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18.10.2022 Michael Martin

Children in Blantyre shunning classes due to betting … District Social Welfare Officer for Blantyre, Stephano Joseph, has expressed concern that some children abscond classes to go for betting in most areas within Blantyre City. In an interview with…

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18.10.2022 Zambia Daily News

FATHER IN COURT FOR DRAGGING BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER INTO HIS HOUSE, MAKES S3X WITH HER … A man with a disability from Zambia Compound in Mazabuka is in court for having sex with his 11-year-old biological daughter. This is in a matter where Sitwala…

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17.10.2022 Gender Links: Majara Molupe

Maseru — There is increasing concern in Lesotho over increasing numbers of unsafe abortions. This unsafe abortion is carried out by individuals who do not have the expertise to dabble in such a practice. Abortion in Lesotho is criminalized and any…

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17.10.2022 Mozambique: Jerry Chifamba

Africa: Govts Can Do More to Protect Many Pregnant Students And Mothers Facing Education Barriers … Mbuto Machili / UNFPA Mozambique … Nearly a third of all women in developing countries begin childbearing at age 19 and younger, and nearly half of…

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17.10.2022 Gender Links

Botswana: The constitution – Women speak out … Political parties and women’s organizations in Botswana have made a submission to the Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Constitution. Download the full submission or read the chapters below.

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17.10.2022 Tanzania Daily News

Tanzania: UN-Women Chief Salutes Tanzania Horticultural Association's Approach to Empower Rural Women … Zanzibar — THE visiting United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Sima Sami Bahous has lauded Tanzania…