising cases of rape ad defilement in the country, Police in Zomba have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly defiling a five-month-old baby girl. Police have identified the suspect defiler as Muderanji Kanjila. They say he allegedly committed the offence last Saturday evening. The district’s police […]
Lilongwe-based women and girl rights organisation Zayane Creations has said it was geared to promote and empower women and girls who have survived Gender Based Violence (GBV). In an interview, Co-founder of the Organisation, Eunice Banda said the organisation gives support and opportunities to survivors of GBV through provision of sufficiency skills training. “We provide […]