First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has vowed to continue championing and supporting government in combating Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. Madam Mutharika who is Ambassador for OXFAM’s ‘Ending of violence against women and girls’ (EVAWG) campaign says she is always concerned with various forms of violence and abuse targeted at women and girls. She […]
The 2018 campaign on 16 days of activism against gender based violence (GBV) has gained momentum as so far five women of prominence have voiced out the challenges they have faced but that made them pick themselves up and be counted as equals in society. Willson Chivhanga, executive director of NGO, Every Girl in School […]
World Vision Malawi (WVM) has called for the dissemination and implementation of existing legislation to end growing gender inequalities and violence against women and girls in the country as it is joined Malawi government and its development partners in launching the 2018 campaign on 16 days of activism against gender based violence (GBV). This year’s […]
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare in collaboration with civil society organisations will on Friday this week roll out a joint campaign under the banner ‘Ndiulula’ to break the silence on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the world of work. The Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Lucy Bandazi, said Ndiulula (I Won’t be […]
State Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s wife, Mary, on Thursday launched the British Council project to tackle gender-based violence (GBV) among young people in Malawi. Delivered through sport (football) and technology (a digital platform to support human rights), ‘Our Shared Goal’ Project will target adolescent girls and boys from Mtandire, a community in peri-urban Lilongwe, Malawi, supporting […]
A 40-year-old man in Mchinji has been jailed three years after carrying out a knife attack on his wife including inserting a sharp knife into her private parts. The act was apparently a form of punishment. A medical report indicates that the woman suffered a deep cut, caused by a sharp object and was stitched […]
Malawi police in Ntchisi District has arrested a 19-year-Old woman for allegedly wounding another woman she suspected of having an affair with her husband. Ntchisi police station spokesperson GladsonM’bumpha said the suspect, Edna Ahammad of Mtawa Village, Traditionsl Authority Chikoko in the district injured Liana Lifeyo of Malomo Village in the same area allegedly after […]
Malawi Police in Dedza are keeping in custody a 36 year-old man identified as Anafi Bwanali for scalding his wife with hot cooking oil following a quarrel the couple had over family matters. According to Dedza Police Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Edward Kabango, on 29th April (2018), the victim identified as Romana Jeke complained […]
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mary Kachale, has urged investigators, prosecutors and magistrates in the country not to entertain withdrawal of cases on gender based violence but rather bring culprits to book. The DPP shot the warning on Friday in Mangochi when she officially opened a two-day training of investigators, prosecutors and magistrates from five […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Thursday condemned the acts of violence and abuses that women, girls and children in the country go through. The First Lady was speaking during one of the events of a campaign branded ‘Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG)’ held at Ndungunya Primary School in Phalombe District. She said it […]
Director of Public Prosecutions, Mary Kachale, has warned prosecuting agencies against discharging gender-based violence cases, saying even complainants have no powers to withdraw such cases. Speaking in Lilongwe, Kachale said gender-based violence cases are criminal therefore they are between the state and the suspects. “Even the victims, who are the complainants, should not come to you and say that […]
Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima has condemned gender-based violence, which he said is on the rise in Africa and the country. Chilima made the remarks at the College of Medicine in Blantyre when he opened the first ever Scora Africa Boot Camp (SABC) a federation of African medical students which started on Saturday. The Vice-President […]
Malawi has received a boost in addressing the increased cases of the Gender Based Violence (GBV) with financial assistance from the British government through the Department for International Development (DFID) with a maximum of £19 million (MK18,679,961,152). Head of DFID in Malawi Jen Marshall said in a statement seen by Nyasa Times on Friday that the […]
Social Welfare Office in Blantyre says the establishment of One-Stop Centre facility at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) has significantly contributed to the reduction in cases of gender based violence in the district. Assistant Social Welfare Officer for the district, Chikumbutso Salifu, said Wednesday that most vulnerable groups who include adolescent girls between the ages […]
Panos Southern Africa executive director Lilian Kiefer has said issues of gender-based violence (GBV) could be reduced if women have increased access to justice in the country. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday in Blantyre, Keifer said access to justice has proven to be both a preventive and mitigating strategy in addressing GBV, adding the […]
The Women Judges Association of Malawi (WOJAM), Saturday, commemorated 16 days of Gender Based Activism with refugees and asylum seekers at the Dzaleka camp in Dowa. Speaking at the function, WOJAM’s Programs Coordinator, Justice Zione Ntaba, called on all the communities in the country not to entertain GBV cases in their respective areas. She urged […]
The Vice President of Malawi Saulosi Chilima says government will continue to put in place mechanisms in all sectors to ensure that legal and strategic frameworks on gender based violence related laws are effectively implemented. Chilima was speaking in Lilongwe on Tuesday during the launch of end violence against women and girls campaign organised by […]
Award winning poet, Robert Chiwamba, is said to be set to release a poem and video in connection with the worldwide observation of 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence (GBV) this week. The Udzafa Imfa Yowawa Star said poem was produced under the Skills and Technical Education (STEP), an initiative by the United […]