CASES of gender based violence (GBV) involving Solwezi miners towards their spouses have reached alarming levels, says Young Women Christian Association’s (YWCA) GBV counsellor Hope Sichone.
She said the one-stop GBV centre in Solwezi has continued to receive reports of GBV cases with the majority of perpetrators being miners.
Ms Sichone explained that the main causes of GBV in Solwezi were financial disputes and extra-marital affairs that end up in physical confrontation.
“We have been receiving a high number of GBV cases with the majority of the men who violate their spouses being miners,” she said.
Ms Sichone noted that most of the cases reported were assault, defilement, spouse battery and child neglect which were on the increase.
“Sadly most of these cases multiply during month-ends when miners are paid,” she said.
Ms Sichone disclosed that the centre has so far received 145 GBV cases since January while 22 cases have so far been recorded in June.
She however complained that most defilement cases were reported late, making it difficult for the centre to seek justice as evidence would have been destroyed.
“Besides reporting these cases late, some victims are reluctant to report GBV especially if it is a man that has been violated for fear of public ridicule.
“Others are generally afraid of sending their spouses to jail and a good number of women withdraw the cases from the police for fear of losing a marriage; the problem is that the withdrawn cases reccur and may end in a loss of life for some victims,” Ms Sichone said.
She explained that the association was carrying out various sensitization programmes because the majority of people within communities did not know that GBV was a punishable offence by law.
Ms Sichone noted that the majority of members of the public did not understand GBV in depth and where to report if abused.
The counsellor has called on the local police to quickly handle GBV cases in order for justice to be done.
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Bana chite pa pic,nshalumbule inshina!
What a life!
I’ve been with my husband (not a Zambian) since 19penda ifikondo” and he has NEVER EVER hurt me in any way!!
How many times have you hurt him?
Efyupo tufwaya ukumfwapo ifya Ifi. Lesa amipale, mule enda umutende. There is no perfect marriage but people should at least be good to each other.There are so many idiots out there these days that one can’t even be inspired to get married.
That photo, my heart bleeds for her. The cycle of abuse whether physical or emotional is a difficult one to break. It becomes addictive. Typical Stockholm Syndrome.
Iyeeeeeeee sad, th hubby is really satanz child, kaili kuti naimafye pakati kapushiku nokumwitila cookin oil yakaba satan uyo. Mayo nakuchupo kufumako, getwell soon anyway.
Ba shimaini ubututu tabwakapwe.
NINSALA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She appears to have been crucified somehow.
Most of these guyz just migrated to solwezi to seek fo jobs and have left their wives back home..due to accommodation problem they decided to squatter into brothels and eventually ended up marrying th same prostitutes. Hence, th problem comes at th monthend wen one wants to take th money to th family back home and leave little to th concubine..
love conquers all negative vices.
Ala ku Solwezi bane kukosafye ala kwaba amaule nshamonapo… Elo futi no recreation such as cinema,golf,soccer,rugby,parks,cricket,swimming pool akantu icakunwa… Ala kwa ma bar nama guest house so month end ni somone imbushi…
Prostitutes are all over Zambia, even in churches, hospitals, offices, military and police uniforms… I remember last time i went to church with my neighbour who was a chief secretary of a big firm, after church service (My LAST ONE) she asked me to escort her to Interconti..hotel in LSK where she performed oral sex on an American man right in front of me.
Solwezi ni zeeee
Boopa amaule so in the name of putting them straight according to rules of husband they are bitten. So Amaule yalishupa
Kubaume banenu mulatini unless women foolish miiner
kwena walifwa umtwe paam option ubwingi nangu mwapusana mulepangko bwino amashna thi is beyond animal in man law enforcement agences incito iyo yamoneka arrest all thoz doing thiz they deserve2be skined man u’re disgusting ur head contain a lot of nothng