Malawi Police have arrested 40-year-old woman, Mercy Kadosa of Kapalamula Village, Traditional Authority Kachere in Dedza District for allegedly indulging in sexual activity with a 12-year-old boy. According to Kasungu Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Harry Namwaza, the woman alleged that the boy approached the suspect for a short-time sex with her and that after […]
Association of Female Workers over the weekend took Mangochi by storm when they met bar owners to sensitize them on the need to keep their premises safe for sex workers. Chairperson of the association Nenani Majawa told the bar owners who turned for the meeting that it was the responsibility of the owners of bars […]
Malawi Police in Blantyre have rescued five girls from prostitution. The girls were rescued from pubs in the commercial city of Blantyre have been sent back to their respective homes, Blantyre Police Public Relations Officer Augustus Nkhwazi told Nyasa Times. Law-enforcers in Blantyre embarked on an exercise to rescue young girls from prostitution with support […]
Mzuzu Police Station has expressed concern over the increase in children in and around bars and night clubs in the city’s townships for commercial sex. Speaking in an interview yesterday, Mzuzu Police Station spokesperson Paul Tembo said police have since launched an awareness campaign on child protection to sensitise the public to the dangers of […]
NGO asks govt. to check risingn influential child rights NGO has asked authorities in Phalombe to check rising child prostitution in the district which it says has negative effects on girl child education. Eye of the Child executive director Maxwell Matewere said it was sad that drinking joints owners tend to give a blind eye to girl children patronizing […]
Malawi Police in Kasungu have arrested 34 year old Memory Kanjere , a sex worker, for allegedly murdering a three months old child belonging to Madalitso Limbikani for suspecting her mother of having a love affair with her boyfriend. The whole incident is said to have happened on the night of 9th to 10th March […]
Two sex workers were on Monday sentenced to four years imprisonment with hard labour by the Ntcheu magistrate court for stripping naked and parading a male client around Mphate Trading Centre for failing to settle a sex-service bill. The convicts are Patricia Chapotera 21 and Ruth Wizman 20, both hail from Nsiyaludzu village, Traditional Authority Makwangwala, Ntcheu. […]
Malawi has been urged to recognise commercial sex work, make sure it has different support systems … have a designated area, register people who should subjected to periodic health tests as one way of combating the spread of HIV and Aids, a legislature has said. Karonga Central Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Mwenifumbo made the remarks […]
A 23 year old young woman has been arrested and is currently in Police custody at Kanengo Police Station in Lilongwe for neglecting her four year old daughter. It is believed that the woman identified by Police as Rosina Deborah Josita got divorced after delivering the baby whom she later took to her uncle who […]
One of the sex workers operating her business in the Eastern Region District of Balaka has disclosed that ‘lack of privacy’ at Balaka District Hospital especially at the Sexual Reproductive Health Service or Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Section is a major cause of worry and that it is barring many people from visiting and accessing quality […]
Representatives of sex workers from the central region have repeated a call for protection of their rights, claiming the minority group is still facing a lot of abuse and rebuke from various sectors of the society. The remarks were made by the National Coordinator of Sex Workers Association of Malawi (SWAM), Zinenani Majawa during a […]
The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has reacted on the formation of sex workers associations in different districts in the country. This comes following reports that Thyolo Sex Workers Association elected new leadership during elections that were held recently at Luchenza Community Hall in Thyolo district. Judiciary Spokesperson, Mlenga Mvula said the practice of […]
Nkhotakota First Grade Magistrate Court has slapped three sex workers with four years imprisonment with hard labour each for seriously wounding a cheating male sex client. According to Nkhotakota police deputy publicist Paul Malimwe, magistrate Fred Juma Chilowetsa handed down the punishment after describing the action by the three prostitutes as inhamane. Chilowetsa heard that […]
National AIDS Commission (NAC) said capacity building to commercial sex workers could help them understand their human rights and be able to demand services which they have been denied for so long. NAC HIV Prevention Officer, Dominic Likongwe said this in Rumphi during District HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee (DACC) meeting on Wednesday. He explained that to […]
Malawi Police in Nkhotakota have arrested six sex workers for severely beating up a client who refused to pick up a prostitute he had initially promised to take for romps. Assistant police publicist in Nkhotakota Paul Malimwe said 23 year old Thokozani Mkali was severely beaten by the sex workers and is currently battling for […]
Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) which initiates various projects aimed at curbing human rights violations has reacted to a story which appeared on Nyasa Times about sex workers abuse in Chitipa hospital. One of the projects the organization implements is “Promoting Sex Workers Rights” whose overall goal is to reduce human […]
Chitipa District Council has expressed concern over strange tendencies by some sex workers who repeatedly seek treatment for sexually transmitted infection (STI) in health facilities, describing the behavior as gross abuse of meager medical resources. The concern was expressed Tuesday by Chitipa District Council Senior Nutrition and AIDS Officer, Loti Makina during a two day […]
Lilongwe Sex Workers Alliance has elected new officer bearers during a meeting held at Lilongwe District Council which was facilitated by Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) and National Aids Commission (NAC) with funding from Family Health International 360. Speaking before the elections NAC’s District Coordinating Officer responsible for the central region Eric Dakamawa said […]